No Military Solution

If it is clear, as General David Patraeus stated, that "there is no military solution" for the increasing chaos and destruction in Iraq, then we must leave. Why wait? If it is clear that our presence is causing death, destruction and draining resources from the needs in the US, then we must leave. We've been aware of the negative effects of our futile occupation for years now; it was the platform for the many members of Congress who were swept into office in the last election. Yet, everyday, lives are lost, billions of dollars are spent, Iraqi neighborhoods are turned into jail cells, and the refugee problem worsens exponentially.