Tom Paine
by Charles V. Peña

11/22/05

Rep. John Murtha is right when he says, 'The U.S. cannot accomplish anything further in Iraq militarily. It is time to bring them home.' Yet the administration persists. At the American Enterprise Institute, Vice President Dick Cheney responded to Murtha, saying, 'A precipitous withdrawal from Iraq would be a victory for the terrorists, an invitation to further violence against free nations, and a terrible blow to the future security of the United States of America.' ... Even if victory could somehow be achieved, it would be Pyrrhic given the costs and consequences. Moreover, it would only be a tactical victory at the expense of losing strategic position in the war on terrorism. What the Bush administration refuses to understand is that the U.S. military occupation in Iraq is part of the problem, not part of the solution. Therefore, the strategic imperative is to exit Iraq rather than stay. And although it is counterintuitive, exiting Iraq may be a prerequisite for victory...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp