william odom, retired 3-star general and director of the national security agency for 3 years, was on mclaughlin group sunday. he countered what he considers the 9 main arguments for staying in iraq:
STAY
withdrawal=civil war
world against withdrawal
withdrawal emboldens insurgency
withdrawal creates terror haven
withdrawal invites iran's influence
withdrawal spreads unrest
withdrawal=more sunni/shiite clashes
iraq's police & military unprepared
withdrawal dishonors troops
LEAVE
civil war here
withdrawal gains world support
occupation emboldens insurgency
iraq now terror training ground
occupation invites iran's influence
occupation spreads unrest
occupation=more sunni/shiite clashes
unpreparedness not problem; disloyalty is problem
withdrawal honors troops
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