Reply #9: I don't think pulling out is going to work, either. [View All]

HOW CAN WE PULL OUT? It sucks, I mean REALLY sucks that we are there. Really. BADLY. It is a no win situation. But do you understand one of the reasons that region hates us so much? Because we played war in '91 and then picked up our toys and went home. If we do it again, HOLY SHIT, do ya THINK we'll be giving terrorist organizations their reason for being for the foreseeable future?

Absolute best case scenario...wait, I don't even think there IS a best case scenario. I don't see WHAT we can do. But pulling out probably isn't going to work. How can we leave that country in the condition it is in? Who is going to pay for fixing it? Who is going to do the work of fixing it?

I don't have the answers, but just saying, "Leave now and anybody who says differently is insane." seems shortsighted to me.