Ron-

Unfortunately for the Kurds, our government will probably abandon them, again, so as to maintain better relations with Turkey.

There is no way that McCain will withdraw from Iraq unless there is total victory or total defeat. He did not favor going in but he's too bonded with the military to advocate anything but continued occupation.

I do believe that Obama will make a good faith effort to negoitiate a withdrawal, if he can find anyone to meaningfully negoitiate with. And if Clinton were able to win the General Election, I doubt if she would want us to be continuously mired in Iraq but it would probably take her longer to complete the job.

Tough job, whichever way it goes.

But so was Vietnam.

Charley Noble