Reply #13: Well I happen to disagree

[knowledgeispower]

He was right about being against the war. He is right that it is going badly. But I disagree with his solution for the situation that we are now in, like it or not. We can't just withdraw our troops and leave behind an incredible mess that WE created. Especially in a region like the Middle East which is already lacking in stability.

I think the answer is to send MORE troops, but to make this an INTERNATIONAL U.N. (or if not possible, NATO would be my second choice) mission as opposed to only a U.S./British mission. What Bush should do is go to the U.N. and essentially admit that he fucked up (although he would have to phrase it better than that somehow) and ask for them to bail him out. Other nations like France and Germany would jump at the chance because it would allow them to monitor their interests in Iraq as opposed to only the U.S. getting the whole pie.

Of course, he won't do that. And that is bad. But simply pulling our troops out and leaving anarchy in our midst would be a bad choice as well.