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I'm an extreme liberal/libertarian and conscientious objector who believes in compromise between extremes, and I was pissed off about being fed bullshit about why we went into Iraq. I realize that something had to be done, and I think the thing that bothered me most about the war is that we couldn't avoid it. I wish that we could have had more diplomacy first in order to build our case for war to full legitimacy and preserve the alliances between us and the countries that we have worked with for so long.
I think that the post-Saddam military occupation is going as well as we could expect it to, wiht a few minor problems here and there, and I think that those who are calling for immediate withdrawal are failing to see the bigger picture and not considering how much worse things will get if we just disappear overnight. I think the most productive thing to do is to quiet down about being anti-war, try to help the Iraqi people, and show disapproval of the president's policies at the polls in November.
You made an interesting point about draining Al-Quaeda's resources. I hadn't considered that, and I think you're right about it. This will never be another Vietnam because it isn't the same fight, the opposition doesn't have the same resources in a desert that they did in a jungle-covered country, and most of all, because the majority of the people there are pleased that someone came in and did something about the evil dictator.
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