Can We ‘Afford’ To Leave Iraq?
Posted By: 'Okie' | 9:49 am — 6/7/2008 | 
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When you get into that spirited discussion over whether to stay the course or abandon Iraq to its fate, often the counter-argument is that we just can’t afford to stay. The Glittering Eye’s The Costs of Withdrawing from Iraq makes a strong case that it just might be more expensive, in both lives and treasure, to leave.
What would the costs of withdrawing from Iraq be? That’s the topic I’m going to touch on in this post.
I’m a critic of the invasion of Iraq. … I still think invading was a bad idea but I don’t think because invading was a bad idea withdrawing is a good one.
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One of the criticisms routinely made by those who favor a withdrawal from Iraq sooner rather than later is the staggering cost of maintaining our forces in Iraq. That’s a reasonable complaint but only if the cost of leaving is less than the cost of staying.
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I think that there are legitimate, sensible reasons for withdrawing from Iraq. Saving money isn’t one of them.
He does the math so that we don’t have to — go and check it out!
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