Bush's Iraqi blunder?

Question

Bush invade Iraq when our active duty troop strenght was only 500,000 men. He was advised by the military that it would take a force of 400,000 to bring law and order to post-Saddam Iraq.
Rather than reinstate the draft, Bush sought to train Iraqis as the needed security force. This approach has failed. Billions of dollars have been poured into Iraq, our equipment is quickly wearing out, and havoc in Iraq is spreading.
Do we have the backbone to do what is needed to bring law and order to Iraq? The people of Iraq cannot manage the country on their own unless law and order is established first. Without a stabilizing force, civil war will spread.
Invading Iraq was wrong, in my opinion. But, leaving the country in it's present state is also wrong. Winning the peace in Iraq will require reinstating the draft. Is America willing to do that, or tuck its tail and run?

It's a false assumption that inceasing our troop levels in Iraq will increase the violence. The opposite is true. There is safety in numbers.

Answer 1

We have no right to be there in the first place. Like we know whats best for them, they will detonate bombs strapped to their chest for crying out loud. Sending more American troops to their death is not the answer especially if we force them into the military. We need to pull our troops out and stop the since less killing of American troops.

Answer 2

I think your question is. Do we have the backbone to do what is needed to bring law and order to Iraq?

Yes we do. Really the only thing I'd blame Bush for was listening to his Defense Staff. So to say it was his fault for the Blunder. I wouldn't go that far. It was probably more Rumsfield fault. Then again remeber he did do a Great Job with the Military. We beat Iraq in 1 -2 weeks. Never has a country been defeated the fast. So they did good there. The problem was the defense didn't adjust quick enough to rising insurgents.FYI remember as we beat Iraq our new methods had to resort to Intelligence which by the way Clinton Depleted by 60%. So Bush was rebuilding this Dept. It takes time train, get out in the field, and develop contacts. Not an easy task thanks to Clinton.

Your comment about the Draft are you referring to the US? If so it's Chrales Rangel -Democrat in the NY who wants to bring the Draft back. the Link is the Washington Post providing info on it. I'm not sure why Democrat citizens think the Republicans want a Draft.. They Don't. I'm Independent. PLus I got tired of hearing Democrats cry about elections. They always want a recount costing tax payers money. There was not 1 Republican forced recount in the last elections and there could have been. On one account the Democrats got their recount and Lost !! too Funny... I love it. Are the Democrats cry babies? They are doing to our country what they did back in Viet Nam. Telling everyone we are losing. For once Let us win a war please... We havn't won a war since WWII. Another stat 1st month in WWII we lost 7000-8000 soldiers. We only lost 3,000 in 4 years. Far cry from a blunder. Here is another link so you can compare WWII to Present day.

And was it ok to attack Germany like it was to Attack Iraq? Germany never attacked us. They only stopped our ships that were supporting the Brits with weapons. Iraq under Clinton was always shooting at our military aircraft. same thing.

Answer 3

When America is without law and order itself how can we provide or assist Iraq post Saddam .
We have gangs that run block after block in large metropolitan Cities collecting protection selling guns and drugs and killing at will .
Street gangs are sometimes even controlled from Inside our prisons with orders coming from leaders serving live sentences for multiple homicides and drug trafficking .
How can a nation like America with all its inherent problems begin to manage a people that it has no real understanding of .
We do not have the laws in place or the backbone to deal with our own domestic issues let alone the civil war that has resulted from Saddam's removal as leader .
Religious sects rather then gangs roam free in Iraq causing chaos and mayhem and the culture there has been one of war for over fifty years .
These people have weapons like Americans have TV's Two and three per house . Many having a home theater system capable of killing hundreds .
SO before we can begin to control another nation we should first have our own house in order .
I am amazed at people like you who see this as a moral imperative to bring democracy and order halfway around the world and at the same time ignore the issues facing Americans .
The close to two billion we spend in Iraq each week is bankrupting our future and causing a wider divide among those who can support themselves and those who can not .
A major share of everyones paycheck will be going to support the debt and at the same time provide continued pay increases retirement and medical care for the approximately 30 million people working in the government . All these services and government workers are a drain on the working people who must bare the entire burden of the military ,defense industry ,medicade and care ,our school systems and fire and police . This burden on the working class is driving them into poverty as taxes rise on property because the property values are forced up in order to be able to collect enough to pay for services .Wages are not increasing at the same rate as property is and those who were renting are paying for the land and buildings owned by others .those who own are forced to pay more in taxes and poverty is on the rise .
You can bend the numbers anyway you want but an apple pie would be divided like this in America . Think of the pie as all the money in our nation . around 3 million Americans would all share 4 / 5 of the pie the remaining 1/5 would be divided like this 1/5 going to 8 million people 1/5 going to 12 million people 1/5 to 18 million people 1/5 going to 150 million people and then again we have 1/5 left over which is divide like this 50 million 40 million and 30 million the rest get so little it is not worth mentioning .These people are the working poor and welfare recipients .
SO while you work hard at getting support for Foreigners I will try to alert people to our own problems at home .
When you have 6 mouths at home to feed and not enough and you go next door and feed the neighbors, both house's are going to starve to death . You are welcome to your opinion as am I . I feel that if I could make an American sit still long enough to think for a moment maybe some reality would settle in and America could become a better nation .

Answer 4

At least Bush tried something. That is more than the Useless Nuisance (UN) ever did where Sodamn Insane was concerned. No one can succeed when most of the world and half the country are opposed to it for paltry partisan reasons.

Answer 5

I am willing to fight, if the institute the draft, I will sign up. We can not leave Iraq as is, b/c then the terrorists will gain control of Iraq's oil, and then sell it for weapons from countries willing (Russia, France, and Germany)

Answer 6

On with the draft