Web Letters: Obama in Iraq: The Gift of a Timetable

By Patrick Cockburn

July 21, 2008

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  • When I opposed going into the Iraq war, I realized that Saddam Hussein was a dictator, and if the Iraqi people sought to make a change in government, they would be fully justified. It was, however, Iraqi business and not our business to make any changes. They had nothing to do with 9/11; the Arab world opposed an invasion; and Hussein was contained enough notto pose a threat. Even if Iraq still has many unpleasant people,Iraq is still Iraqi business, and not our business. I want to see American troops out of their now. We are not going to fix things there, and Iraqis need to fix the country the "Iraqi Way."

    Pervis J. Casey

    Riverside, CA

    07/21/2008 @ 3:25pm


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