Unification?

Question

Can Iraq and Afghanistan please stop fighting and killing each other and unite to build better countries and a better world for all concerned.The sooner they do this the better.We in the UK and Allied forces can pull out and leave them in peace and prosperety.
I know its a bit of a simplistic idea but its not rocket science I think the sooner the better for all.May your God go with you and guide you.Yes I am British and no I am not Muslim.

Answer 1

simplistic ideas are great in theory
however have you consider that some Iraqis and Afghanistan's view the allies forces as conquerors rather than liberators if the allies forces pull out first and were replace with a non militaristic mediator then they might stop fighting. just a thought.

to establish peace is hard work which made it all the more worthwhile.

however your idea is noble and if there were more people like you the world would be a better place

Answer 2

If the Allied forces pulled out now, the Taliban would regaing power in Afghanistan and be even more determined to put bombs in the tunnels of London and planes into the towers in the US.

If US left Iraq now, there would be a civil war between the Shiites and the Sunnis.

The Allied forces are trying to provide the peace and security that will help these countries prosper. A prosperous country is a peaceful country and that is the goal.

Answer 3

Wow, yeah that's pretty naive, bud. "Please guys, quit it! Just quit it!" These people live lives that are cheap. By cheap I mean they do not have much future, they probably won't live long, the quality of life sucks and they don't have much to look forward to. They completely buy into the belief that dying as a martyr is better than living for their family and changing their lives. They see and are easily tricked into the belief that killing innocent people will bring them glory and honor to their families and they do not see the hurt and continuation of violence they bring about by their actions. Victims families are strengthened and seek revenge for these idiotic actions. The zealots that push this behavior are suckered by their own beleifs that their faith tells them salvation will come after a huge battle so anything they do to incite a great war they believe helps their cause. Not to mention they all fight over a crappy, dry, hot piece of land claiming thousands of years old birthright. The only way out is to get them to buy into a new belief. One that focuses on respect of the individual and working to better one's situation. We can do that with a continued influence over there. It takes a lot of time. When Iraqis take ownership in their country and decide their are tired of the bloodshed, and decide to turn in Al Qaeda members then it will begin to stop.

On another rant... This answers thing is gay. You can't reply to what other people say because you only get one answer. Also who picks the best answer, but the guy asking the question... So what, we should be really nice and not tell the truth in order to get points or look like an expert when in reality you are only a suck up. Who thought this system up? That's my question... when I get some points!

Answer 4

The sentiment is nice, however ...

(1) Iraq and Afghanistan have no history of extensive foreign relations with each other, being separated by Iran (and Iran is the regional power to reckon with, hands down). Afghanistan's focus has been more towards Pakistan historically, while Iraq has shared much more extensive ties in common with Syria and Jordan.

(2) The infrastructure in Afghanistan and Iraq are wrecked. Peace and prosperity are hard to come by in chronic unemployment. Afghanistan lacks resources and access to the sea. Its primary export is opium because it lacks light or heavy industry and its agriculture is unsupported by either productive modern farming practices (fertilizer, tractors, etc) or by a wealth of properly irrigated soil rich in nutrients. Iraq has fairly decent irrigation and fairly good light industry, but its mainstay is its petroleum industry - the infrastructure for which has lacked serious investment for decades and is in shambles.

(3) It may not be rocket science to you, but your appeal was neither a proper military question, or likely to be read by any Iraqi or Afghan. Gross oversimplification does no one any favors, least of all you. Nor does it spare you the litany of abuse that comprise many of the answers here.

Answer 5

Forget Iraq and Afghanistan why doesn't the whole world realize how much better off we would all be if everyone just stopped fighting and killing each other for stupid reasons.

Answer 6

That can only happen IF

The Shi'ites, Sunni & Wahabi sects do not fight one another;

No group or middle eastern leader wishes to be the hegominc power in that region;

The middle eastern people & authorities control & keep an eye on extremism

Answer 7

Hummmmmm.
If you really want what you said here, please ask you PM to withdraw your force and your allied force from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Who gave you the authority to export Democracy to those country? Are you PM and his allied the sole authority of democracy?
Are your PMs mail allied GW Bush maintain democracy in his own belief? Just recall your mind on his electtion.
You the British just looted Greater India for long 200 years(from 1757 to 1947) by same way now you are doing in Iraq nad Afghanistan, can you remember it?

Answer 8

It's a nice thought, however, somehow I think things are not going to get any better for a long long time.

Answer 9

WELL FANCY BRIT.YOU OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SLAUGHTER.WE REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID IN YOUR TERRITORIES AND IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.DON'T FORGET THE SECOND WORLD WAR ENDED NOT LONG AGO.EUROPEANS ARE AT PEACE NOW AREN'T YOU.LET THE SLAUGHTER CONTINUE ONE DAY SOON FATIGUE WILL SET IN THEN ALL THE WAR MONGERS WILL COME TO SMOKE THE PEACE PIPE.IF YOU BRITS AND THE USA STOP MEDDLING THIS WILL HAPPEN SOONER THAN LATER.

Answer 10

You don't seem to have a point. Why don't we pull out is the question?