Iraq

On March 19th, 2003 the United States went to war with Iraq. The idea of invading Iraq seemed foolish to me initially. We spent so much time attempting to convince the rest of the world that Iraq was a threat and had taken part in 9/11 and yet only diehard allies to the U.S. were willing to follow us there. If the evidence was really there that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction then why couldn’t we convince the rest of the world to join us? This made me very suspicious. But I didn’t have a say in it and we went anyway. So we’re there and we have to make the best of it, right? Three and a half years and 2,711 dead American soldiers later and there still seems to be no end in sight. How does this end well for us? What do we consider a victory at this point? I know we can’t leave for a while, but when is it time to get out? I worry that the situation could deteriorate into a Vietnam like conflict. If this happens, at what point do we cut our losses and bring our boys home? Ideally, we leave the country with the ability for its military to police itself. But how much time and how many American bodies is that worth? I don’t want anyone to get the idea that I’m in favor of withdrawing our troops anytime soon, but it really doesn’t seem like there is a timeline for our withdrawal and that makes me more than a little nervous.

-Hogan

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