Troop Withdrawal Referendum Frequently Asked Questions: Why should the United States begin an immediate withdrawal from Iraq?
• We won the war. In deposing Saddam Hussein and helping the Iraqis to elect a government, we have already won the war. The original reason for going in to Iraq—to search for weapons of mass destruction, is no longer relevant because government and military investigators have now acknowledged that WMDs do not exist in Iraq. • The Iraqis do not want us there. Recent Gallup polls taken inside Iraq show that only a third of the Iraqi people now believe that the American-led occupation of their country is doing more good than harm, and a solid majority support an immediate military pullout even though they fear that could put them in greater danger. The newly elected Iraqi legislature has also passed a resolution asking for an immediate American withdrawal. • We cannot afford the war. By the end of next year the war will have cost approximately $221 billion. Federal budget watchers estimate that the $221 billion for Iraqi Freedom is just $1 billion less than the total annual cost of the Na
