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Originally Posted by politicophile
Decisions about when troops leave Iraq should NEVER be made by Congress. This type of strategic decision should be made only by the generals who are most familiar with the strategic consequences of any particular plan of action. Removing troops because "the people want us to" or because of any sort of political expedience is wrong. Period.
Politicians should stick to politics: let the generals win this war for us.
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Well it turns out that the constitution explicitly gives congress the right to declare war. But had you actually bothered to read Murtha's statement you'd find he's in agreement with you here (how/why you feel you can debate something at such lenght without actually reading it is beyond me).
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General Casey said in a September 2005 Hearing, “the perception of occupation in Iraq is a major driving force behind the insurgency.” General Abizaid said on the same date, “Reducing the size and visibility of the coalition forces in Iraq is a part of our counterinsurgency strategy.”
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