>Just so it's clear, I'm not saying it was right to go in. But we're there now and need to stay as long as it takes to clean up the mess....provided Iraq makes progress to be self sustaining.
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I agree but I would as add, as long as we can with out breaking our military and bankrupting the nation.


>Are we really? McCain has said we'll be there 100 years. (But he didn't say in what form we'll be there.)
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Are sure he did not say when he is 100 years old, cause that is only about 3 years off?

In 2009 the president whoever it is will begin withdrawing troops. Dems say we start immediatly and Reps say we will be there for a long time. Both are true and we will end up in the same place.