I can understand why a lot of responsible, thinking people in the Democratic Party are reluctant to just issue an abrupt order and pull the troops out of Iraq. The principle is, "You broke it, so you fix it."

The United States, under a bellicose and bullying administration started this illegal and very ill-advised war, and in the community of nations, it's the responsibility of the United States—under whichever administration—to bring it to an end in a responsible manner with minimum bloodshed, and not just turn our backs on it and walk away. The result of doing that would quite probably lead to in-fighting, warfare, and general instability in the Middle East for generations to come.

I want us to get the troops out and end this thing as soon as possible. We shouldn't be there in the first place,but by going there and starting this mess, we incurred responsibilities.

Once again, it's a matter of "You broke it, so you fix it."

Don Firth