Why is Bush half-assing Iraq?

Question

I mean seriously.. I don't agree with sending more troops to Iraq.. but at the same time if he's going to be arogant and send them then why just 20k and not the 92k that gates and the pentagon have requested? If you are going to piss of the American people you may as well do it in a way that places your troops in the safest possible environment.. granted there would be some long term tactical and technical problems with that large of a surge.. but those problems exist for the 20k surge as well.... is Bush trying to walk a moderate line between two paths that could work.. instead bringing more pain to everyone? And causing the needless death of even more of our troops?

Answer 1

it may seem as though he is "half-assing" to us, but I honestly believe that he REALLY just doesn't know what hes' doing. If he was 1/2 assing then he would at least 1/2 know what hes' doing..and he doesn't...and because he isn't thinking of what steps he should take... or not thinking at all... he is just driving blind...thats all. hes' a dumbass

Answer 2

For one reason and one reason only. We don't have that many troops available to go into Iraq. We are stretched unbelievably thin in our military. Bush stated last night that we have to find a way to raise the number of troops in the Army and Marines. He said it, but he sure didn't go into just how we are supposed to accomplish that. It had "draft" written all over it. He's aching to attack Iran but he can only do so from the air, which isn't going to do anything to destroy all of the deep underground systems that Iraq has in place. Bush is desperate right now, and his new plan depends on the Iraqis making serious changes in their military/police training and politics in general. They haven't shown any real ability to do this up until now. I'm skeptical that this will magically change in the coming months.

Answer 3

he is trying to guarantee victory in 08 for a new republican president. If we are still at war over there, it is hard to switch presidents to the other side. A democrat president will do a complete withdrawal of troops which isn't really the best thing either. By Bush dragging this out, he hopes it will win a republican victory in 08.

Answer 4

if you really listened to President Bush's speech,you would have heard him say that this is all like a work in progress-sending troops is not the end-all,do-all.we may send more at a later date,we may send some troops home.if you can't adapt to the situation,you increase your chances of being dead.ask the dinosaurs.

Answer 5

That's about all the troops we have to spare, and even that's cutting it short. Maybe you should help out and enlist. They need the draft, but they know they'll have less than half show up. Too many people are aware, these days of how things really are.

Answer 6

Bush has been half assing this war since day one, and thats the problem. He's playing a shell game with soldiers lives in a vain attempt to save his failed Presidency. Here comes the thumbs down crowd, lol.

Answer 7

The liberals wonn;t let him. He is only asking for 20k because the chances of approval from congress are better than to ask for the amount needed.

Same logic a panhandler uses asking for spare change instead of a couple hundred dollars.

Answer 8

this isn't about bush winning it's about america winning, stop calling it bush's war and just give it a chance. we will know within the next couple of months if this plan is working, if not then i do think it's time to slowly withdraw troops.

Answer 9

So let me get this straight. You don't want more troops sent to Iraq, but you are mad because Bush is only sending 20,000 instead of 92,000?

Answer 10

The only sense to be made out of it is, being he stated he is in a Global War On Terror, he has held the rest of the troops back in reserve for his next attack phase on another country.
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