Olympian calls for withdrawal
The Olympian editorialized yesterday that enough is enough when it comes to Iraq:
Hopefully editorials like this will help move us past the absurd talking points the GOP has put out in the past. Most Americans realize the disastrous occupation of Iraq needs to be brought to a close somehow.
That "somehow" is of course a sticking point. We're mired in a civil war that we helped create, but our presence doesn't appear to be achieving anything positive, to say the least. Whether one favors a pullback to Kuwait or a broader redeployment, matters which honest military and diplomatic thinkers can debate, it's clear that the first step is to find some political will to start the process.
On a day when Americans are supposed to wave the flag with honor and respect, many Americans are disheartened and embarrassed. They are fed up with an arrogant president and an ineffective Congress and their inability to extract this nation from the ill-conceived war that has alienated U.S. allies and unnecessarily sullied the reputation of this great nation.As Editor and Publisher notes, The Olympian has a large military readership from nearby Ft. Lewis and McCord Air Force Base, and Ft. Lewis especially has seen a lot of casualties.
Hopefully editorials like this will help move us past the absurd talking points the GOP has put out in the past. Most Americans realize the disastrous occupation of Iraq needs to be brought to a close somehow.
That "somehow" is of course a sticking point. We're mired in a civil war that we helped create, but our presence doesn't appear to be achieving anything positive, to say the least. Whether one favors a pullback to Kuwait or a broader redeployment, matters which honest military and diplomatic thinkers can debate, it's clear that the first step is to find some political will to start the process.
