While I agree with Scott Morris' letter that Americans should think about the situation in Iraq ("Americans should think about situation in Iraq," April 21), I disagree as to what we should think about it. The morality of going to war in Iraq is debatable, and even Iraqis are divided on this issue (48 percent think it was right, 39 percent think it was wrong), according to an ABC News poll last month. What we should or shouldn't have done is water under the bridge, and our elected officials will be held accountable, right or wrong, on election day.

The fact is, we are there, and whether or not we did the right thing in the first place, we need to do the right thing now. This includes staying in Iraq at least until the security situation stabilizes. Both presidential candidates and the majority of Iraqis agree. The unfounded argument that coalition troops in Iraq as a whole are the bad guys next to those who incite violence is unhelpful. As discouraging as things may appear from 6,000 miles away, Iraqis are optimistic about the future: 79 percent feel life is the same or better than before the war, and 71 percent express confidence things will be even better a year from now.

Maybe another right thing to do is replace our American cynicism with Iraqi optimism.