Paul Campos wonders if it's time for the U.S. to exit Iraq in his column in today's Rocky Mountain News [November 22, 2005, "Campos: Is it time to fold 'em in Iraq?"]. He writes, "It may well be that going to war to overthrow Hussein was the right decision at the time, but that continuing to shove chips into the pot in the hope that Iraq will eventually - five, 10, 20 years from now? - become a stable democracy is an example of what poker players call going 'on tilt.' A player goes on tilt when he plays a strong hand correctly, loses anyway, then starts making bad bets because he lets his emotions get the better of him. Hawks and doves should consider the possibility that this describes the Bush administration's current Iraq policy. But since that would require doves to admit they might have been wrong about the decision to invade Iraq, and hawks to admit they might be wrong about the decision to stay, I wouldn't bet on it happening."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
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