For all those who think we should "cut and run" from Iraq, remember in the school yard what happened when you ran from a bully, they picked on you all the time and you keep running until you realize that if you stand firm, you may get pounded, but you get some measure of respect as the bully looks for an easier target. World politics is no different. We are after terrorists and Iraq just happens to be the nexus. Rather fight them there than here. Granted we could pull back and let them kill each other then "negotiate" with the winner, but we are doing two things in Iraq: trying to build a democratic society, and continuing the war on terrorists. The same people that made us withdraw from Viet Nam is making it harder for us in Iraq. I am sure the Iraqi people as a whole want the same things we do...safe place to raise our children and since we created the vacuum of power, we must try to give them the means to secure that peace.
