[The Urban Sombrero]

I know I would have. The region would be infinitely more stable. Russia's occupation of Syria would not have happened, and now if we have to go in, we either have to take on Russia or wait for them to clear out, which I sincerely doubt they ever will at this point.

What would it have hurt to have a major force stationed in Iraq? Our troops would have benefited immensely from the training and experience, ISIS would not have 'inherited' our military hardware, and no force in their right mind would have dared try us. Leaving Iraq in a huff was just another in a long line of major Obama blunders.

I see your point. I think the tough thing would have been a constant drizzle of flag-draped coffins, which tends to erode support state side pretty quickly.