Occupation is a progressive disease.

[Junkdrawer]

Our dilemma in Iraq is like the alcoholic's dilemma.

When an alcoholic quits drinking, life doesn't become immediately easier. And I’m not just talking about withdrawal. It takes years of abstinence and hard work to rebuild a life shattered by alcohol. The truth is that on any given day, a drunk will feel better if they drink than if they don’t drink.

And so it is with Iraq. The day we leave Iraq will be so much worse for Iraqis than if we had stayed. However, Iraq will NEVER recover until we leave. Just like the life of an active alcoholic, it will continue to get worse.

[Nikia]

1. Good analogy

I like it.

[Junkdrawer]

2. .

New title.

[wuushew]

3. Its not like the U.S. hasn't had "good" occupations in the past

we beat the shit out of the Philippines in the after math of Spanish American war and turned it into a docile U.S. client state.

I am merely playing devils advocate, my own views are for immediate withdrawal.

[Junkdrawer]

4. It's the circumstance of THIS occupation....

We supported Saddam for the LONGEST time, then we invaded them once, then we left them to Saddam again, then we starved them for 10 years, then we invaded them again, then we set up a brutal occupation.

Gee, I wonder why they don't love us? :think: