Should we Let those nuts in Iraq fend for themselves. It has become a wasted effort.?

Question

The arrogance of the PM and His attempt to defend those who attack our young people make be think it is time to leave. After supporting the war for a long time I am geting fed up with how the US is wasting lives. We should go into Sadyr City and level the place and tell the PM to kiss our *** then leave.

Answer 1

They should be forced to fend for themselves and we should use those troops to take out Iran and Syria. That could clear the way for a real democracy after the religious factions in Iraq fight it out and the winner takes it all. If another regime gets in power that we do not like we can always take them out. Time for Us to get the hell out of there period. I supported the thing until the last month when the waste of lives made it impossible to agree with what is going on. The pentagon has made the war and occupation a real waste and those generals and rumsfeld should be tossed out on their butts.

Answer 2

If the US wishes to be the world's only superpower, then they must get involved in actions that otherwise they would not be. Britain learned this through 250 years of being the main superpower (up to 1918).

Frequently known as "gunboat diplomacy", it comes from Britain sailing one of their Navy ships into a port and threatening action if the local government did not "agree" with what Britain wanted.

America went into Iraq, whether for oil, WMD (still searching!), or pick any reason you wish, but it boils down to because they HAD to...otherwise they begin to lose their absolute military superiority.

If America leaves now, they will (indirectly) install a government that is many times worse than the previous one.

There is only one solution. When involved in occupation, you must win over the local population to your side. This does not involve raiding their houses, shooting their people or insisting that "might is right". The English learned this in Greece in 1945 and in Burma shortly after.

Canadian peacekeeping techniques involve winning over the local population. If you can't, you lose. Right now they're getting beat up in Afghanistan, but the attacks are becoming fewer and fewer as the locals become familiarized with the troops.

Laying Iraq to waste is not the solution. Abandoning after invading is criminal. Mistakes have been made in the past; learn from them, change the methods and adapt.

Might is not always right. Sometimes a piece of humble pie is the cure.

Answer 3

After reading this article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061031/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
I have two questions for the people trying to put their spin on how this war is going.
1. If we're not "occupying" Iraq (which according to the supporters of the war we are "peaceful liberators") then why would our withdrawal from one of our checkpoints set off "celebrations among civilians and armed men" ? We are occupying Iraq; we are no better than any other invading army who has ever occupied another nation.
2. Is it just me, or do the words "prime minister", "Iraqi troops", and "275-member parliament" imply that their government is fully set up and ready to take control? The media tells us that we are hanging around in order to help them set up their government, but it seems to me as if we've overstayed our welcome.

Answer 4

I was shocked by that useless Iraqi PM's ungrateful remarks...and the sad thing is the Bushmen did not lambast and blast his axxe. The Bushmen could have easily gotten rid of that spineless, uninfluential guy but yet they kissed the PM's axxe. They say you give an inch, they want a foot.... you give a foot, they want your axxe

Answer 5

This is because GW got us into this. I would hope the most powerful country in the world would'vbe seen this coming....but now its a civil war...and we need to leave IMMEDIATELY..this isnt about patriotism and politics...its about doing the right thing.

Answer 6

Well lets see, do we want to fight over there or over here hummm, I choose there.