The Iraqi Debacle, is this a viable solution? See below...?

Question

Give Iraq one more year to stand up for themselves and resolve their own security issues. Let them kill each other in a civil war if that's the route they prefer to take.

Bring our troops home and have them protect our borders, ports, powerplants, food supply and general infrastructure.

I'm just afraid that Iraq is a lose lose situation...we're damned if we stay and were damned if we leave. Why not cut our losses short and come up with an alternate solution rather than Bush's "stay the course" solution. Saddam controled the country with an iron fist because he knew the country could was a hot bed of sectarian hatred that dates back hundreds of years. It was not created by Saddam, it was there long before he ruled the country.

Answer 1

Many of the american soldiers in iraq are not in the military fulltime...as in career soldiers, bringing them home will not have them protecting anything, it is more likely to lead to unemployment for some (ref: vietnam returning vets) Right now several areas in iraq are being handed back to full iraqi control as far as security and defence goes. This is not because they are capable of doing it, but because it will remove the excuse the terrorists use to justify their murder and mayhem ....that is to say they are fighting to oust the american infidel. Now, in those regions, a very brutal and decisive elimination of terrorists will take place by the new iraqi military... or the country will slip into civil war.

Answer 2

I like the idea. But the instability left behind in the region was a main reason for the war to begin with.Every country was telling Saddam to act right and come clean.He repeatedly defied the UN as well as the US. He picked this fight not Bush.The weapons that The UN knew they had and told Saddam to Destroy were there and listed. Just before we invaded ,on some of the last planes out Saddam loaded his WMD,s on passenger planes and flew them to Syria.They have interviews from an Iraqi General stating he helped load them. This sectarian violence is fueled by years of oppression under his rule.The majority group were oppressed and Saddams minority group are angry at the thought of loosing power.Lets not forget few in the middle east have ever known peace.If we get a seed planted in Iraq it may just spread to the whole middle east.I am sure this statement is too long for most of the kids in here and will be just skimmed over.All it takes is someone who watched the news before the Bush bashers who can remember the problems we had even when Clinton was in office.If you remember the problems of our policy of live and let live fell right in Bushes lap.He did the best he could.Clinton let Bin Laden go after he was detained.

Answer 3

Thats a poor solution, they went in there a tore that country apart. True they removed Sadam but everything that country knew is now gone. We need to find a way of getting the Iraq government to take over quickly.

Answer 4

That's what's happening ,just without a set date . Setting a date would be saying , " O.K. on XX- XX- 2007 we,re going to stop killing terrorists of any stripe and go home , you boy's play nice .


So , you want US troops on the streets of America , on every street corner in violation of the Constitution .
You want a new Maginot Line , a static defense , you need to read some history .

The best defense is a strong OFFENSE !

Answer 5

No. We went over there to establish democracy in the region. It's still a newborn. They aren't old enough to stand up and walk yet. Let's not abandon the good work we have started. Freedom has a cost. We have a brave and courageous military WILLING to pay that price.

Answer 6

There will never be and should never be any time that we should not have a permanent and effectual military presence in the Middle East. The question is very simple...do you or do you not want the oil? Every war ever fought ultimately boils down to natural resources and this one is no different.

Answer 7

To late or you are irresponsible. That wouldnt impress me anyway. But to give you lead to something more reliable then listen. Why dont divine their country as much honestly as it is needed into two. Their both "tribes" hate each other and cant live together. I am affraid noone want to do this becose "some people" want them still to fight. I am bored of this political manovers. You are wright in leaving their country but I think that not this way.

Answer 8

Americans will be seen as deserters. And will even more further the accusation that Americans were only there for their own interests and not the "liberating" intentions they claimed to have.

The whole issue with Afghanistan may have been avoided had not the American forces deserted them when they were able to push the USSR back.

Answer 9

Leave when the government is READY and armed to the teeth, then let them destroy the scum within thier midst, including the media if they persist on staying there and being goody two-shoes. They only understand FORCE in that part of the world..GIVE it to them!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

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