Okey dokey, Faheem! And I do understand your reasoning behind your position!

In response to the general conversation here ...
This whole situation is so complex and has so many different issues involved here. One of them is that, despite being the sole catalyst for this fake "war" going on in Iraq, Bush is not the one doing the killing or being put in the position to be killed. Our troops, for the most part, are fighting for their lives because, as they are not there to defend us from imminent harm or danger
and are obstensively there to "liberate" the people of Iraq and bear them good will, it is our troops who are being attacked and who's lives are in danger,
more so than them being the one's doing the attacking ... at least as far as civilians and innocents are concerned. What Bush has created is a situation where at last 25 people a day, and mostly civilians, are being killed by their own countrymen ... who are targeting us, but content to get them instead if that's what they have to settle for!

It is a sad state of affairs that nobody is counting and reporting on the number of dead ... total number of dead that has resulted in Bush's big plan! Our government, admittedly, has refused to make such a count. But, essentially, our soldiers are being sent on a mission, termed a "war" by Bush, where they are placed in a position of doing more defending themselves than attacking ... such as we would do with a real enemy ... and in a real war.
I agree with Vox, we absolutely cannot leave now ... as believe it or not, but even more people would hate us than even do now. And, by centralizing all the terrorists in Iraq to "come get us" since that's where they are, perhaps we will be able to get more of them there than trying to chase them all over the world.
Iraq is an unwinnable situation. We will not "defeat" those who are against us over there, because they are too many of them, and their numbers multiply every day. We don't have as many of us are there are of them, so, there will be no win. If the time ever comes were we can call Iraq "stabalized" then we will be able to bring our troops home from there. But, that's a really big IF.

But, let me just say that, as one person who would not sign up for the military to put my life and limb on the line for this country, I have nothing but the deepest admiration for those who will/do. Somebody's gotta do it and, admittedly, it would not be mine. But I am glad
everyone is not like me and there are those who are willing to do that job. And my hat, my heart and my support will always be with them for the oath and sacrifice they make and take on my behalf!!