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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	So Now that Operation Iraqi Freedom is over
	Date:	8/31/2010 10:13:35 PM

I'm wondering exactly what it is that has been accomplished that is worth the lives we lost.

Does Iraq have a functioning government? NO
Is there still a chance that Iraq will fall into civil war? Yes
Is there still sectarian violence? yes
Is Al Queda destroyed? NO, they are where they always were -- in the Afghanistan/Pakistan lawless region.
Have we improved the life of Iraqis? NO, in fact, we've probably made the day to day life of Iraqis worse.
Did we satisfy our intellectual curiosity of creating a democracy in the Middle East?

And where are all those who convinced Bush that it was "the right thing to do"? They've all written books and are on the rubber chicken/book signing/article writing circuit again, making money.

Is this a quintessentially American war? Create a problem, splash around in the pool to make it seem like we're solving it, then stop splashing, pat ourselves on the back for solving the problem (that never existed in the first place).

Can someone explain this to me?