Democrats how do we finish this war correctly?

Question

I was just wondering what is your plan for this war. It doesn't matter whether this war is wrong or right in your mind... we are already in it. Quit looking at the past, but now how do we finish it. Obviously just packing up and leaving is NOT the answer. I will give 10 points to someone that actually has a decent response that doesn't include just a bunch of bashing of the other side.

Answer 1

bash bash bash.......




1) Pass a resolution we will withdrawl is the first step.
Why first.....because it is not clear that there is a desire to ever leave. We closed the Bin Sultan Airbase.
We now are left with the need of a strategic foothold in the region....Might as well be Iraq....13 bases a super embassy bigger than the vatican and counting...

2) Determine what role the United states will have in the Iraqi civil war.

Very important question, why?
Becaue once we decide we are going to leave, we next have to decide what role to have in the war for power amongst the Iraqi themselves.
Remember the security issue with Al Queda is completely diffrent issue than the power grab between Iraqi factions.

If we decide that we should not interfere with thier civil war then we begin to pull out troop within a
either
a) a time frame based on Iraqi achievement meaning
having enough trained troops, police, infrastructure, shcools, government, elections

or
b) a strict time frame of our choosing, suggesting that they are on their own, and that whatever government WE establish will be replaced by the will of the people. We desinate a couple of years and pull out gradually. or whatever time line is most sensible.

If we decide to take a side in the Iraqi civil war we must then not only back and arm one side but offer intellgence and training.
We can pull out troops and fund monteralliy our choosen side and give them US weapons.....this has backfired inthe past.

3) To win correctly......


a) Pour more troops into the region, more troops to secure the borders,
create real securtiy

b) Elect a new congress to investigate

war profiteering....

and elect a new adminstration.

c) after a gradual withdrawl of troops Use the UN and nieghboring countries to form a coalition as in Kosevo

d) Create jobs in Iraq, giving
the people the opportunity to eat..

e) Create stability...

f)

Answer 2

I dont think there is a smooth way out. I think the best way would be to tell the Iraqis that we are leavivng on a specific date - say 6 months from today.

Then they know, they need to get it together by then or they will be on their own.

This will motivate them to stand up on their own.

Think of America during the revolutionary war... We were vastly outnumbered, and we had few weapons.

Somehow, through motivation and determination, we were able to fight off the British. Why? because we wanted it bad enough.

The situation that the Iraqi's are in now is very unfortunate - but civilizations rise and fall - that is human nature. That is how it has been since the dawn of time.

giving them a time limit will give them time to decide. Do they want to be a civilation that rose, or fell?

Answer 3

First of all it is no longer a war! In May, 2003 when Bush landed on the aircraft carrier and declared that major combat operations were over, the war ended. We won! Now we are an occupying army. And there is only one way to end the occupation....that's to pull out and turn the country over to the elected government. And that's what should be done .

Answer 4

Hehe, I don't see the "cons" coming up with a plan either. "Stay the course" may be the "cons" plan, but it's a pretty piss poor one.

Now that "Bushco" has us stuck in an unwinnable quagmire, the only answer left is to crush Iraqi and Afghanistan into submission so we can at least say "mission accomplished"! Oh wait, Bush already said that. We must have won the war on terror then...

Answer 5

Bush took us into Iraq, I believe this was a wrong step....we need to take care of Iran and deal with N. Korea. This war in Iraq and Afghanistan is not going to end anytime soon.

Answer 6

keep your 10 points,,,,,
it does matter that the war is wrong,,,, until America can admit that George W. Bush and company were wrong,,,, we can never hope to get things right,,,,, right and wrong are what the Iraq war is about,,,, good and evil will not be decided by America,,, or by Iraq,,, or by Saddam,,, or by Osama,,,,,or the Ann-ti-Christ godless bible of fiscal Conservatives of the Reich Wing of Rove,,,,,,,,,,,, good and evil were created by God,,,,, and God will decide the day ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, so all the killing and dying in Iraq is not in vain,,,,,,,,, George W. Bush is not the decider,,,, he is the divider of our Nation,,,, until he is rebuked by America,,, the war will never end,,, nobody ever wins,,,,,,, it is a matter of right and wrong,,,,,,,, the world is against us for the first time,,,, ask yourself why,,,,,,,,, the USA is in debt to China,,,, ask yourself why?,,,,,,,,,,, Bush has to go for the sake of AMERICA,,,, the Republican party will self-destruct,,,,,, if they don't run Bush and his team back to Texas on a rail,,,,,,,,,,

Answer 7

Pull out of Iraq back to Kuwait and let the Iraqi's sort it out for themselves Only return to Iraq if we are asked for assistance by the Iraqis

Answer 8

If you are a democrat you will cut and run. Embarass the USA and leave our fallen men and women with nothing.

Clintons, Kerry, Kennedy,Gore et al. This is the democratic way.

Answer 9

Sadly, I think cut and run is their way. I'd like to hear something constructive, too.