Reply #5: Giving up the military bases in Iraq would be a reasonable first step

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towards a peaceful solution there. Thus, the * administration cannot possibly do this, since they are genetically incapable of doing anything reasonable OR anything that might lead to peace.

I do think, however, that this would be a good rallying point for those Democrats who feel that supporting a 'troops out now' position will open them to charges that they are leaving Iraqs to kill each other. I don't see why these Dems couldn't at least support a demand that we give up the military bases and agree to leave if and when asked to do so by an elected Iraqi government. And I don't see an easy way for Repubs to argue against this, without admitting that the real goal is expansion of the Empire.