Published April 9, 2008 in East Valley Tribune Opinions as “Iraq five years later: Finding a path out.”
April 9, 2003 turned out to be the climax of the war—the day U.S. troops entered Baghdad and the Saddam Hussein regime fell. However, challenges quickly mounted and a simplistic happy ending eludes us.
Five years later President Bush prepares to hand the reins to his successor. Finding a path out remains as murky as ever—but for the sake of our country, our troops and the Iraqis, we need to navigate that treacherous course.
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