Douggie Sez

In regards to the Middle East, I recognize that it is a tragedy that our fine young men and women are dying on foreign soil. Like the majority of Americans, I want nothing more than for our troops to return home. But I also understand that we can't do that, not without finishing the job in Iraq and Afghanistan first. If we were to abandon the region, it would be a victory in the eyes of the enemy, thus encouraging them to promote another major terrorist attack against the U.S., and it sends the message to the world that we cannot be trusted to finish what we start.

He doesn't define "victory", nor suggest how that can be accomplished, when clearly it hasn't happened yet.

Because Doug is concerned with what the terrorists think, as it would be a "victory in their eyes", we must continue to spend American blood and treasure.

I don't give a fuck what the terrorists think.. and I not pissing myself with the idea that somehow they would be "emboldened"... as if they can do something that they aren't already doing..

The liberal left demands that we pull out of Iraq and allow the country to fall into the hands of the Islamic terrorists, and their supporters (like Iran) . . .

Apparently the majority of our own military is now the "liberal left".

A new poll to be released today shows that U.S. soldiers overwhelmingly want out of Iraq - and soon. The poll is the first of U.S. troops currently serving in Iraq, according to John Zogby, the pollster. Conducted by Zogby International and LeMoyne College, it asked 944 service members, “How long should U.S. troops stay in Iraq?” Only 23 percent backed Mr. Bush’s position that they should stay as long as necessary. In contrast, 72 percent said that U.S. troops should be pulled out within one year. Of those, 29 percent said they should withdraw “immediately.”

That was in 2006.

Anybody got more recent numbers?