Why is the Bush government still in denial when it comes to changing the course in Iraq?

Question

Any soultion to Iraq War without withdrawing? The American public has been frustrated with the war which has no progress but the American troops are dying every month. Any suggestion?

Answer 1

Well, the U.S needs more allies in Iraq.

Answer 2

The Bush government has never been in denial, he thought it would turn around. Now he & Prime Minister Tony Blair have been meeting to work on new plan with the Chiefs of Staff.
The plan has always been to withdraw when Iraq had enough trained troops to defend itself. The money that fuels the so-called "Civil War" comes from Hezbollah according to ABC News on 12-7-2006.
As a military mom, I think we must allow the experts to review the war & best figure out how to withdraw in a timely manner. If we allow congress ( a lower IQ group with no knowledge of what it is really like in Iraq) to chose we lose not only the war but respect with other countries. We allowed this to happen in Viet Nam & been slammed about it ever since. I am not saying to not come home but to let those with all the information to make the decision not politicians or even our emotions.

Answer 3

It's because of the goals the administration set, but the news doesn't want to cover.

1. Create a democratically elected government. That was done.
2. Build 3,200 infrastructure projects. That's 82% done as of August 2006.
3. Train the Iraqi police and army to take care of themeselves. The Iraqi president said that would be June 2007.

So Bush is waiting for the projects to be finished and the Iraqis to be trained. I think there will still be fighting after June 2007, but that's not on the list of concerns to prevent a pull out. I think the major pull out will start in the begining of 2008 or maybe as early as July 2007.

The U.S. might have a permanent base there like we have in Cuba (Spanish American War), Germany (WWII), Japan (WWII), the Phillipines (Spanish American War) and South Korea (Korean War).

Answer 4

He is no longer in denial.

excerpt from link

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 — President Bush will take part in high-visibility deliberations on Iraq next week, making visits to the Pentagon and State Department as they take part in an administrationwide effort to chart a new course in the war.

Mr. Bush will also meet with a group of academic and policy experts about Iraq on Monday, officials said, and will hold a video teleconference with senior military commanders.

The flurry of conspicuous consultation, officials said, is part of Mr. Bush’s effort to come up with a new approach in Iraq under intense pressure to bring the violence there under control or begin reducing the United States’ military commitment.

Officials said it was uncertain when the president would present to the nation what he has repeatedly called “a new way forward” in Iraq, though, they said, he still hoped to do so by Christmas.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/09/world/middleeast/09prexy.html

A couple of days before the last election this would have been unthinkable. Bush was very confident of Republican victory in midterm elections.
The last elections were about IRAQ.
I am not going to rehash the governments lies and deceptions again.
Everybody knows what they are.
I think the Militarys focus is going to be getting Iraqi security
forces trained and ready to take over.
Dubya should go back to his ranch in Texas or the family compound in Maine for a while.
He has outlived his uselessness.

Answer 5

I am loving this report on Iraq calling for a hand over to the Iraqis in a year or so and teaching them instead of policing them, Rumsfeld's Memorandum of items he would have done differently, and the White House's recent admissions that they made a few mistakes.

That alone gives me hope his advisors have received some great insight. I am seeing some progress here.

Answer 6

Maybe there is some hope,after Friday's meeting Bush said his intention is to work with Democrats and Republicans to shape US policy in Iraq.

Answer 7

The bigger qustion is why didn't we learn from Vietnam

btw, the Bush government checks in with the oil companies and as long as those guys reap billions (which tax payers fund through paying for the war and at the pump) then we will keep the world dangerous so the oil prices stay up - and staying in Iraq helps keep those profits rolling in...

Answer 8

The Bush administration is beholden to the large corporations that put them all in office. Those corporations are profiting from the 'war' in Iraq, and - as part of the giant U.S military/industrial complex - they will continue to feed this nation's 'need' for war at any cost. Bush and Cheney are former OIL men who are committed to making U.S. oil companies immensely profitable while continuing to feed America's dependency on foreign OIL.
There is no withdrawal of non-combat troops being planned. The American public has been hood-winked by the Study Group Report which only calls for the withdrawal of 'combat' troops. We're being lied to - and we're being deceived. -RKO-

Answer 9

Why spread lies. Just because he doens't want to cut and run doesn't mean he is in denial. Leaving Iraq in its current state will only leave a breeding ground for terrorists.

Get a grip people....

Answer 10

it requires moral courage to accept the blunders bush govt did. the only course of action is to engage Iraq's neighbors, Iran, Syria in peace talks. leave the Iraq to Iraqis. if necessary, peace keeping forces of UN to monitor the law and order situation in Iraq and conducting of elections UNder supervision of the un.