I noticed that McClain is making a big deal about the resolution in Congress opposing the troop build-up, saying that it doesn't offer any solutions.
Once you've rashly jumped into something and made a gigantic mess, there isn't always a good solution at your disposal anymore. It shouldn't be a surprise that no good solutions are being put forward. Truly good outcomes in Iraq are not possible at this point. We don't belong there, we never belonged there, and we need to pull out - that's the solution. And yes, it's a bad solution among many solutions that are even worse (including all that recommend our continued presence there).
Once you've rashly jumped into something and made a gigantic mess, there isn't always a good solution at your disposal anymore. It shouldn't be a surprise that no good solutions are being put forward. Truly good outcomes in Iraq are not possible at this point. We don't belong there, we never belonged there, and we need to pull out - that's the solution. And yes, it's a bad solution among many solutions that are even worse (including all that recommend our continued presence there).