Why do some people say we are doing a good job in Iraq?

Question

While the news is quick to point out the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq, it fails to tell us the good things( Ha Ha! The Good things! What Good Things? )... that the coalition is doing in Iraq and also how many insurgents or terrorists have been killed in Iraq.( Hey !! We killed more of the enemy in Vietnam than they killed of us but we still lost )... If American troops are brought home to soon all hell is going to break loose in Iraq and Afghanistan.Terrorism needs to be defeated period.Support our troops in Iraq..( Note:...So I say to you....Bring the troops home. Who really cares if all hell breaks loose...Let it happen because I don't care. The Troops lives are more important. So let's bring the troops home now.

Answer 1

I am with you all the way. Some positive things are happening in Iraq and some progress is being made...but at a terrible cost of coalition and iraqi lives.
This war was a mistake, but no one in the white house will admit that they screwed up, so they say "We must stay the course" which is just another way of saying, "if we pull out now, it will be admitting that it was all a mistake, so let's KEEP making the mistake and maybe we will come out smelling like a rose."
(Which isn't going to happem)

Answer 2

Oh, look at you, now all of a sudden, you care about the lives of our troops. No one believes your crap anymore, traitor. And, uh, news flash, loser, we didnt lose Vietnam. If you actually had been there, which I doubt, you would know that. We are obviously in too deep to Iraq to just leave now. Any moron with one operating brain cell can see that. We leave now, every single life lost over there would have been for nothing. If, as you say, all hell breaks loose over there because we leave, are you really dumb enough to believe we won't feel the ripple effects here? Yep, you probably are that dumb. Here's an idea, shut up, traitor !!!

Answer 3

We are doing what needs to be done (it just happened to be in Iraq), it is up in the air how well we are doing it. But if the media and our people expect corporate boardroom perfection in something as unpredictable as war, then they will never believe that we are doing a good job. Things of this magnitude do not fit into our "guaranteed success in one hour minus commercials" mentality.
For the accomplishments that have occurred, the cost in lives has been sparse, ( I would never ask the widow of a veteran to accept this big picture answer). American casualties were still greater in the span of a few hours on ONE beach of the Normandy invasion than they are now in Iraq.
It is still cheaper in lives to have the fighting going on over there, than to have it eventually affect civilians all over the western world. If some one wasn't there to put try to keep the lid on the extremists, the radical elements who even now think nothing of using there own popluation as an expendable accessory to their goals, they would eliminate everyone who does not bend to their will, Amercian, Eurpoean, muslim, non-combatant, child.

Answer 4

Because they have all the facts about what's happening not just the body counts and bombings seen on the news.
I don't like the war but I know that we are not a nation of cowards who run from a fight. Most of our troops would agree with that.
We put the civilians life in danger when we took out Saddam. It's our responsibility to protect them from the insurgents that came in afterwords and want to destroy the country we liberated.
Now that we've got Zarquari we got a lot of usable intelligence to take out his terror network. It's only a matter of time till our self-elected president can declare a REAL victory.

Answer 5

You must be a mushroom!! You sit in the dark and are fed the B.S. of CNN. (You know, owned by Ted Turner and formerly married to Hanoi Jane)? Why is that all they show is the bad stuff.? Because of the losers like you, who keep supporting the loser attitude. How come you weren't posting when ol' al-Zarqawi was sent to meet his maker? Afraid they might make a mistake and get you also? Try watching Fox News. Get a "fair and balanced" opinion. Most of the news papers are owned by liberals. It has been a fact through out our country and the world. and through out history. Without they are govermently owned., We have free speech but most them have their own agenda by the owners, editors, and the reporters. Such is the way in the USA. Check out this link. If it weren't for people defending our country and interests, these Wackos would be shot. I am sure you think that these people all right though.

How come you never hear about Clinton. Yeah, we have been trying to get Laden for 5 years, according to CNN but you never hear about Clinton's half hearted attempts at getting him. Do you remember the USS Cole? How about the 2 U.S. Embassy bombings? Who was on watch then? Our CINC Was to busy fighting off impeachment procedures, lying to the people, Cutting our intelligence, investing in Savings and Loans, Travelgate, ruining our Health Care, Cutting the Military, and Running out of Somalia. So you want to cut and run? Huh? This is a different era! PAL. SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!!!

Answer 6

Well that sounds really good and is a good medi stand point.

But would you let entire countries go into disarray because we just pulled out with there being no government to support it.

You mentioned Vietnam... Well had we not left North Korea then it would have been solved alot sooner. Even there if we just pulled out we would be dooming the South Koreans to opression. But I guess that would cause you to sleep better at night because our troops would be home.

But its the Terrerist in that nation (We just got the one that Daddy Bush put in office when he ruled the CIA.) that cause trouble all over the world. Many nations have been dealing with the terrerest situation for many years but have never done anything about it... Its about time that one nation stood up and said that it will not work... and if you are proven that you support and supply terrists with safe shelter and protection... Then we will come for you too...

You wouldn't be mad if a person knowingly assisting a mass murder was prosicuted... But I guess because its a national leader doing it then its different?

Now yes I think that we went to Iraq under the wrong intentions... But I don't disagree to taking that Tyrent out. It is about time that a nation stands up for itself and protects itself. If you don't want the biggest and the baddest bully on the block to come for you... Then try leaving it alone. We have had so many terrist attacks that have been forgotten and overlooked. Its about time to stand up before we just lay down and allow ourselves to be walked on.

Attack my home and I will at all cost come for you at yours.

Answer 7

People who complain about the lack of progress in Iraq appear to know so little about our history and the wars fought to protect our nation.

At a minimum, they should acknowledge that our forces are attempting to minimize civilian casualties and this puts United States soldiers and marines at higher risks of being killed or injured.

Answer 8

I think things are looking up in Iraq.

Less soldiers are dying on a daily basis than at the start of the conflict, although any lose of lif ei sto be regreted, regardless of whether it is an American or an Iraqi.

Answer 9

Because people are smart enough to ignore you.

Answer 10

Who cares if all hell breaks loose? I do. You're naive if you think that "hell" will stay over there. Most of these people have made it their life long goal to kill Americans, and they will do so wherever they can.

Have you read this:

The first battalion of the new Iraqi Army has graduated and is on active duty.
Over 60,000 Iraqis now provide security to their fellow citizens.
Nearly all of Iraq's 400 courts are functioning.
The Iraqi judiciary is fully independent.
On Monday, October 6, power generation hit 4,518 megawatts-exceeding the prewar average.
All 22 universities and 43 technical institutes and colleges are open, as are nearly all primary and secondary schools.
By October 1, Coalition forces had rehabilitated over 1,500 schools-500 more than scheduled.
Teachers earn from 12 to 25 times their former salaries.
All 240 hospitals and more than 1200 clinics are open.
Doctors' salaries are at least eight times what they were under Saddam.
Pharmaceutical distribution has gone from essentially nothing to 700 tons in May to a current total of 12,000 tons.
The Coalition has helped administer over 22 million vaccinations to Iraq's children.
A Coalition program has cleared over 14,000 kilometers of Iraq's 27,000 kilometers of weed-choked canals, which now irrigate tens of thousands of farms. This project has created jobs for more than 100,000 Iraqi men and women.
We have restored over three-quarters of prewar telephone services and over two-thirds of the potable water production.
There are 4,900 full-service telephone connections. We expect 50,000 by year-end.
The wheels of commerce are turning. From bicycles to satellite dishes to cars and trucks, businesses are coming to life in all major cities and towns.
95 percent of all prewar bank customers have service and first-time customers are opening accounts daily.
Iraqi banks are making loans to finance businesses.
The central bank is fully independent.
Iraq has one of the world's most growth-oriented investment and banking laws.
Iraq has a single, unified currency for the first time in 15 years.
Satellite TV dishes are legal.
Foreign journalists aren't on 10-day visas paying mandatory and extortionate fees to the Ministry of Information for "minders" and other government spies.
There is no Ministry of Information. (I. E., "Bagdad Bob")
There are more than 170 newspapers.
You can buy satellite dishes on what seems like every street corner.
Foreign journalists (and everyone else) are free to come and go.
A nation that had not one single element-legislative, judicial or executive-of a representative government now does.
In Baghdad alone, residents have selected 88 advisory councils. Baghdad's first democratic transfer of power in 35 years happened when the city council elected its new chairman.
Today in Iraq, chambers of commerce, business, school and professional organizations are electing their leaders all over the country.
25 ministers, selected by the most representative governing body in Iraq's history, run the day-to-day business of government.
The Iraqi government regularly participates in international events. Since July, the Iraqi government has been represented in over two dozen international meetings, including those of the UN General Assembly, the Arab League, the World Bank and IMF and, today, the Islamic Conference Summit. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today announced that it is reopening over 30 Iraqi embassies around the world.
Shia religious festivals that were all but banned aren't.
For the first time in 35 years, in Karbala, thousands of Shiites celebrate the pilgrimage of the 12th Imam.
The Coalition has completed over 13,000 reconstruction projects, large and small, as part of a strategic plan for the reconstruction of Iraq.
Uday and Queasy are dead-and no longer feeding innocent Iraqis to the zoo lions, raping the young daughters of local leaders to force cooperation, torturing Iraq's soccer players for losing games, or murdering critics.
Children aren't imprisoned or murdered when their parents disagree with the government.
Political opponents aren't imprisoned, tortured, executed, maimed, or are forced to watch their families die for disagreeing with Saddam.
Millions of longsuffering Iraqis no longer live in perpetual terror.
Saudis will hold municipal elections.
Qatar is reforming education to give more choices to parents.
Jordan is accelerating market economic reforms.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded for the first time to an Iranian-a Muslim woman who speaks out with courage for human rights, for democracy and for peace.
Saddam is gone.
Iraq is free.
Iraq, under the US led Coalition, has come further in six months than Germany did in seven years or Japan did in nine years following WWII. Military deaths from fanatic Nazi's and Japanese numbered in the thousands and continued for over three years after WWII victory was declared.


I want you to ask yourself this....Would you have wanted to help them if if was Canada being oppressed? They have roughly the same population.