Iraq Was a Worthy Mistake

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Author(s) Jonah Goldberg
Source Los Angeles Times
Date October 19, 2006
URL http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-goldberg19oct19,0,5993806.column
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Quotes-start.png "Polling suggests that they want us to go. But polling absent consequences is a form of protest. With accountability, minds may change and appreciation for the U.S. presence might grow. If Iraqis voted "stay," we'd have a mandate to do what's necessary to win, and our ideals would be reaffirmed. If they voted "go," our values would also be reaffirmed, and we could leave with honor." Quotes-end.png

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This item argues for the position Iraqis should vote on troop pullout on the topic Post-invasion Iraq.