From the benefit of hindsight, and with having to deal daily with the here and now, I really wish we weren't there. Full circle to the exit strategy stuff. I was all for the actions taken in Iraq, as many of you know for several reasons. That opinion doesn't change. Now, it's a hindrance to other things more important. franks was told to do the job with x amount of people. Period. Easy to start the job, much harder to finish it. Now, we're stuck. 100,000 was more than enough needed to take down Iraq. 300,000 on the ground could have had them home by now, and the guys writing military startegy could breathe a little easier. I suggest anyone with any REAL interest beyond nanna nanny boo boo Google the National Security Strategy of the United States, the National Defense Strategy of the US and the National Military Strategy of the US. They are open documents. Digest those, and you can begin to see the problems.