We won the war, but we are losing the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq. It is past time for a new approach, one that relies on accountability, responsibility, and phasing down the scope of our military commitment.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.
The real peril of war lies not in military defeat. It lies in war itself, whether we win or lose.
Well, we won the war. You know what that means. In twenty years, we'll all be driving Iraqi cars.
It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore.
We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.
The notion that we won the war against Iraq is like saying we won a war against Arizona. I mean, the fact of the matter is it's not that big of a country. Nobody, I don't think, had any notion that we would do anything but win it.
Despite what you hear in the news from the Obama administration and the military, our strategy of conducting infrequent airstrikes and re-taking pockets of Iraq and Syria terrain will only help us achieve short-lived tactical victories.
We are running out of time. We need a strategy to win in Iraq or an exit strategy to leave.
We must win in Iraq. If we withdraw, there will be chaos; there will be genocide; and they will follow us home.
Victory is the only option. And we will be victorious in Iraq.