Up until recently I have truly believed that if the U.S. withdrew from Iraq at this time that it would leave the country to ruin...for the insurgents to continue to fight over. That it might be irresponsible on our part to leave now. But in the last few days I have started leaning in a somewhat different direction.
If we pull our troops from Iraq....wouldn't it force the Iraqi people/government to be more responsible for the consequences of their country? Shouldn't we, as a democratic nation, step back and let the "cookies crumble as they may"? Will a nation that has been under oppresive rule for this long become codependent on us and therefore helpless or if given the chance to fight alone could rise up and create a democratic government?
2006-08-08 14:26:24 · 4 answers · asked by spunky_blonde_nurse 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
great point
2006-08-08 14:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by 自由思想家 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is an argument that will draw some flack from those who believe that the justification for you and mine (Australia) troops being in Iraq is to stabilise the country(this months reason after the original WMD excuse was false) when we all know the real reason is to secure the oil fields for the future consumption by the USA. Now the fact that Iraq is quickly descending in to civil war the invading armies of the west must quickly make a decision as to who they will protect, because to side with one side Sunni, or Shiate will only exacerbate an already unwinnable situation. I do not think that democracy at the US style of democracy can be imposed on a people who have for thousands of years developed a way of existence that the average person in the west barely understands,, the people of the middle east were fightting wars, conquering nations, developing societies long before the USA or Australia were colonised , I think its the height of arrogance to assume that "we" know whats best for an ancient and proud people
2006-08-08 21:45:05 · answer #2 · answered by sorneez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're not in a position to fend for themselves. The US needed help in the revolutionary war (e.g. from france and others). As an extreme, Afghanistan was left to fend for itself after we used them to repel the Russians and this gave rise to Bin laden, the taliban, etc. When countries punished Germany after WWI, it created the conditions that led to Hitler and WWII; after WWII, the allies realized the importance of not leaving countries in a crappy state and, therefore, we rebuilt Japan. While I think the Iraq war was a completely misplanned and misperceived, incompetent mess from the small group of neocons who thought their PNAC plan ('create democracies in the middle east') was foolproof, I know that leaving it before it's ready will only mean horrors for the region. Bush's misdecisions have already resulted in more extremist govts in the region as well as Iran and N Korea being more committed to pursuing nukes; leaving would make that region even more of a mess.
2006-08-08 21:36:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There will be a civil war if we leave today or in ten years.
2006-08-08 21:33:48 · answer #4 · answered by normobrian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋