The Iraq War: A Long Term Strategy

The "Pull Out Now" crowd is completely dishonest and politically motivated. Period. Any intelligent politician or citizen has to realize that in the long term having our troops in the Middle East is 100% necessary for United States national security. Looking five or ten years into the future who can believe that the threat of Jihad will be less than it is now?

It won't be. Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia and parts of Pakistan teach hatred in their schools. Hate festers and grows with age. The Iraq campaign is our beach-head into the snakes nest that is the Middle East. Nobody likes war, soldiers dying or innocents being slaughtered. But pulling out our troops now to put them back in within the next ten years would be stupid, no other way to put it.

Hezbollah, Hamas, and Al Qaida will claim victory if we pull out. They will have earned it. Their manipulation of the media and Liberals has been impressive. The weakness we have shown in resolve has given these groups and the Iraqi insurgency incentive to maintain a drum beat of explosions and death. By themselves none of these attacks has ANY strategic value. But since American citizens and Democratic politicians have no concept of war, these attacks give the impression that we are fighting a never ending battle in Iraq.

It takes time to change the world. The Iraq War could change it. Historically, ten years is a blip in the grand scheme of civilizations. Bringing democracy to the Middle East is the only thing that can raise the standard of living, end oppression, and by result stop the tide of Jihadism. But short of that goal we need 150,000 troops in that region to destroy our enemies when they next are able to attack our home land.

"Pull out Now!" is equivalent to saying "I surrender" or more accurately "The United States of America surrenders to a band of rejects, killers, and thugs." You people make me sick.