Iraq War Officially Ended Today

[Christcorp]

Really, dude?

Point was: If you think it is "over", and that we're not going to still have a military presence in the region, then you're pretty naive.

 

[patentesq]

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[Just_A_Mom]

Your mistake is in thinking it matters, in the end. Or in this case, if there even is such a thing as victory.

Your mistake is making an assumption as to what I think. Perhaps your second mistake is thinking it doesn't matter.
If there is no such thing as a victory - why make the sacrifice?

 

[scoutpilot]

Your mistake is making an assumption as to what I think. Perhaps your second mistake is thinking it doesn't matter.
If there is no such thing as a victory - why make the sacrifice?

That's great question, American citizen...perhaps one that should have been asked far more earnestly in the early days of 2003.





In the end, we can call it victory or call it defeat. Either way, the dead are dead, the wounded are wounded, triillions of dollars are gone, the Shia/Sunni divide is still a flashpoint, and a country that was no threat to the immediate safety of the American way of life before the war is, at the moment, no threat to the immediate safety of the American way of life.

In light of that, the sought-after "victory" label is meaningless.

 

[MemberLG]

Your mistake is making an assumption as to what I think. Perhaps your second mistake is thinking it doesn't matter.
If there is no such thing as a victory - why make the sacrifice?

Because soldiers don't and shouldn't pick which war we fight in.