Do you think Bush's plan is going to work?

Question

Post your comments on the new "Iraq Strategy" by George Bush.

Answer 1

He telegraphed it in the speech in that chilling aside about Iran. To fully realize their plan he will start attacking Iran's support of those inside Iraq by hitting Iran enough to provoke a wider conflict. Then he can "liberate" Iran as well, going for full Dominion over Middle East oil! This has been carefully planned out from the start. They have plundered Iraq and the US Treasury for $3 billion a week, while muscling their way for Dominion, and when they take down Iran, their plan will be complete. Watch and see how they play this out.

Answer 2

No. The only way to make peace in Iraq is to make Iraq disappear. No, I do not mean drop a bomb on it. I mean that it has to become 3 separate countries. Kurds in the North, Sunnis in the Central and Shiites in the South. That won't happen because then the oil revenue won't be fairly divided to Sunnis, Kurds and Shiites.

At the very least the Kurds should get their own country. They get slapped around by Iran, Iraq and Turkey.

There is no military solution to a political problem.

The only possible solution is to supply the Iraqi government with enough weapons and equipment to do a fair job of preventing an increase in violence. This includes, jets, bombs, tanks and helicopters. And then they need to work the political crap out on their own.

We made the mistake of going in there in the first place. I'd rather pay for our mistakes with money than blood.

There is only one way to guarantee that not another American is killed in Iraq and that is to pull all US personnel out.

Answer 3

No, unfortunately no American Counter Insurgency Plan has ever worked. Definately didn't in Vietnam and won't now. We pacified our province in SVN (Phuc Tuy) and most of the next one (Long Khan) but Westmoreland wouldn't take our advice even though Australia and the British have some of the best Co-In records around.

Our special forces in Afghanistan are greatly feared by AQ etc and our guys in Iraq are performing brilliantly. The problem (as always) is that we are very much the junior partner and the American Military has never been good at accepting advice no matter how sound. They view it criticism.

Answer 4

We can win this war anytime we want to. America IS the most powerful country in the world. The problem is we are too worried about world opinion, political correctness, and the American peoples' reaction to the casualties that would result (not only our soldiers but Iraqi civilians) that we will not remove the restrictions on our military that would result in a victory. Its unfortunate but war is hell and casualties are the result of war. If our leaders in Washington had worried about that in WW II, there would be no Europe as it is known today. Unless the government and the American people change their attitudes about this, then we might just as well "cut and run". This would be a tragedy. People in the Middle East would perceive us as "weak" and everyday here in the USA would be a fight for survival, just as it is in Israel today.
This is a fact. So are we going to fight to win or are we going to surrender and lose our right to live free?

Answer 5

Nothing new from Bush except that "mistakes were made." The US Army's own update on counterinsurgency published December 2006, supports a formula that translates to 100,000 additional troops in Baghdad alone. It is reported that Prime Minister al Malaki has been utterly silent on Bush's plan and he replaced the military Iraqi commander for the operation with some one not approved by US commanders of the operation. These don't pass the smell test.

If the president's actions were symbolic the Senate could afford to make symbolic resolutions.

How dumb does Bush think we are? How dumb are we? How dumb we are!

Answer 6

I truly wish i could say yes, but, I do not think it is enough. We could probably triple the personnel we have over there now and then start to make a difference. We are going to have to win this thing somehow or we are going to be in bad shape here. Those that advocate pulling the plug and bugging out, maybe you need to go there and see what it is like. Go see the Iraqi people, not the terrorists that are all chanting "America go home", but the wonderful citizens that are glad we are there, they are the ones that make the sacrifices we are having worthwhile. The ones wanting us out are the minority.

Answer 7

My concern is that we may not be sending enough troops, we may be imposing unrealistic timetables on the Iraqi government, and we may not have enough public support in the US.

If i were a terrorist, I would just "cool it" for a while until the US leaves, and then fight.

If we say "we're staying until we wipe them out," then it would be over sooner.

Yes, the "them" in question is complicated, but the logic is the same. Much of the sectarian violence has been stoked by outside actors.

Answer 8

No, America will not win the war but Bush will most likely get into war with Iran and both nations will unite against the USA.

Answer 9

Have we won a war unconditionally without a atomic bomb in the past 60 years ?
Who cares about a plan considering war doesn't go by plan it goes by the way of the winds and the sands.
War is unpredictable it isn't a clockwork mechanism

Answer 10

No, I don't think Bush ever planned on actually going to work.