In December of 2007 John McCain said that a loss of economic strength leads to a loss of military strength. This leaves me wondering why were still in Iraq with the current state of our economy. It seems like if our military would be in a very weak state if it was dependent on our economy and I don’t think we can afford to stay at war. I’ve heard about the ridiculous spending going towards the war and I still don’t fully understand why and how we are still there. I have also heard the republican’s argument that if we pull out of Iraq now it would be admitting defeat. And I think that this idea is kind of immature, because when you think logically about the benefits of pulling out of Iraq (the obvious ones being innocent lives saved, reunited families, and money that could be spent on restoring our nation) it makes me think that the only way to call anything “victorious” is to get out of Iraq now.