IRAQ CHOICES - SLIM & NONE

What can we do now? There are only limited options and I see no scenario where Iraq doesn't end up even more chaotic than it already is. Pulling out immediately would only result in the instant slaughter of untold thousands of the Iraq people and eventually some strong arm Cleric in charge of a theocratic Iraq. "Staying the Course", will result in the gradual slaughter of untold thousands of the Iraq people and eventually some strong armed cleric in charge of a theocratic Iraq. If we were to insert more Americans into this mess(assuming we have more troops available) with the same clarity of mission as they have now, it would only result in more American casualties. Clearly the mission needs to be redefined. As it stands right now our troops are taking their orders from NATO in Afghanistan and they are getting orders from al Sader(spelling), in Iraq. Remember when our Generals cordoned off Sader City in an attempt to recover our kidnapped soldier. Maliki ordered the barricades taken down and he got his orders from Sader. It is easy to blast our President for this war, but we can't go back in time for a redo, so we have to deal with things as they are. Really messed up! If I were king for a day, my first order to our Generals would be to confiscate every gun from everyone who is not part of the coalition. Currently the Iraqi police are responsible for much of the killing and torture.My second order to our troops would be to start expanding the Green Zone,inch by inch, house by house, until all of Bagdad was secure. I know this sounds impossible ,however it would clarify the mission in Iraq. It would also define the enemy, if you have a weapon and your not a soldier in the coalition, you either give up your weapon or we'll take it from you. As a veteran I can say that is on order I could fully understand and implement without ambiguity. Why would any neighbor of Iraq be interested in seeing democracy flourish? Iraq is surrounded by Monarchy's,Dictatorships and Theocracies. Turkey may be the one exception but I don't believe any one believes that Turkey would be completely thrilled to see a western style democracy flourish considering their issues with the Kurds.As sad as it is in Iraq right now, I firmly believe that we were the ones who are responsible for this mess and we are the ones who need to fix it.The question is how? I don't know for sure, I'm not sure it can be fixed. What I do know is that the current administration has proven to be completely incompetent. They can't see the mistakes they've made and wouldn't admit to them even if they could. We must fix what we broke. We can't pull out if you agree with that and we can't keep doing what we are doing if you believe as I. The only other choice,(as bad as it is), is to go inch by inch and secure that country.