Nearly all pundits continue to focus on the inability of the Democrats to have a coherent position on our military involvement in Iraq. However, the reality of what is happening in Iraq gives no ground to a strong position on our involvement.
The only basis for extracting our combat forces is one that indicates that our intervention is inevitably doomed and staying only exposes more to death and delays in the inevitable. But how can one agree with this position without misgivings? Iraq will not disintegrate into chaos without the involvement of other nations, e.g., Iran, presumably an unacceptable situation.
The reason for all the confusion seems to be based on the inability to lay blame on our administration for our intervention to the point where we accept our responsibility for the current and projected mess. Only then can we openly advocate for the approach with the most promise, viz., multinational intervention with the United States as a partner. We want to appear in control with a hope that our image will survive in tact. We are not in control and will not be able to control the future. Yet, we cannot abdicate our responsibility for causing the mess. We need help and help will come when we declare we are in need of the assistance of others.
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