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  •  Getting out now (none / 0)

    My discomfort with the "get out now" response is that I'm not sure what "now" means.

    Think aboout it.  

    • There are 135,000 troops scattered all over Iraq except the no-go zones.  
    • There is a lot of ordnance stored in multiple places, which one would want to move out of Iraq.
    • It took six months to move these troops into the region.
    • As soon as we start withdrawing, the insurgents will try to turn a withdrawal into a rout.  Withdrawing is a very dangerous operation for American troops.
    • There is equipment that either must be moved out or left behind.

    So what does "now" mean?  It's not like we can wave a wand and <poof> they are all back home.

    I think that Kerry has forcefully stated as much as he dares, without actually being president now and having the authority and inside information of the government.

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