18 months ago, Bush said it would be dangerous to add more troop in Iraq. What has changed?

Answer 1

The situation in Iraq has changed much in the last 18 months.

Answer 2

The situation has changed in Iraq,I like to think that Mr Bush knows what he is doing,Though i,m not sure.

Answer 3

At that time it was not clear who was winning or losing the war and now since it is very clear that We are losing this war by a Landslide - it is necessary for him to send more troops to "STAY THE CORPSE!" -

This will just be another Bush Screw-up along with the rest of his Failures!

Answer 4

Thats just it.......nothing has changed he is just trying to keep us confused and fearful while pulling the wool over the sheeples eyes. He's done a damn good job of it so far. There is more here than meets the eye and I hate to keep harping on conspiracies but.........any other time we would have went in and kicked @ss been in and back out flat. Something doesn't add up here.

Answer 5

Nothing, except that the situation grows more catastrophic every day. More troops; less troops; the same number of troops. It just doesn't make any difference. The war is an abomination. Always was; always will be.

Answer 6

It just never ceases to amaze me how many Americans still support Bush’s ill conceived, badly planned invasion of Iraq. The reasons for the invasion have changed several times (links to 9-11 {even Bush has recanted that one}, WMD {the 500 artillery shells not even strong enough to give you a carpet burn}, Terrorists {there are now!}, oh yeah – bringing democracy to the region), the slogan used has changed even more, and the damn place has spiraled into a civil war. Some like to quote the intelligence (dubious at best) that “everyone saw” as justification for the invasion. Firstly, everyone DID NOT see all of the evidence that the Bush administration had. The intelligence professionals who had information counter to the administrations’ objectives were marginalized or ignored. The Senate select committee did NOT see all of the intelligence. They saw more than the Congress at large, but by no means saw all that the Bush admin had. Also, some of you like to post multiple quotes from democrats about how dangerous Sadam was and that we needed to do something, agreed. Not one of them advocated INVADING the damn place! They knew better than that! Our military has been squandered over there. They are brave men and women who follow lawful orders from their superiors, as it should be. But remember, it is the civilian leadership that directs military policy and it is the civilian leadership that is to blame. As far as the insurgency in Iraq, imagine if you were a young man, law and order had broken down (remember, the invaders dismantled the police force), other factions within your country saw the opportunity to take power and influence by the gun (remember, the invaders dismantled the government too) and your only way (even though it’s not a good way, but it’s all ya got) to try to protect your family, tribe, religious group was to retaliate. Add into that mix a group of people that don’t want a foreign country occupying their country so they attack the invaders….you got yourself a big mess. My point is, this administration has largely created this mess through their incompetence, ideological fantasyland, and total lack of understanding of societal nuances in that part of the world

The people over there are not interested in attacking us over here, that’s just a scare tactic. The ones who want to attack us are in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and spread out in other places. The Bush administration has CREATED a hot house for terrorists in Iraq. If this administration had kept it’s eye on the ball of catching the terrorists and destroying their network along with dealing with the root causes of these groups (no, I didn’t say that we should placate them) rather than constructing a petri dish for creating more, we would be a lot further along towards “Mission Accomplished”.

What on God’s Green Earth makes anyone think that this administration has the foggiest idea what to do next?

Answer 7

Congress. They said no more troops.

The situation has gotten worse, and the death of So Damn Insane (Sodam Hussein) didn't help things. Prepare for a lot more fighting unless we find a way to pull out.

B-Cool

Answer 8

the difference is that Israel is getting ready to strike Iran and we need more soldiers to protect American interest (corporations) because the whole area is going into total chaos.

Answer 9

Have you read "Animal Farm"? Iraq is the windmill for Bush.

Answer 10

The political winds have shifted -- that's all.
I don't understand why military familes aren't completely pissed off at this guy for playing politics with their lives...some are, but many are still blindly believing this doofus knows what he's doing.