The way i see it... there are only three possible choices regarding Our involvement in Iraq. First, forget the past and the ugly fact that we followed Custer.. oops i mean Bush into battle based on (ill be generous here) "faulty" info. We are now there and in order to move forward we must stand united. Remember "united we stand, divided we fall" No matter which one of the three and only choices im suggesting we chose we must be 100%unified and 100% commited. ITS THE ONLY WAY!!! 1) we use all the resources availbile to our military to End the secratarian violence(Preventing what will most definately become full scale civil war)Its on the cusp now.We act as the police, military and security forces for the fledgling Iraqy government,all the while we train and equip the new Iraq military,police and security forces. If they are to stand on there own two feet and be there long enough for a true democracy to take a foot hold, we must prevent the forces that are working against that form being an influence. Those forces by the way are 1000% comitted and 1000% united.And have been training and waiting for this very scienario for 1000 years! If we apply a losing is not an option attitude, and our trillions and trillions of dollars worth of might we will succeed in the goal of establishing a democratic gov. unfortunately its surrounded by hard line secular regimes. Once that is done,it shouldnt take that long if we go "all in". We get out emmidiately! Whether or not it continues that path afterwards is not our problem. most likely it wont.Option 2) GET OUT NOW! not tomorrow, not next week, NOW!! The ramifications of this choice will be in hot debate, right up to the day that they unleash evil on us on a scale that will make 9/11 look like a car bomb on an empty street! And option 3) we continue on the current path,a path that leads us no where but into a corner. were we will then be forced to take option 1 or 2. And in that intrem another 2000 of our most valuable resources(Young people)will be sensly lost. Our image, which has taken a serious hit on world stage(even though we are the first to lend aid when disaster stikes)will continue to decline. ITS THAT SIMPLE! Draw straws or vote or flip a three headed coin i dont really care! But once a choice is made no more half "mule"!!!