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Originally Posted by JohnW

Every day on the news now we hear reports of our coalition soldiers being killed and wounded. There have now been more fatalities for US soldiers since the main battle than there were during it. I know that many people believe we should never have gone there in the first place but the fact is we are there. Is it now time to pull out and leave them to their own devices? If we did, what would happen? Would we see another dictator come to power? Does anyone think that we can give them a democracy and that they will know what to do with it? Are they fit to govern themselves? Is this now just a criminal waste of coalition lives? Is there really any answer to the problems of the region or are we stuck with the mayhem forever?

I don't know whether it is time to pull out of iraq but if you all make the great decision - please, please bring my son home with you - it would be nice for him to see his new baby before it wonders who on earth he is!