No one seems to be writing opinion pieces quite the way I would, so I decided to do it myself.

The name? Taverns are places where one goes to discuss the interesting events and things in the world, so this is my tavern.

I will offer my views on politics, economics, and whatever else strikes my fancy.
I will occasionally publish the entire article from another journal for purposes of causing discussion.

 

US Troops may be in Iraq as long as ten years

USA Today reports that US troops may be in Iraq as long as ten years. We will need to spend the money to build permanent facilities for them.

''We are still in a phase where we need some significant combat power to take on these remnants of the old regime,'' Wolfowitz said.

''I can't predict how long they (U.S. troops) will be there,'' he said. ''It's got to be driven by conditions and not the calendar.''

Which is pretty much what a lot of us were saying before they committed troops to Iraq.
posted by Richard at 10:19 PM