Stay or go.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills

Conceding that Iraq and Vietnam are far from identical situations, there are some similarities that deserve attention. One is that we are confronted with a situation where some of the people want us there and some do not. Some of the don'ts feel strongly enough that they are willing to terrorize our troops and our Iraqi allies if we continue to stay. "What you have to understand," a company commander stationed in the Sunni Triangle recently told The Washington Post, "is that most of the people here want us dead. They hate us, and everything we stand for, and they will take any opportunity to cause us harm."

Should we stay or leave? It's a tough decision.

If we leave, we will be giving in to the bad guys. And we will have betrayed...