Go Big, Go Long, or Go Home

Now that it seems most of us rational people (minus fox news and right wing radio/blogs) in America have finally accepted that Iraq is in a civil war...

--- civil war being defined as: a war between political factions or regions within the same country---

... a war which seems to have no end in sight; what is the next logical step? The current level of troops is fomenting uncontrollable violence and a higher level of troops is impossible considering the fact that the coalition of the willing no longer exists and our military is already stretched thin. Equipment on the ground is in need of billions of dollars worth of new replacements, and military contractors' wallets are getting fatter with your tax money while our men and women die next to Iraqi men, women and children. Could it get any worse? This is truly a FIASCO.

I don't know what to do, and nobody really knows. Don't let any pundit fool you by telling you otherwise. There isn't a good solution to this mess.

The only logical answer is this: Pure Democracy

Give the Iraqi's a chance to vote for their own destiny in regard to U.S. occupation.

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Would they rather have us:

a) Stay and weather the insurgent storm (current level of troops : 3-15 more years and possibly trillions of dollars)

b) Leave gradually

c) Leave now
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Let them choose. They'll never form a secure government without the clear will of their own people behind it. Not American people, Iraqi people.

This issue divides Americans so much because everyone pretends to know what Iraqi's want. We can all agree that we do not want to continue with this, and I think it's only worth staying there if Iraqi's come out in droves with purple fingers, clearly declaring they want continued occupation. Otherwise, get the hell out now!

Arianna elaborates:

It's been nearly a year since those 12 million Iraqis last went to the polls. Twelve very long months in which a lot has happened that might affect the will of the people Bush is so fond of lauding. That election was before the bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra. Before Haditha broke. Before Mahmudiyah. Before the failure of operation Together Forward.

Before Iraqi civilian deaths hit above 100 a day.

Think those might have changed the mood of the electorate?

Let's put democracy to the test in Iraq and find out.