Not my Fault

Pulling out of Iraq is a complex situation for most people but to Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) it is pretty straight forward.

(CNSNews.com) - If pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq results in "a bloodbath," the guilt will rest with the Iraqi people and not with the U.S. Congress, according to Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), a leading proponent of withdrawing troops.

"Many have threatened that there will be chaos, a bloodbath, when the United States redeploys from Iraq, and this in fact may be the case," Murtha said in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Monday. "If they continue to choose to spill blood, it will not be on the conscience of the United States."

From last year a Poll/study (Hat tip) indicates that 71% want the US military out of Iraq within a year, so does he have a point? Should the US just give them what the poll says they want or do we in truth have an obligation to stay?

If a man dies in front of us and we do nothing to save them, did we kill them? In the strictest terms no we did not. A man who rushes into a burning building to help a stranger is a hero, a man who watches the building burn is a by-stander and a man who leaves behind someone that they could have helped is a coward. But what if the person who needs help doesn’t want it or doesn’t think they needed. What if they no longer need help? As I said pulling out of Iraq is a very complex situation. The US could begin to pull out tomorrow and Iraq could continue to become a stable nation or it could spiral down into a death pit. It is a gamble that Rep. Murtha is will to take but he is not playing with his money. If the gamble fails, he doesn’t have to pay a drop of blood. The dept is left to the Iraq people who he doesn’t care one iota for.

There are no guarantees. The US remaining in Iraq does not ensure a strong, free democracy but it makes it more likely. A full on bloodbath is not the automatic out come if the US leaves but once again it is more likely. Which side do you want to hedge your bets on? Rep. Murtha does care, do you?

I beleive Rep Murtha is wrong, we do have a responiblity, it will be partially our fault.

Fox has a sample of what we could lose.