Based on the recent words of President G. W. Bush:
"if we ever give up the desire to help people who live in freedom, we will have lost our soul as a nation, as far as I'm concerned."
"War is not a time of joy," he said. "These are challenging times, and they're difficult times, and they're straining the psyche of our country. I understand that. You know, nobody likes to see innocent people die. Nobody wants to turn on their TV on a daily basis and see havoc wrought by terrorists."
If "we leave before the mission is done, the terrorists will follow us here."
2006-08-21 15:26:23 · 11 answers · asked by stoptheinsanity_73 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Delusional.
Bush keeps arguing that "we're fighting terrorists over there, so we don't have to fight them over here." First, there is no proof that what we're doing has any significant impact on what terrorists outside Iraq are doing. Or for that matter, on what terrorists inside Iraq are doing.
It's sheer speculation (might be true, might now) that the insurgents fighting against US forces in Iraq would suddenly start attacking US cities if the US left. More likely, they'd continue their own civil war without interference from us. And those terrorists who are planning on hitting the US or Europe probably aren't spending their days planting IEDs along Iraqi highways. They're already overseas planning their attacks.
So, it's highly debatable whether our presence in Iraq is having any effect toward stopping other terrorist attacks outside Iraq.
The only arguments that has any hope of justifying continued US presence in Iraq center around nation-building, helping Iraq establish a new government, bring democracy to the region etc. But even if those might be valid goals (and that too is debatable), the methods we're using are hideously inefficient, and apparently ineffective.
Let's look at it from a cost-benefit perspective. How much money (tens of millions) and how many lives (dozens) did it cost for the US to invade Iraq and topple Saddam's government . How much money (tens of billions) and how many lives (thousands) has it cost for the US to remain in Iraq and try to force them to set up a new government. Which, by the way, is nowhere close to being ready to take over their country.
What we should have done is pull out after "Mission Accomplished" and allow Iraq to set up whatever government it wanted. If we didn't like the results, we go in, topple it, and tell them to try again. We could have done that 10 times and still spent only 1% of the money and lost 1% of the lives that we have so far under the current plan.
So, regardless of the goals, the means we're using to accomplish them are highly wasteful of both resources and American lives. And from any perspective, stupid means are not a good way to achieve any goals.
2006-08-21 15:38:54 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nobody likes to see innocent people die - weigh that thought..........
why did our government deliberately stand by and allow the Israelis to kill all of those innocent people - and refuse to intervene while even the President of Lebanon begged and pleaded. I cannot ever forget that and I am 100% American.
the world needs to get those maniacs under control and insist that they learn to live with their neighbors. And put forth more of an effort.Perhaps try a new tact - instead destroying offer to build.
and follow thru.
2006-08-21 15:44:10 · answer #2 · answered by worriedaboutyou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babble babble babble.
"...to help people who live in freedom.." ? Who is he talking about? The already free nations?
More fear mongering. We used to give hope to the world. Now they fear of us as a disruptive force.
2006-08-21 15:38:02 · answer #3 · answered by GJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Betrayal implies they already used lies with their meant hypocrisy to income your have confidence with objective of hurtin you. So confident, betrayal hurts or is worse because of the fact you have given a have confidence to that individual who decieved you.
2016-10-02 09:28:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boy Bush got that Right!
They sure got braver and braver while Clinton was in office.
I guess they thought they could do it with Bush in office. They sure were fooled!
2006-08-21 15:37:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Im too scared of the real answer. but bush is a redneck idiot---and still 1/2 of america voted for him both terms--who are the real hipocrates?
2006-08-21 15:33:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Right on the money
2006-08-21 15:36:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sounds about right to me.
2006-08-21 15:31:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
delusional,definitely.
2006-08-21 15:34:00 · answer #9 · answered by malak 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
a-okay in my book.... that is...his statements as you have posted it, okay?
2006-08-21 15:32:44 · answer #10 · answered by VeRDuGo 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋