Iraq War

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This articles discusses that since America invaded Iraq March 20, 2003, more than three years ago, support for the Iraq War, in America and internationally, strong at first, has lessened. The writer points out that in the latter half of 2006, support for the war, in the U.S. and elsewhere, has reached its lowest point. The writer notes that as the conflict continues, no clear answer emerges as to whether America and its few remaining allies should "stay the course" or instead pull troops out sooner, thereby cutting American and other losses. In this essay, the writer discusses reasons for and against continued involvement in the Iraq War, and explains why one should "stay the course", but not for the reasons most often mentioned by President George W. Bush.

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"Still, a changed military strategy as described by Krepinevich could still prevent Iraq from becoming, as many now fear, another Vietnam. To remain another decade using a changed strategy might still give the U.S. and its allies, though slowly, a chance to win the peace, so that all the efforts, expense, and lost lives will not have been in vain even if the war was in fact a mistake in the first place."
"Increasingly, though, many argue America and its allies would do better to pull out now. Bartlett argues that by waging war in Iraq the President meddled where no military threat existed, failing to maintain America's priority of defending against proven military threats."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bartlett, Bruce. Impostor. New York: Doubleday, 2006. 3-4.
• Barton, Frederick D., and Bathsheba Crocker. "Winning the Peace in Iraq." The Washington Quarterly, 26(2) (Spring 2003). 7.
• George Bush Unvarnished. April 7, 2006. The Washington Post [Opinion]. Retrieved April 7, 2006, from: <http://www.mlive.com/news/sanews/ index.ssf?/base/news-1/1143469349259980.xml&coll=9.html>.
• Keegan, John. The Iraq War. New York: Knopf, 2004. 4.
• Krepinevich, Andrew F. Jr. September/October 2005. "How to Win in Iraq." Foreign Affairs. Retrieved April 7, 2006, from: <http://www.foreignaffairs .org/20050901faessay84508/andrew-f-krepinevich-jr/how-to-win.html>.

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