[Darby]

We have become embroiled in a desperate situation in Iraq. On one hand we must try to stabilize the Middle East and minimise Al-Q'aida. On the other hand we are fighting to prevent a worse situation evolving.

The real problem is one of Energy (in other words Oil), and who will control its availability - Al-Q'aida (the terrorists) or the West (I include Japan and China in this as they need more and more energy).
The situation could be alleviated if Dubbya and Tony B-liar had concentrated on removing the Wests dependency on oil by developing a "new" energy source. Hydrogen, Water or something more efficient and renewable. The money spent on the Iraq "thing" (it's not a conventional war), should have been diverted to developing this "new" energy source. At a stroke, the dependency on the Middle East would disappear, and Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, The Gulf States, Iraq and Iran would be marginalised and revert to their traditional ways (whatever they were). The terrorists would then not have a base with which to export their hatred and poison, and neither would they have the money and wherewithall to operate. Mind you, the hatred would remain, especially in those Western countries which have a large Islamic population, but they could not blame the west for all their ills and explotation of their natural resources.

All in all its a tricky decision to make. Stay, pull-out, don't know!! Stalwart, Faint heart, or Ostrich?
None of them would resolve the situation. You have to thank Saddam, Osama Bin-Liner, and the Islamic Fanatics for the position we are in.
My son shall shortly be in Iraq, so I have a vested interest, so to speak. But I still can't see any resolving of the situation except Stay there and do the job seems to be the only sensible way, but I'm afraid of the Politicians and the UN making an even bigger mess!!