The US should never have invaded Iraq. That much was clear to me in 2003. That much is clear to the rest of the world now. I don't buy the argument that since we're there we have to stay. Thousands of our troops have died. Tens of thousands of Iraqis have died. How many more? We are a magnate to terrorists and we're making the situation in Iraq worse.

Plus, the Iraqi government is never going to stand up and deal with their own problems until they are forced to and until they feel real responsibility.

We should get out of there in a controlled withdrawal over the next 12 months. That's enough time for the Iraqi's to step up and take over and for us to get our troops out safely.