President Bush has a clear plan for victory in Iraq that begins with training Iraqi forces so they can defend their country and fight the terrorists. We are making tremendous progress towards this objective. Earlier this year, Iraqi forces led the fight in clearing out terrorists during the crucial battle of Tal Afar, with U.S. troops in a supporting role, and every day, Iraqis are taking more control of the situation on the ground.

Withdrawing from Iraq, as some Democrats in Washington propose, would send a dangerous signal to our enemies that we cut and run when the going gets tough. President Bush is offering a clear strategy to win, not a political quick fix. As a former military member and employee of the Department of Defense for over 30 years, and a Vietnam vet who was forced to leave with the job incomplete, and was a sad witness to the killing fields in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia after we left, I sure do not want to witness another failure in Iraq.

We must stay true to the cause, not cut and run, and defeat the troublemakers, and help develop a liberty and freedom the Iraqi so much deserve to have.

Bob Dussault

Anacortes