Posted by Tina
The Review and Outlook section of the Wall Street Journal features an outstanding list of points that make the case for continuing our efforts in Iraq. If youre one who instead agrees with Barack Obamas quick withdrawal stance, but youre brave enough to consider an alternate point of view read the entire piece. Its very good:
This spring, the Iraqi army routed insurgents in three of their most important urban strongholds. These gains follow the success of the surge in crushing al Qaeda in the Sunni triangle, meaning that we are at last on the verge of winning in Iraq and securing a strategic victory in the Middle East. Question: Is this emerging victory achieved at a cost of more than 4,000 American lives something we are prepared to abandon after November? ** We are winning in Iraq. Indeed, we can now say with certainty that we will win, as long as we don’t repeat our earlier mistakes and seek to draw down too soon. This is the improving Iraq that the next U.S. President will inherit, and it is the heart of the Iraq debate Americans should have in November. (emphasis mine)