Iraq

There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein and family were some of the most evil rulers in history, and that Iraq is better off without them leading their country. Having said that, we should have never invaded Iraq.

It is now known in the US what the rest of the world knew well before we invaded. It wasn’t about terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, 9/11, other aerial threats or any of the other reasons the Bush Administration gave the world for going to war.
 
How we get out of Iraq, and what remains when we do leave is as yet unknown. What is known for certain is that the invasion of Iraq, contrary to the claims of the Bush Administration, was unnecessary for our safety or security, nor that of the rest of the world.

John Kerry said it best in 1971 when he testified before the Foreign Relations Committee and asked the rhetorical question "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?" 

The same holds true now in Iraq. There might be a way to get out with our honor somewhat intact and very few additional Iraqis or coalition troops killed or wounded, but due to the way our government has so incredibly screwed up relationships with the mid-east, it might now be impossible to pull it off.

Saying “oops” or “I’m sorry your people got in the way of our bombs, after you have killed tens of thousands of them, is likely not going to cut it. Unless, the U.S.A. became a signatory of the UN resolutions regarding war crimes, and allowed UN investigation and prosecution of war criminals including the Bush Administration.

Articles of interest:
     A way out of Iraq