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It's too late and we don't understand that. Anymore, being Liberal means the want to retreat. It's all about Iraq, which isn't the complaint. The complaint rests in the idea that we must decide one way or another. Pump troops in or take them all out. Moving in means you are Neo-Con, withdrawing means Neo-Hippy. But, it's too late for both. Our military is stretched far too thin: with Iraq, Afghanistan, presences in South Korea, Africa, moving troops to guard the Mexican Border, and those who've already fought and need to rest. In the end, however, this cannot be handled with troops. This does not mean withdraw. The consequences of withdrawing have been proven with Korea, Afghanistan, and parts of Eastern Europe. The United States provides a measure of security and stability that war-torn countries need. Yet, the true war is in the hearts of the people. We need cultural measures, not military or political, to achieve any sort of true peace. If we cannot understand who we are defending then how do we know we are defending? What is the true problem, the mobilization of enemy troops or the rising tensions between religious factions?
To withdraw would simply leave the region in more unrest. We would essentially be adding fuel to the fire and walking away, hoping we don't get burned. We have the resources, though, to slow down the Hate Machine we created. Anthropoligists have been wanderign what to do with degrees since the field was founded. Our allies have been pulled into a war and quickly leaving when they realize it's not a conflict that any bullet can prevent. Since the Cold War, we've forgotten that people cannot be divided amoung the "Us" and the "Them." This God-driven tension is only because we have all forgotten what the Divine say. People are people, no matter what the zeal, and to ease pain a soldier truly needs to be able to offer an open hand.
Summary: War not working. Withdraw will not help. Realize true problem is cultural. Make it happen, Cap'n.