I opposed the Iraq war because I don't favor needless and illegal wars, but we can't withdraw our troops. This ill-advised war has claimed over 1700 soldiers, hundreds of contractors, thousands of Iraqi civilians, and a large chunk of taxpayer money. We have passed the point of no return. We can't withdraw without the Iraqi government being able to defend the country or we will have prosecuted a needless and illegal war with nothing to show for it.

As much as we care about our soldiers and want to protect them, the time to protect the soldier was before we put them in harms way; we are too far along to do anything other than work hard, support them, and hope for the best.

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"George W. Bush surrounds himself with smart people the way a hole surrounds itself with a donut." —Dennis Miller