“Yes, I think we should. Well, I think it’s time for the Iraqis to step up and take care of themselves.”

Melinda Moore

Newcastle

teacher

“I think we should absolutely get out of there. I mean when is it going to stop?”

Jacque Steele

Mercer Island

teacher

“My brother just got back from (serving in the Army in) Iraq… There’s a part of me that says it’s time for us to start bringing the soldiers back because they have family who love them.”

Consuelo Blosch

Mercer Island

mom and clinical researcher

“I think we need to get the job done — finish the job that we started.”

Pam Diamond, with daughter Megan, 8

Mercer Island

mom

“Definitely. Not necessarily all of them. But if it gets to a point where it’s calm enough to extract people from that situation, I think we should.”

Alicia Bruns

Bellevue

tennis instructor

“If at all possible, certainly we should. I don’t think that we’re actually doing much good over there.”

Mary Jo Watanabe

Seattle

retired