2006-12-26 00:46:21 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Good Question.I think the amount of troops sent now will be a case of too little too late.I think this war is over for the USA.The only way is to get out-ugly or not.It is obvious now that the insurgents were and are not a rag tag bunch of gangsters but an actual guerilla army.With a plan.
They are gaining more members every day.They are regarded like freedom fighters by the Iraqis.They try to cultivate an image as charismatic as the French Resistance in WW2.They are being financed by rich Saudis and Persian Gulf sheiks.
The US troops are portrayed by them as fascist occupiers,torturers and depraved alchohol drinking sadists and dupes.
This war is over,now there is only the saving of young American lives by closing the book on a troop presence there.The battle was for the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people.That battle is lost for at least four decades.The people cannot forget this immense catastrophe,the insurgents with their websites and TV station will never let them forget.
So America cannnot win - whether they are in for the long haul or not.They have an accusation of an historical crime looming on the horizon.They will never gain the acceptance of the population.
The people in power who were so deluded they thought they would be welcomed with flowers are slowly coming to the realization that they have created an immense human tragedy.
And that their legacy will be the eternal scorn and contempt of future historians.
2006-12-26 01:50:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No it is not a good idea to send more troops into Iraq.
First off our troops are currently training the Iraqis to become better insurgents. The people we train for the Iraqi army and police force are allowed to take leave whenever they want and are not accounted for and are not tracked to make sure they come back. When the Commission of Military questioned top generals on this matter they had no answer as to how or if we track the people we train.
Second, as long as we stay in Iraq the Iraqis do not have to take control of their own country. The Iraqi president said that if we pull out it would undermine his forces, which means without US forces his own army is meaningless. The Iraqi government has no incentive to take responsibility for its own country and its own people.
Third, to all the people who think that our soldiers and top generals want more troops, they are not informed. One soldier over their said he thought we needed more troops...the media took that and said all soldiers on the ground want more soldiers....Many of the soldiers think that there are too many people over there now and that we should pull out...and the top generals that I have seen interviewed have said they do not want more troops....that if the government decides to send more troops make sure they have a specific mission not just as an increase in numbers...
Our president needs to take the advice of the Iraqi study group and set a deadline for the Iraqi government to start working on becoming effective and controlling the violence on its own or we have a total troop withdrawal....maybe that will give the Iraqi government reason to step up and do their own job
2006-12-26 04:39:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
after 9-11 every american wanted to send every troop we had over there, but years later, the sting seems to have lessened. Even those people in NY City are turning back to their liberal roots... If more troops are needed then more troops should go. As I have NO military experience, and have not been to Iraq to see what is exactly going on, I have to rely on the media to tell me what is going on. Unfortunately the media sensationalizes everything and there is very little truth in the media on this issue... so... I have to put faith in the military leaders and peoplewho have been there to decide what is needed. And if you ask them they say more troops, so then yes more troops are needed.
2006-12-26 02:50:24 · answer #3 · answered by badneighborvt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we should have enough troops the first time we went over to Iraq. If the amount of troops is increased the faster they will be able to get the job done.
2006-12-26 00:50:27 · answer #4 · answered by maxresist 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes,
Troops on the ground equals more ground covered and secured. If we can drive the insurgents out of the strongholds and place enough pressure on them. By forcefully pushing and clearly every scrap of land we can win.
The goal is not really to win. But, now it is to train Iraqis enough for us to get out and let them deal with it. So, by sending more troops we can get that done faster.
2006-12-26 01:26:56 · answer #5 · answered by devilduck74 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES, the Generals say we need more troops and the ENLISTED and OFFICERS want more people to come over. You know that if it was really that bad and we were loosing that much (Like the Liberal Media likes to tell the public about EVERY war), that they wouldnt be trying to get their best buddies to come back and pretty much agreeing to do more tours.
2006-12-26 02:28:21 · answer #6 · answered by I Hate Liberals 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is one element you want to comprehend....you may't trust each little thing that's instructed from you from the files media. i will furnish you with an get at the same time.....did you get a decision about this poll? Is there all of us you recognize were given a decision or letter about this poll? in case your answer is not any...then how did they get a percentage that prime? ought to or not that's that they are "making it up"? Taking a pollthrough area is likewise not precise, because it would not wisely degree all of u . s . a .'s opinion. i'd have under no circumstances realized most of the lies that come from the media, had I not seen it myself. best of success to you.
2016-12-01 04:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I do not believe it to be in the best interest of the U.S. to put more troops in harms way. However we need to do something and at this point at least it is a policy change and we are headed in a new direction. Hopefully it works out. My doubts on the leadership in this country still remain but we do need to do something different as the old policy is not working at all.
2006-12-26 01:02:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sometimes not doing nothing is not always best, but sending more means more deaths, learn what we need to do, with the forces we have, we have capable people and leaders, but they dont always lead, do they? I say use more alltillary, not troops.
2006-12-26 00:55:57 · answer #9 · answered by mycus2000 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no, they just need to take the army out and put more marines in there. No more boot leather needed, just good old whoop ***.
There is a saying, where too many go, too few return.
Why do you think the army shoots so many of its own troops?
2006-12-26 01:30:15 · answer #10 · answered by red_samurai_dragon 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋