Eight years into a grueling, dispiriting conflict that has torn a nation asunder, with countrymen attacking countrymen as traitors, the end seems almost incomprehensible. War used to be so much simpler in American politics. Back in 2004, there were the good guys (i.e. Republicans who wanted to invade Iraq, aided at first by cowering Democrats who would go on to make it their signature electoral issue) and then the bad guys (anyone who opposed the Iraq war.) But when President Obama announced Friday that all U.S. troops would?come home from Iraq by the holidays, Republicans were not sure where to stand.
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Mitt Romney the leading "serious" Republican candidate for the nomination blasted the decision. He?condemned Obama's announcement that all troops in Iraq would be home for the holidays this year,?calling?it either "naked political calculation or simple sheer ineptitude."?His?fierce press release continues, "President Obama?s astonishing failure to secure an orderly transition in Iraq has unnecessarily put at risk the victories that were won through the blood and sacrifice of thousands of American men and women." Of course, just last June, he was running on a peace platform, saying in a?debate,?"Our troops shouldn't go off and try and fight a war of independence for another nation." Of course, that was about Afghanistan, which was the good war,?until it became the bad war when it looked like we weren't winning.?
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"We must never forget the sacrifice of those who?ve served and all who will soon be making the journey home. And we owe it to them to continue engaging with the Iraqi government in a way that ensures our hard-fought gains translate into long-term success. While I?m concerned that a full withdrawal could jeopardize those gains, I?m hopeful that both countries will work together to guarantee that a free and democratic Iraq remains a strong and stable partner for the United States in the Middle East."
"I remain concerned that this full withdrawal of US forces will make that road tougher than it needs to be. Multiple experts have testified before my committee that the Iraqis still lack important capacities in their ability to maintain their internal stability and territorial integrity. These shortcomings could reverse the decade of hard work and sacrifice both countries have endured to build a free Iraq."
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