Originally Posted by
Gunny
The mission is over when the government of Iraq, elected by the people can stand on its own, as CH posted. Obama and the left calling the US military being used as Iraqi policemen a "war" is quite a stretch.
Rule #1. WE made this mess. Pointing fingers is BS. The mess is made. Last I checked, when one makes a mess, one cleans it up, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES.
And this is in response that little gem you quoted of Rev's, Jim, not your post. I'm just too lazy to dig through all the mumbo-jumbo to find it right now.
Nation Building. Great.
Any real benchmarks for that in your REALITY. Stand on it's own is kinda vague it seems to me. Cleaning up the mess is kinda vague to.
I'm not sure how the world will make it without us were bankrupt and can't even pay the troops.
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