Abandoning Iraq Along the Side of the Road

I’m having a problem understanding the “cut and run” crowd. They seem passionate about their position but their position just makes no sense historically or empirically. There is no evidence that supports that their position is the correct position or that their position will even work, and yet almost one-half of the country supports their position.

In an effort to understand them better, I have a question for the anti-war crowd: what data is out there that supports the action of cutting and running? What data can you produce that proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that retreating will result in the stoppage of all war in the Middle East? What does the concept of cut and run offer you that unmitigated victory doesn’t?

In my mind the anti-war and “cut and run” crowd are in effect saying, my car is running pretty raggedly lately, I think it’s time to abandon it along the side of the road. How in the world does this resolve the problem with your car, not only are you now without a vehicle, now someone else has to deal with your problem.

When your car develops a problem, do you abandon it along the side of the road or do you take it to a mechanic and have it repaired? When it comes time to clean the toilet do you just throw your hands in the air and say the job is too dirty and go buy a new house? When has turning your back on a problem ever resulted in the problem being resolved to manner in which you can accept?

When you advocate that we leave Iraq now because it’s too dangerous for our troops you are turning your back on the problem. When you advocate that we leave Iraq because it is falling into civil war, you are turning your back on the problem. When you advocate that a new direction is needed in Iraq and then offer no options for the new direction other than to “abandon it along the side of the road,” you are turning your back on the problem.

If Iraq is in the beginning stages of a civil war, abandoning Iraq is not going to stop the killing in Iraq or the Middle East, how about you start providing some other realistic options other than simply walking away.