9 - Time to consider pulling out of Iraq

The following letter was published on June 27, 2005 by
The Cape Cod Times
Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Let the debate begin and let the enabling of a presidency end.

That the most powerful leader in the free world injected himself in the Terry Schiavo case speaks volumes about his wisdom. His response to the findings of the autopsy has the same type of denial as in not finding those weapons of mass destruction.

To many of us, Rep. Walter Jones Jr. is a Republican waking up to a flowed leader he once solidly supported during the selling of the war. His resolution to come urging the president to plan an exit strategy in Iraq is long overdue.

It is no secret to many in other countries that the American dollar abroad is losing its value. It is no secret that recruitment for volunteer soldiers is down far below the average, while the enemy is volunteering to die. It is no secret to the rest of the world that there are those in the U.S. eager to point out the wrongs of the U.N. while whitewashing the wrongs of the U.S. It is no secret that our president to the world is the most unlikable one we've had of all time.

Isn't it time for a serious discussion for an exit strategy in Iraq?