Rumsfeld: What we've gained in Iraq

[mburbank]

Wait, are speckhard and Bush and Rumsfeld NOT making the decision about what we are doing in Iraq? Are you living in some little magical fairy world where pixies will float down on winged ponies and make different decisions about what are armed forces do and where money goes? Is your argument that we should stick around until they go away and keep our fingers crossed, and then be useful? Instead of waiting for me to check the accuracy of your claims, how about you source them? When I source mine, all you have to say is "Oh, the meanie weenie press are all CIVIL WAR, CIVIL WAR!!"

And okay, you got me. I have no idea at all who Sistani is. I thought he was the soup guy on Seinfeld. Or he might be the most widely respected religous leader currently in Iraq, and it might be really, really hard to guage his influence and I would say our continued military presence in Iraq takes people away fom supporting him by encouraging extremism. I've know doubt your knowledge of him, his political position,his teachings and precepts is deep beyond all measure, you being Iraqi and living in Bahgdad and having a PHD is middle east studies and once having fought your way into Afghanistan with Dan rather if Mufti Drag.