Get Out Of Iraq Now

Open e-mail to Rep. Neugebauer:

Randy,

In the last few days, there has been a lot of controversy on the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Hillary Clinton is talking on both sides of her face, and John McCain is bemoaning the decline of US influence.

Even the most inept person will occasionally do something right. In this case, Pres. Obama appears to have accidentally made the right decision on troop withdrawal. I will not go into the details of why we should not have been there in the first place. The present fact is that we are there now, and it costs us a bundle to maintain those troops. The Iraqis don't want our troops there, and neither do I.

McCain's reason for staying as "influence" is ridiculous. The only influence I see up to now is antagonism to our presence on the part of the Iraqis. McCain is implying a positive influence, and the only thing I see is negative. I would like to have him explain why we need to continue spending a bundle in that operation. We are not nation building. There is no humanitarianism. We apparently have no intention of using their oil.

It has been said that withdrawal of our troops in Iraq will give Iran an excellent opportunity to increase its "influence" in the Middle East. Who cares? Perhaps the Russians do. We have not heard from them.

Iran has stated its dedication to elimination of Israel. Conversely, we have stated our dedication to continue the existence of Israel. Whether we are in Iraq or not has nothing to do with it. We have military might, other than troops on the ground, that can support that position. During World War II, we bombed Germany into smithereens to support our position. That is proven technology, which is still available to us, if we maintain a strong military, which I heartily support. Moreover, in these days of improved technology, military power is not measured only by troops on the ground. With CIA and drones, we recently have shown what can be done against terrorists. The same can be accomplished against foreign government
adversaries. In addition, Intercontinental ballistic missiles are available to us. They do not have to be loaded with nuclear weapons, but can use super bombs with conventional explosives.

While it is difficult for me to say this, I strongly urge you to support Pres. Obama in the elimination of troops from Iraq,