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My feeling is regardless of what actually happens in Iraq peoples minds are already made up as to whether or not it's a success or not. There are people who till the day they die will say Iraq was a complete failure regardless of what happens to the country. They could find the cure for cancer, AIDS and diabetes and they'll say it is a failure.
The same token there will be people regardless of what happened who say it is was necessary.
Realistically this is probably the one war where the benefits may not be seen in our life time. We can never go back and reverse time to see what would have happened if we did not go there. Maybe there was a real and immediate threat that never saw the light of day due to the war, maybe there wasn't. Regardless of any anecdotal evidence that people will bring up no one will ever know. There is no way anyone can say with 100% certainty that Sadam would never have tried to attack us in some way shape or form.
Also in talking with the military service men that I know who are over there, they believe 100% whole heartedly in the mission and that what they're doing is for the greater good of the world. On top of that they feel like they are acheiving progress. Personally I believe the friends I know who are fighting it over some media coverage that only reports death tolls, and ingores any progress that is made.
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