Originally Posted by pensacola_niceman

I will agree that we should have never invaded Iraq in the first place. However, the fact remains that we did. It's also a fact that just picking up and leaving isn't as simple as some people might think. We helped create the mess, and we can't leave until it's mostly cleaned up. We are DEFINITELY not ready to abandon Iraq right now!

To leave and "come back" if things don't work out is beyond stupid. I absolutely guarantee you that if we were to leave, and then return, the bloodshed would be massive. I am absolutely certain that if we left now, the need to return would become blatantly obvious in a very short time.