There were 2 main reasons given to the American public:-
1. Iraq has weapons of mass destruction and therefore is dangerous
2. He is supporting Al Qaida and therefore America's the war on terror has to be extended to Iraq as well.

Watch the video clips in this link:-

60minutes.yahoo.com/segment/...dams_view

Both reasons have been proven false in the extensive interrogation of Saddam after his capture.

Hey, so now that its clear that both the reasons were false, lets exit from Iraq tomorrow and withdraw all troops and come back to square one.
Is it possible? I don't think so. America is going to have to live with this legacy for the next god-knows-how-many years.
This really makes me angry. The unfairness of it all.
-Thousands and thousands of people have died, been massacred, women raped, children orphaned.
-Iraq is not likely to reach a state of stability and security anytime soon.
-Billions of USD have been spent in a war whereas the money could have been better utilised to fund research in renewable energy sources to remove the dependency on the goddamn-fossil-fuel-economy, building orphanages, reducing health care cost etc etc etc. The list can go on.

All this war for what??? What responsibility does a country like US have while making a decision to invade another country? Especially going against the world opinion?

Is the American public so gullible that they voted for Bush the second time around? That they could not see that the reasons that were given in the first place for the war were FALSE?? The real reason was - control over oil and OPEC and presence in the middle-East? Isn't this country supposed to have a fantastic literacy rate and high education levels, communications systems all set-up? After all its a 1st world developed country, yeah?

I guess one cant keep crying over split milk. I am wondering what are the options? What ideas do you have for the US to exit this campaign gracefully and fair?
Any suggestions???? Or is this a mess that we all will have to live through in some or the other for the next god-knows-how-many-years??

How can public opinion be engaged in the future, when such dramatic decisions need to be made?
Or does public opinion not matter at all?
Or does it mean that once we have elected our reps in the government, they have full authority to run an authoritarian regime while throwing wool in the eyes of the public? (Why is this different then the Nazi regime?)
Shouldn't the workings of a democratic govt be transparent to the people?

Why dont we have an secure internet polling site where the entire population can register and vote whether they want the country to go to war or not, after having done their own research? And the govt be bound to the popular opinion of its citizens.
Why not have a participatory democracy and governance?

I invite your thoughts.