A reader writes…
Dan: You cited to the Post’s quote from wounded soldier Terry Rogers. I have sympathy for Rogers, but I don’t agree with his reasoning. He says that the U.S. could pull out of Iraq if we really wanted to do so. That’s true. He also says that doing so would reduce the casualty rate of American soldiers. True again. But his conclusion — that our continued presence in Iraq therefore is somehow driven by President Bush’s “ego” and that U.S. soldiers are getting killed there “for no reason” — certainly does not follow. To the contrary. The very fact that President Bush could reduce U.S. casualties simply by cutting and running in Iraq — but has chosen not to — suggests that he views our presence there as important, so important that he’s willing to risk all of the criticism and political baggage that he now faces.-Chris W.
posted by Dan.
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