Many U.S. soldiers reject exiting Iraq before job completed

"Many soldiers said the United States should not abandon its effort here. Such a move, enlisted soldiers and officers said, would set Iraq on a path to civil war, give new life to the insurgency and create the possibility of a failed state after nearly four years of fighting to implant democracy.
. . . Soldiers criticized the idea of a precipitate withdrawal, largely because they believe their hard work would go for naught."

source
The Washington Post. Soldiers in Iraq Say Pullout Would Have Devastating Results. November 6, 2006.

posted: wednesday, november 8, 2006, 9:40 PM ET
update: wednesday, november 8, 2006, 9:48 PM ET