Reply #15: this is a myth.... [View All]

The U.S. could evacuate Iraq much faster if it had to. Leave much of the equipment behind if necessary. The war is a crime-- one doesn't call for criminals to phase out their crimes. Again, no justification that I've heard is worth the lives that will inevitably be lost during the interim of any "phased withdrawal." You're presuming that there is something to be accomplished by not leaving immediately, and that begs the question of whether we should leave at all. If there's something to be gained by staying, it needs to be articulated, planned, and achieved. Otherwise there is no reason to stay, and if there's no reason to stay, there's no reason to drag our feet leaving. People keep dying for nothing.