Over 250 Iraqi's have been killed in Iraq by bombings in just the last week. More is expected to come and the withdrawal of American troops from the cities by June 30 is being used by some as an explanation for the killings.
There are those in America who still want the war to continue and are saying our troops should not be withdrawn by June 30. Our military leaders and Iraqi government officials say the agreement will be honored and that Iraq can handle the situation. Those in America who want to undermine the treaty forget there was much more killing in Iraq when our troops were in full combat mode. What is happening now does not compare to the horrific killings in the past.
President Obama and our military should see that the treaty plays out as planned. It is past time for Iraq to handle their own security and affairs. Keeping U.S. troops in Iraq will not stop the killing. We have found that out already. The invasion and occupation of Iraq started a chain reaction and no one can say for sure how it will all end. The price of this unnecessary war has been steep, especially for our men and women in uniform and their families. Our troops have been in Iraq for over 6 years and most have seen multiple deployments. It will get worse for some because they will be going to Afghanistan, the forgotten war on terror.
The picture of this unnecessary war could be seen long ago. The war will not go away quietly even after all our troops are long gone. The past has always been a mirror image of the future. The middle east is not America and too many of our leaders have not learned from the past.
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President Obama should not let any setbacks that may happen in Iraq affect the withdrawal of our troops time table to come home.
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