Please help me here--how to define "success in Iraq??"?

Question

Our President has lied to us for so long (Iraq is sheltering terrorists, they have weapons of mass destruction, mission accomplished, we're turning the corner there). Please, please, please define what would be success now (a free and democratic Iraq--give me a break!!)

UK--what do you have to say???

Answer 1

Success at this point in time would be any day that less then 50 Iraqi and 2 or 3 solders are not killed, Bush has to hold the record for the worst all time mess that any leader has ever made. His whole term in office can be defined as a failure.

Answer 2

As an American living in Wales, I have had a serious problem distancing my self from the tap-dancng President. People do feel more comfortable with me once I have explained that I did not vote for Bush, either time, and that I agree with their interpretation of events. I don't think anyone over here can figure out why their Prime Minister is supporting Bush. But there he is, grinning, and tapdancing. ( no offense meant to real tapdancers)

I would define success in Iraq as Iraquis deciding their own future in whatevert way they want, but without the threat of US or UK or anyone else taking over their oil fields. It would be nice to add that the government of Iraq would take care of their constituencies, but , really, that would be an amazing feat: the US has no credibility in that area.

Is there a country that is free and democratic? -

Answer 3

In the first place, your premise is wrong. Iraq had WMD's -- they were used, and five hundred chemical artillery shells were found, even though less than 3% of the country's arsenals have been checked. (Actually, most of the WMD stuff -- several thousand tons of material -- got moved to Syria in June 2002.) And no one has claimed that Iraq was a significant base of terrorist operations -- that was not why the war resumed. But, if we bug out before achieving our goals there, it will certainly become one. How many more bombings in London would it take to convince you?

And, what is wrong with wanting there to be a free and democratic Iraq? Would you prefer a theocracy, such as existed in Afghanistan and exists now in Iran? A country whose basic premise is to wage war? I know that it's difficult, but please try not to be a nitwit.

Answer 4

I'd define success as...

1. Regular elections in Iraq.

2. Respect for basic human rights by whoever ends up in charge of Iraq.

3. An Iraqi regime that does not threaten its neighbors or support terrorists- whether or not they were guilty of that in the first place.

Answer 5

The troops pulling out and the remaining Iraqis not killing each other to fill the power vacumn. Plus the international community coming up with a real plan that involved ground level realistic projects to rebuild Iraq and its people's self respect

Answer 6

Sucess in iraq would mean people not killing it each other, ie NO civil war and without UK/US troops there, if this means iraq breaks into seperate countries so be it, maybe a bit could be given to the palestinians so that the israel's would shut the hell up.

Answer 7

Success in Iraq = "we got the oil, boys"

Answer 8

Having tested all the new exciting weapons our military industrial complex wanted to test and having a crippled country incapable of defending itself, therefor in need of permanent military bases. That was the brilliant neocon plan, broadspectrum dominence in the Middle East they call it. Sounds more like rape to me.

Answer 9

Bush :- " Hey Condi, hows it going over there in Iraq? "
Condi :-" Well, Mr President, we haven't flattened it all yet "
Bush :-" O.K. Keep up the good work "

Answer 10

make iraq u.s. soil and make a big parking lot