Is this what war supporters wanted?

Question

Violence surges in Baghdad after lull.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - After a one-day lull, bloodshed surged again in the capital Saturday, with at least 17 people dead in attacks and 27 probable victims of sectarian killings found dumped in the streets as Iraq's prime minister launched a fresh appeal for reconciliation.


Violence has escalated sharply in Baghdad over the past week, except for Friday, when only three killings were recorded — two Iraqis shot to death and a U.S. soldier killed by a bomb.

Saturday's toll raised the city's violent deaths to more than 180 just since Wednesday — either slain by bombs and gunfire or tortured and shot before being dumped, a hallmark of reprisal killings being waged between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. The USA military has been doing a very poor job and will most likely lose the war.

Appealing again to Iraq's divided sects, Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki urged Iraqis to put aside their sectarian, ethnic and political differe

Answer 1

Why is there any surprise about what is happening? We are losing day by day!!

Bush Sr said this!

Excerpt from "Why We Didn't Remove Saddam" by George Bush [Sr.] and Brent Scowcroft, Time (2 March 1998):

While we hoped that popular revolt or coup would topple Saddam, neither the U.S. nor the countries of the region wished to see the breakup of the Iraqi state. We were concerned about the long-term balance of power at the head of the Gulf. Trying to eliminate Saddam, extending the ground war into an occupation of Iraq, would have violated our guideline about not changing objectives in midstream, engaging in "mission creep," and would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending him was probably impossible. We had been unable to find Noriega in Panama, which we knew intimately. We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad and, in effect, rule Iraq. The coalition would instantly have collapsed, the Arabs deserting it in anger and other allies pulling out as well. Under those circumstances, furthermore, we had been self-consciously trying to set a pattern for handling aggression in the post-cold war world. Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the U.N.'s mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S. could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land. It would have been a dramatically different--and perhaps barren--outcome.

I've been told that the same passage appears on page 489 of Bush and Scowcroft's book, A World Transformed (Alfred A. Knopf, 1998).

Answer 2

It is news reports like this that give our enemy's hope.I fought in Viet Nam as a 18 ry old.I came home and was called a baby killer.I only killed people who were trying to kill me.But that is what wars are,people killing people.What is the U.S. military to do in Iraq, take sides.?The people have to work this out by themselfs,with our limited help.News stories like this are not helpful.

Answer 3

No, we wanted saddam hussein out. mission accomplished. The War is over and we won. This is an occupation, and rather mass killings in Iraq then in the USA.

Answer 4

There is no such thing as a (sane) "war supporter." Those of us who don't protest the war simply believe it's a necessary evil. It's a shame, really.
My FRIENDS are there. Our flag was flying at half-mast because more of our guys were killed there. A woman who works at the PX lost her husband. This war is very real to me.
Of COURSE I don't want bloodshed...but I also don't think that the war was unjustified.

Answer 5

Here's what's REALLY going on in Iraq!...
http://www.strayreality.com/Lanis_Strayreality/iraq.htm

Answer 6

Don't blame the military, it was lack of planning, lack of understanding, arrogance, ignorance and incompetence on the part of the US civilian leadership that are responsible for the mess in Iraq.

Answer 7

Is that all you see? Blood shed? You do not see the terrorists trying to kill us? so what should we do aobut them? Just turn the other cheek? What is your solution? Or slap them on the hand and tell them how bad they are for trying to kill us?

Answer 8

No body actually supports war but when at war we support our country and military. Anything other than that is aiding and abetting terrorism!!!!

Answer 9

I dont think it is fair to say that "war supporters" want people to die or like to see people (Iraqi or American) dying on battle fields. Its like saying that anti-war people want the terrorists to win.

Answer 10

I don't think it's exactly what they wanted. I think they were more focused on kicking some butt and getting plenty of cheap gas. They didn't consider the consequences because of patriotism and greed.