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Originally Posted by Kobuchi
...Isn't it insulting to discount the former strength of the secular Iraqi nation, as though the people's natural state is this anarchy and the key to their development is continued American operations?...
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It's the same thinking that got us / kept us in Vietnam for so long. As Lothar5150 says, that war is purely of academic interest at this point - which means we're free to repeat the mistake, I guess.
FWIW, the parallels between 1968 and now are a bit scary - including the "support our troops" bit - as though putting our brave folks in harm's way in a place they didn't need to be was "supporting" them. Given this morning's election results, it looks like a majority here thinks this is a good way to go - just glad I don't have any draft-age children.
Of course, I live in New England, and we're very out of step with the rest of the nation (except maybe the Pacific NW). I
do think we should'a left the CSA go its own way, back when they wanted to (that war wasn't originally about slavery but about money and control of it).