"Losing the peace" is the reason why I didn't want us to go there in the first place. Another being that we were aiming to accomplish something that would have been more practically accomplished in 1991 (IMO). But nevertheless we went; I think we made the best of it to a point (removing the tyrant). But we never had (not to my satisfaction, at least) a clear idea of what our political dog would do if and when it actually caught the car it was chasing.
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There has to be a time to acknowledge the US has reached its effectiveness… I suggest doing it before we get in that sloping trap of things getting worse and not wanting to leave until they are turned around. Things are as good as they are going to get under our control.
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Yes; I think we're already on that slippery slope, unfortunately. Past time for Iraq to start becoming a product of self-determination, IMO. We're squandering any political capital the military victory may have earned us, and the longer we stay, the harder it will be to find political leverage with Iran, Korea, etc.
Just my opinion.