Do you want a victory in Iraq?
This question has been asked a lot during this election season, as if your vote will determine the outcome of the war. Supposedly, if you vote conservative, then victory is ensured. If you vote liberal, well then...
What would define a victory in Iraq? Will our leaders know if they have won? Will a victory involve ticker-tape parades and sailors kissing strange women in the street? How about some high-fiving and butt-slapping? I'm sorry, but if this is what BushCo envisions, they're seriously delusional.
What if you were against the war before it even started? Because I am, and always have been, against this war, I have a difficult time even defining what a victory would be in my mind. How can you be for an outcome, if you were against the action? What if you have begun to doubt the wisdom of the action in hindsight? If so, what do you perceive to be an acceptable outcome? Is it the same as when you first supported the action?
I do not want a victory in Iraq. In my mind, such a concept isn't even applicable in this situation. My version of an acceptable outcome has our soldiers home safely, and the rest of the mid-east dealing with the Iraqi government the best way they see fit.
But then again, wasn't this pretty much the situation before the U.S. invaded? Someone needs to stop the dog from chasing its tail. It looks foolish to the rest of the world.
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