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"Exit Strategy" - whenever I hear it I mark the speaker as one of those people who doesn't know much but hopes to sound like they do. It's a buzzword, a catchphrase, and I simultaneously wince and stiffle laughter whenever I hear it. Not so much at the concept as at the word. And I never heard it before this past year - it has no history.
But as far as concept, when will the troops come home?
If you consider this... or this... or this... or this... or this... or this... or this...
The answer might be... "never."
The only major conflict we've ever 'come home' from in the last 60 years is Vietnam. So if we do come home from Iraq Ted Kennedy will get his fondest desire, for in that regard it will be like Vietnam.
Funny thing is, I don't think that's what he wants is it?
In the meantime, for insight on the human side of all this, visit Cpt Patti, still in Baghdad with a husband still waiting... here in Germany. Start at the top, and just keep scrolling. (You won't need an "exit strategy")