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Will require a u.s. occupation of undetermined length at undetermined costs with undetermined consequences. invasion of iraq without a rationale and international support will only fan the flames of the middle east and encourage the worst better than the best impulses of the world. i'm not oh poed to all wars, he said, i'm opposed to dumb wars. the number of u.s. troops in iraq since the young state senator became president of the united states was dropped by 9 ,000 and will drop to zero by this time next year. the number of troops in afghanistan since the young state senator became president ...

President, however? this retired colonial says, you b betcha. he's author of the new book "washington rules." what do you see as the foundation of our war addiction? >> well, you know, i certainly hope the president will bring u.s. forces home from iraq and afghanistan. but i think that even if that happens, it's important for us to ask how we got in these places in the first place. the answer cannot be charged off, for example, to the recklessness of george w. bush. there's a pattern of u.s. behavior and u.s. national security policy. going back to the immediate aftermath of world war ii. bas...