To pull out unilaterally would be cowardly and dishonourable, obviously. Save your US-bashing for another time-- Britain made the commitment when she got into this thing, and if she didn't want to follow through she should have thought about it then.

Any REAL conversation on the topic should be-- "should COALITION forces pull out?".

And on that topic-- if our withdrawal removes the need for genocide on the Sunnis, perhaps it would be a good idea. Though if we did leave and there was genocide anyway, frankly I wouldn't care.

We most certainly flocked this thing up, out of our own stupidity, but that does not in any way excuse the terrorist elements or their campaign of slaughter-- nor should there be any mercy (in a perfect world) for the Sunni "civilians" who support them.

DA