Economic liberals state your case for Obama:

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

The entire Iraq was has been a huge waste of time (and money). What difference does a couple more years make?

If we are not largely pulled out of Iraq in the next few years, that would be disappointing. Military troops engaged in active combat for a longer period of time than any of our previous involvements....except for Vietnam, of course...which irony does not escape me.


Our presence there for the next 20 years and Colin Powell saying we own Iraq now is odd, given that we do not engage in nation building....

Who says we do not engage in nation building? That's exactly what we are doing in Iraq and knew we would do from the beginning, hence Powell's warning. It's our largest diplomatic mission overseas. What are they doing there? As you can see, it's a messy endeavor and we will think long and hard about doing it again.

Obviously Iraq was not a waste of time and money. We removed a destablizing force in the region, one that was hostile to our interests and had attacked them in the past, as well as one that had been a state sponsor of terrorism. One may argue that the price was too high, or that the mission was bungled, but it certainly was not a waste.

Our role in Iraq over the years will be to stabilize the situation in country as well as to provide a presence in a region important to our interests. Our role in combat will diminish over time as Iraqi forces take more responsibility for internal security. We will provide external security.

We are making major capital investments in Iraq, both military and diplomatic. No president is going to turn tail on that. We are there for the long haul. We own that country and bear the responsibility of facilitating a stable environment there. At least Hillary has been honest on that one. Obama and Edwards are dishonest in their pandering to the anti-war wing of the party. There, you have one reason not to vote for Obama.