Reply #2: that's not really my point

[JackRiddler]

I am directing this to those well-meaning Americans (and DUers) who may have opposed the invasion but have now fallen into the trap of "gee, golly, now we're there," (note: the WE is the trap), "so we gotta live up to the responsibility and stay there until it's all fixed."

A Democrat could come to power and use that logic to stay in Iraq. Democrats and Republicans alike used that logic for the 20 years of the US intervention and invasion of Indochina.