Frequently asked question

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Q. Why are we in Iraq?

A. To prevent the failure of the occupation of Iraq. If we pull out now the occupation will be a failure!

Q. Would it have been easier to have never occupied it in the first place?

A. Ah, but if we never occupied Iraq, then the occupation certainly would have been a failure, now wouldn't it?

Q. [meditates for many years]

Q. Now I am enlightened.

Fafnir, of course, offers several answers to that same question. Go read 'em all.