Can we cut and run in Iraq?

Question

I think everyone must admit that Bush is not an articulate man. Nor is he a man of vision. He has a great deal of trouble trying to get his ideas out to the public and always leaves his audience wondering exactly what is on his mind. This lack of articulation has caused a great deal of confusion in the country, which has led to all these wild notions that Bush is a Nazi warmonger.
I am not a Bush supporter. I never supported the idea of invading Iraq. In gleaming thru several of Bush's speeches, his underlying thought for invasion seemed reasonable: Iraq had in the past used its oil revenue to finance terrorism around the world. We are at war with terrorism. His notion seemed to be to topple the Iraqi government and replace it with a democratic government to deny terrorist revenue to wage their war.
That is certainly logical thinking. However, Bush's lack of vision prevented him from seeing the void in an Iraqi government would open the country to an extremists takeover. Iraq is now in danger of being taken over by a worst group of extremist. If these people take over the oil fields, they would have an unlimited supply of money to send suicide bombers into every shopping mall in America.
Bush's mishandling of Katrina pales in comparison to the bungling in Iraq. His lack of vision has led us into a hornet's nest. We cannot cut and run in Iraq. At this point, we must deny the extremists access to the oil fields. It's likely going to take a larger troop buildup and a draft to raise the army needed.
It's clear that Bush's notion of invading Iraq was aimed at beating terrorism. His lack of vision, however, has led us into a war that is going to cost many more American lives.

Paul H:
Great words of encouragement. Thanks.

Answer 1

Not cut and run, but a smart pullout

Answer 2

The first time the towers were attacked by terrorists, was back in 1993, under the Clinton Adm. And several other attacks during that time as well.... They all got the impression that the US was just gonna lay on their backs with their feet straight up in the air and take whatever was dished out. Then President Bush came along, and then so did 9/11, Pres. Bush took charge against terrorism the way a President is suppose to, but, with still so many "leftovers" on his plate that Clinton left there, its been a bit harder than what most had anticipated, BUT, we are doing the right thing, and our Military will say the same thing. If we pulled out BEFORE the job is finished, that's when we would have terrorists running rampant here, in our Malls, etc.. No, we do not have Bin Laden yet, but, we will. We do have Saddam, who also has been a threat. Will we ever have a complete handle on terrorism?? No, probably not, there will always be someone out there who will want what we have. Freedom isn't free, which is why every Country has a Military.

Theres certainly no lack of vision here, President Bush is acting with this Country's best interests at heart, heres a good piece of advice for you, how about digging into some real hard core facts, instead of sucking up the propaganda that's out there, and maybe you will be able to see things more clearly.

Answer 3

I take umbrage at your opening statement that Bush is not an articulate man. Just the other day, during one of his classic speeches, he was heard to say some very simple, small words, words that the audience could understand and comprehend. I think you are being too hard on President Bush. You mention his lack of vision. Well, President Bush was not the one who shot his friend in the face while hunting. That was Dick Cheney, and he is only the Vice President of the United States.
Don't you realize that this whole war is about oil ? The Bush family holds so much oil interests. We aren't going to pump out oil from Afghanistand. So naturally, we started a war where there is a possibility of raping the country of its oil. By the way, have you noticed how fast the gas prices at the pump have been falling in the past few weeks. Hmm.. Elections are less than 2 months from now .. I wonder if there could be any connection there ? In the end, war is all about money and resources. You can try to paint a pretty face as to the logic for why we start a war, .. but it boils down to two things, money, and resources. Good Luck ! :)

Answer 4

Cut and run is a term coined by the RNC and doesn't exactly do what it says it will do. Iraqi people will never accept a puppet government set up by George Bush they do have a right to choose and have their own kind of government, we had no business invading this country and we have less of a right to occupy this country. The only thing we can do is withdraw our troops and hope for the best. It will not matter if we do that now or in a 100 years that is the way it is going to be. I say get out now and do not cost more American lives and resources. It just isn't worth it.

Answer 5

Yes we can. We'd be viewed as even bigger losers by Iran and that may build their confidence to a level that would entice them to strike Israel. Then we'd have a whole new situation to deal with. War is inevitable due to Islamic Jihad. When and where it is fought can likely be controlled to a degree, but the experts are surprised we have not had a nuclear attack in America yet. The majority of those who have dedicated their lives to the subject say we will be hit by 2010. The government is preparing for "martial law" when this takes place and that will most likely cause a huge civil war, with a split in the military, a division of the citizens and state militias and National Guard. It is beginning to look a lot like the end for us here in America. I hope I am just being being a little paranoid.

Answer 6

Bush has a clear vision its just that some people rather hear
some articulate buffoon paint them a nice picture.Didn't you
learn anything from the previous administration. Politics is the
art of deception, Bush is trying to defend our country, while he
is attacked from the rear by the cut and run crowd, in the Govt.
We used to call them traitors in the past, but now we call it dissent,from concerned members of the Democrat Party.

Answer 7

In order to prove that we meant what we said about Iraq, we HAVE to leave! However, the Iraqi government has requested that our forces stay for a while longer. Amazingly, even Hilary Clinton said we can't get just "up and leave" and she is clearly not in George Bush's corner, but I agree - we started this mess - we HAVE to finish it. Things are a mess over there, but it seems like little by little it is getting better. There is still violence, but it seems to be slowing down. I know that some people will think I'm crazy for saying that, but you have to look at the good news AND the bad news. Yes, there is a ton of violence, but Saddam is in jail under trial for genocide, electricity production is up (but demand is higher than pre-war levels so there is still a shortage), there is a "free press" (how free is a matter of debate), there are satellite TV dishes everywhere so they can get their news from all over the world (they were forbidden under Saddam), schools are being built, etc. It is a mess, but the only way to really deal with it is to hang in there just a little while longer. If things haven't changed in about 18 months, then we might have to withdraw - no matter what - but until then the Iraqi armed forces have just been turned over to the government, people have voted in free elections for the first time in decades, and slowly (too slowly but still its happening) the situation seems to be improving. We are miles from being "out of the woods" yet, but in about 18 months we will know much better. When they announce US troop reductions, we will know the end is in sight. I hope it is sooner rather than later. It is still a big ugly mess, but I have hope, and if it works, the Iraqi people are going to come out of this stronger than ever. They have earned it.

Answer 8

Bush's notion? This war was well-thought-out.

I believe President Bush was right in beginning this war. The terrorists are trying to destroy our country. They needed to be stopped. Also, our President has more Intelligence information than we do. We don't know about all the terrorist attacks that have been prevented.

You have a good point, that we can't just "cut and run." We definitely need to finish what we started.

Answer 9

the your logic for iraq war is illogical.iraq never supported any extremist movement around the world.iraq was the first country which fought against iran to stop this fundamentalist state for eight years.if iraq under saddam would do nothing against iran then present iraq would different.other hand saddam was person who brought arab nation on secular line.your logic show me that you want to prove the rightfull of iraq invasion.usa invaded iraq without uno permission and undermined the authority of uno.thats the reason u have not courage to challenge the iran if that defy uno.the revenue from iraq oil is not going in the hands of terrorist but in the pocket of energy company of america whose servant are bush.rice,dick cheny.rumsfield.other hand the best thing is to retreat with honour from iraq then disgracing.

Answer 10

Smart pullouts are like being a little pregnant. Bush as the vision, what he doesn't have is a hot to trot press machine like our recent intern fondler. In 4 plus years we have lost some 2400 soldiers. In 4 plus days on Iwo Jima we lost some 10,000 soldiers, in 30 over 30,000, but than we were only fighting for our lives there too.

Answer 11

I do agree that Bush is not good at articulation -which is so much of a sad thing given his position. BUT, I do disagree with the way you feel about the War on Iraq. We are loosing too many American troops for the sake of Bush's' own interests. In my personal opinion, we need to go into Iraq and Iran and blow them up.
ANYONE WHO IS A MUSLIM, BELIEVES THAT WHOEVER IS NOT A MUSLIM HAS TO BE CONVERTED BY ANYWAY MEANS NECESSARY. Hence the terrorism.