Editorials Oppose Iraq Withdrawals -- As U.S. Sends More Troops

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Editorials Oppose Iraq Withdrawals -- As U.S. Sends More Troops


By Greg Mitchell (Opinion)

Published: May 29, 2006 11:15 AM ET

NEW YORK Monday marked another Memorial Day, this time with the American death toll in Iraq well past 2400 lives, with over 18,000 injured. Just over six months have passed since hawkish Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) called for the beginning of a U.S. pullout in Iraq – but just days ago, President Bush outlined his latest plan, amid rumors of a withdrawal, to "stay the course,” amid graphic reports of a new “My Lai.”

All of this would seem to call out for a re-thinking of positions or assumptions on newspaper editorial pages. Indeed, three of the most influential did weigh in Sunday with Iraq editorials. All of them, despite voicing strong crtiicism in the same editorials, came out against starting to bring the boys home.

This continues the depressing tradition of newspaper editorials saying most of the right things, and pressing charges against the administration’s handling of the war – while arguing for “more time” or “a few more months” for the latest “turning point” in Iraq to produce a positive outcome. This pattern could – and possibly will – go on nearly forever.

It ain’t funny how time slips away.

As Bob Herbert, the New York Times columnist, put it on Monday: "Pretty soon this war in Iraq will have lasted as long as our involvement in World War II, with absolutely no evidence of any sort of conclusion in sight."
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1. As long as WW2...

...now that is sick.

In WW2 we were organized, focus and fighting for peace and freedom. It took a long time because we were fighting Fascism and embroiled in a noble cause.

It's pretty disgusting that our country would expend enormous resources---and a time frame comparable to WW2--when we're killing innocent people for absolutely nothing.

This war is based on a lie--and we're going to spend just as much time on it as we spent knocking out a true tyrant and the spread of Fascism?

That's really, really sick.