I hope Rummy reads this

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I think it's clearly too soon to leave. I don't know exactly how long we should stay for because I don't know excatly how far along we are in getting the Iraqi army and police fully trained. Once they are fully trained, I think we should leave. We can't stay forever. We should try to get out of there within a year or two.

I certainly hope that strategy works, but I don't think it will.
The bulk of the army is Sunni, as is the police force. That's with US training. The dissertion rate for Shias is growing each day.
This mess won't last another year.
As I stated above, the status quo can not continue, especially with the Nov. elections coming.
Seems to me, from what I've heard, Republican candidates are distancing themselves from the administration. They don't want to run on that record.
Dems are not much better, but at least they don't have to run on policies that were decided by those that held all three branches of the federal government for the past six years.
btw...I've now stated that I'm not a Republican nor a Democrat. I'm registered Independent.
So,
Here it is in "poker terms"...
All in or... fold.
This "pot" is huge.
The whole world is watching how this hand plays out.
It's getting very close to the time where the cards are laid on the table.
DTS