Originally Posted by Herkdriver

It was a mistake to invade Iraq based on dubious intel.
There I said it.

We are now faced with the reality, what do we now.

If we were to abandon Iraq, the situation would be even more chaotic. It is the right decision to maintain a troop presence and limit the violence. The United States does not engage an enemy that does not engage them first. All violence would cease if the insurgency would cease. America would leave. Understand that.