Silber, Arthur. “Get out now. Just do it.” Once upon a time ..., June 21, 2006.

Since we had no legitimate reason to attack Iraq in the first place, and have never had any intelligible excuse for occupying it after our attack, we should leave. It's really that simple. It is cowardly and short-sighted for political leaders like Hillary Clinton to temporize and triangulate instead of attacking the Republicans' war policies forthrightly.

What we ought to do about Iraq is not at all complicated. It's remarkably, blindingly simple. First, we had no moral, strategic or legal justification for invading and occupying Iraq. None. No reason ever justified this war and occupation, and no reason ever will. Second, as everyone knows but few will admit, we are now the problem. Not the entire problem, but a very significant part of it. So we should leave. Period.