I have a friend who is a strong opponent of the US-Iraq war. This person often participates in protests against the war. I once asked him what the solution should be, or, in other words, what he hoped to gain from protesting. In short, I wanted to know his prescriptions for what the US should do.
His answer: the US should never have invaded in the first place.
Fair enough, but now that the US has invaded, what should it do now?
His answer: the US should never have invaded in the first place.
Okay, but if the US withdraws "precipitously" (to use a favorite word of Bushites), mightn't doing so cause the Iraqi people a lot of problems?
His answer: I'm not saying the US should withdraw right away. Now that it has invaded, it's got to find a way to ensure peace.
Then why protest? What do you hope to gain?
His answer: the US should never have invaded in the first place.
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