Is it time to set a dead line to leave Iraq?

Question

I think so. Our military has done it's job.

Harvey the m, do you have family there? I bet not. Why dont you go? I have allready served.

Answer 1

We had no business being in Iraq in the first place. There are only two reasons why Goerge Bush invaded this sovereign nation: 1) he wanted to 'get even' with Saddam Hussein for humiliating his daddy during Desert Storm; 2) Dick Cheney wants all that oil swimming underneath Iraq's sands.

So, Cheney and Rumsfeld persuaded Bush to proceed with an illegal, unconstitutional war.

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Finding no weapons of mass destruction, Bush is too much of a 'macho man' to back down, so continues his charade by telling Americans that Iraq is part of an "evil empire". Truth be told, the only "evil empire" is that of the United States as it bullies other countries around the world for its own economic benefit. Let's face it: there are all kinds of other despots running regimes around the world, but Bush pays no attention to those dictatorships. Why? Because they have no OIL. So the United States allows the genocide to continue, sometimes even providing financial aid!

Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld are indeed the most evil, corrupt and incompetent people ever to occupy the Oval Office. The sitting U.S. Congress is the most evil, corrupt and incompetent body ever to occupy the Capitol Building.

All of these people deserve to be impeached, or tried for high treason. If convicted they must face a firing squad. Their crimes against humanity, against the Constitution, and against the American populace are unspeakable. George Bush has murdered tens of thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens, not to mention more than 2,500 U.S. soldiers.

Bush has no interest in turning Iraq into a democracy (how many other countries is he using these forceful tactics on to change their way of government?). Prediction: NO TROOPS WILL BE WITHDRAW FROM IRAQ UNTIL DICK CHENEY HAS AN IRON-CLAD, ROCK-SOLID AGREEMENT IN PLACE TO ACQUIRE ALL OF IRAQ'S OIL so that he and his friends at Hallaburton and Exxon-Mobil can become even more obscenely wealthy.

Should there be a time table for withdrawal? Of course; since we're already there, it would be chaos if we left immediately. But we should have never been there in the first place. What George Bush did was illegal, evil, and repugnant to most of the civilized world. Bush has put Americans trillions of dollars into debt' he has tarnished our reputation as a global leader; and he has helped spread the terrorist movement because, now, many small countries are terrified of the U.S.A., afraid that they, too will be bullied into accepting democracy or Christianity as their way of life. Nuclear weapons might be their only way of defending themselves against the tyrannical United States.

History will certainly record Bush as the stupidest man ever to occupy the White House, to date. If he and his cronies ever get convicted of high crimes, certainly Satan will have a special oil-saturated corner of Hell reserved for them, where then can spend their eternal damnation blaming each other for the mess they made of this Earth.

Bush's failed economic policies promises to make us a third-world country within a generation (China will then become the global power). Bush's 'cowboy capitalism' has made us the largest debtor nation in the history of the world. Bush's "tough" actions only shows his true colors: he is nothing more than an impotent, paranoid, insecure psychopath suffering from "little king" syndrome.

What Bush has wrought will force Americans to live a lesser quality of life for generations to come. Within 50 years, the USA will be a two-tier social class: a handful of the very, very rich - and (the rest of us) the very, very poor, just like we see in Haiti and the Dominican Republic today.

The real tragedy is that there is no bright alternative on the horizon. Even if all the Republic maggots get thrown out, they'll only be replaced by crooked, megalomaniac Democrats who are just as evil, just a lustful for power, and just as beholden to the wealthy elitists in this country, lobbyists, special interest groups and big business.

Why is there no public outcry over Congress giving itself a $3,300 pay increase last week? Why is there not outrage over Bush's neglect of ecological and environmental issues that will surely change the way we live in the next decade? Why do we not raise up in armed rebellion against an arrogant group of greedy governmental gluttons who have absolutely no interest in the welfare of the 'common' citizens of this nation?

The government, Hollywood, and the media have done an exceptional job at dumbing-down and distracting the American public. We're more concerned about buying imported trinkets at "low prices - everyday" from WalMart. We've maxxed out our credit cards, filled out SUVs with seventy bucks worth of gas, and mortgaged our very lives to invisible bankers who keep piling on service charges, transaction fees, interest, and late fees. It's time for another Revolutionary War in America...time for another Boston Tea Party. But as long as we're too busy worry about Britney Spears' driving habits with her baby, who in Hell will even concern themselves with issues such as corruption and illegalities inside the beltway?

Answer 2

If we were to set a deadline, the terrorists would just mark that date on their calendars, and all hell would break loose as soon as we left. We are playing too many games right now. We are trying to fight a war and limit civilian casualties. Unfortunately those two things don't really go together. We need to stop trying to make the rest of the world happy, especially since most people would hate us no matter what we do.
In the US civil war, the north finally started to gain ground when they just went in and started burning southern towns down, leaving nothing for the enemy to return to.
In world WWII it took 2 atomic bombs and the threat of a lot more to get the Japanese to surrender.
I'm not necessarily saying that we should nuke the whole place (although it would speed things up a bit) , all I'm saying is that we need to be more aggressive, and unfortunately some innocent people may get in the way.
Al Qaida declared war on us in 1998. They believe that it is the duty of every Muslim to kill Americans and their allies. If they had the means, he would not think twice about dropping a nuke on us.
Better there than here...

Answer 3

Did we set a deadline to leave Germany or the Pacific in WW2? No. Did we set a deadline for Lee to surrender the South? No. Did we set a deadline in Vietnam? No, we just gave up because utopians got nervous, and we weren't fighting it like we should have been. We've come close to making the same mistakes in Iraq, but we're too good for it now, and our president is too committed to seeing us achieve our goals, which we are doing.
Our military will have done its job when the Iraqi military can defend Iraq by itself. They can't yet. So we're not done.

Answer 4

Let's see....lets announce that we are leaving on June 25, 2006.....what do you think will happen on June 26? Insurgent's paradise, that's what.....it would be like leaving the cookie jar unguarded at an overeaters anonymous meeting.

Besides, I am telling you all, they just declassified information about chemical weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq in 2003.......do you think we should leave still?

Answer 5

Yes, at least a "provisional" deadline. Otherwise, it'll end up there as it did in Vietnam.
We never should have gone into Iraq (and I spent over 20 years in the Middle East - I was also in Vietnam with the USMC.) in the first place. Now that we have, we should have learned that you can;t win in a situation where the native population, dislikes you at best and hates you at worst. Plus, there's a never-ending supply of whackos over there.

Answer 6

cynicusprime's answer says it all. The ******* job ain't over 'till it's over, dammit! The Iraqi military needs to be able to completely and 100% defend itself from any and all attacks before we can leave. Any time before that is just foolish. They's just not ready yet. They also need a working and competent police force to keep the peace themselves. We're helping another country to become self-sufficient, not dependent on us, other countries or tyrannical dictators. Bush knows what he's doing. Remember, Iraq is first!

Answer 7

I read an article in USA Today recently about this. And I would have to agree with the argument that setting a deadline is probably not a good idea. If there is a firm date put out there, then the terrorists know that they simply have to wait us out. I agree that we have to start bringing tropps back. But it should be a time/date that is not stated.

Answer 8

Honey, you may not know this, but the US of A isn't going anywhere. Do you know that we are in the process TODAY, AS WE SPEAK, of constructing and creating not one, not two, but 12 American bases in Iraq. The U.S. has no intention of leaving anytime soon. Hope this isn't news to ya.



And this is to Ron O. Your brave statement regarding this unjust war, reflects nothing but the truth. Good for you for speaking up!!! And more importantly, it gives me a ray of hope that others feel, and think as I do. Take care.

Answer 9

Your pegging Iraq as an "unjust" war illustrates your total ignorance of the situation. The war was won in 2003 when we toppled the Saddam regime. A regime responsible for the mass murder of thousands of human beings who dared to defy his authoritarian power. I suppose those "little people" mean nothing to you? The courageous men and women who have stepped up to be counted on to combat the terrorist cells in Iraq which are responsible for the murder of scores of Iraqi citizens are to be thanked and supported in bringing this endeavor to a satisfactory conclusion. That conclusion being the Iraqi people to defend themselves and vote for the government of its choice instead of being subjugated to another authoritarian regime such as Iran's. Every one of our military members in Iraq are there because they support the cause. They were not drafted. They accepted the risks. They stand head and shoulders above cowards and naysayers such as yourself. The benefits from helping thwart another hotbed for terrorist training camps in Iraq far exceeds the investment. The same investment we made in helping rid Europe of Nazi domination.

Answer 10

Set a time to leave? We should never have gone in the first place.

Answer 11

I don't think so, I think if we pulled out right now, it would cause utter chaos. I predict that we will be there for another couple of years.