ratbastid

Thanks for that.

I would pull all but a very small advisory force. I'd leave that force in place to advise the Iraqi police and military, but not to participate in ANY on-the-ground action. I'd supplement that with massive financial and material support for the people.

The thing to remember here is, there IS no good option. The country is going to tear itself apart over the next decade (at least). That's absolutely our fault, and we need to be responsible for that. At But there's absolutely no point having our troops in harm's way. They're not doing any good there.