"I'm one of those who believes that the War in Iraq was nothing more than a farce and that the troops need to be brought back " Iraq is already a hotbed for terrorist activities. While there may not have been any terrorists before the invasion, there is no doubt that they are in Iraq right now. There also is no guarantee that Iraq won't morph into another version of Talibanized Afghanistan if we pull out a tad too quickly. And consider this, if America messes a country up, isn't it the moral obligation of America to fix it up? Colin Powell said it best, "You break it, you own it". We have another situation in Iraq right now. The debate isn't about whether invading Iraq was the right thing to do or not anymore. That debate is so passe. Under a less inept government, perhaps the rebuilding process could have taken place more smoothly. If you check the polls, Americans are against the war, but they are also against bringing our troops home. That'd totally be another slap in the face. All the money down the tubes for nothing. Mark my words, if democrats do that, then they'll lose even more credibility. And then there's another loon running around screaming "death to Israel and America" on top of his lungs. I'm talking about Ahmedinejad, of course. A republican politician said the following, if I am correct, of Bill Clinton, which I found to be hilarious. To paraphrase, "while I was biting bullets in nam, he was busy biting his nails"[source, Bill Clinton's biography, "my life"]. The point is that liberals are seen as tree-hugging cut-and-running pansies. I'm personally the type who supports Joe Lieberman. We sure as hell need someone who can wade through all partisan crap that goes on in Washington.