Asked at the Danville Library
How do you think the war in Iraq will end?
My first question is will it ever end? We won’t pull out for a long time. I think we’ve accomplished a lot, but it’s time to slim down over there. We need our money back here in this country. If it does end, hopefully we’ll leave some troops there.Kate Flynn
jewelry designer
Never. There is just no easy way out. Ultimately, we may become some kind of a mentor to the government and to the police and to the military. Withdrawal is going to be slow and difficult.
Richard Smith
retired investor and author
I think we’ve messed it up badly, although I supported going in. The administration made a mess of the difficult situation. I think John McCain or Joe Lieberman would have done the right thing. I’m not among the appeasers.
Al Bowen
retired environmental health
I see it as drawn out and setting up a government we approve of, and then withdrawing our troops. I’m not really afraid of the draft. I think we have enough troops to suffice.
Brady Wigton
high school student
I’m hoping that Bush follows through with his plan to withdraw troops. I think it would be better for our country to have a policy to have a specific date and not to leave it open-ended. Leaving it open-ended leaves the concept of no closure. We need to have closure. We need the Iraqi people to run their own country.
Colleen Peterson
audiologist
compiled by Kevin Zhou
