Are we breastfeeding Iraq by adding 20,000 More Troops?

Question

How long will they be sucking the life out of our military, and how can he Bush justify allowing this? Why are we sacrificing our troops to "Rebuild Iraqi's neighborhoods" (in the words of GWB) when we are less safe from terrorism than we were on 9/11? The US is sapped out. If we can't or barely can protect our own country, how are we supposed to protect others? Note that the majority of the head of our military are saying a troop surge in Iraq is just like trying to put a band-aid on a gaping wound.

Answer 1

when april rolls around he will have to ask congress for more money, mainly because of the war powers act (in vietnam) not allowing presidents to send more troops or money into a war without congress approveal . since the last election turned out the democrats are in power in the congress, so they can turn it down. However he can still send more troops in. with the lack of soldiers, he can institute the draft and no1 will be able to avoid it, no outs at all! This sucks, cuz we can all get shot at now. To answer your question, no he really cant justifie it (in my opinion). We really shouldnt be over there at all. Bush keeps changing his story. 1st he said we were over there 4 weapons of mass destruction, 2nd it was saddam, now its to set a democracy.
I say that we sould forget it all, let them deal with their own problems, no use in sacrificing troops for that. The US is never safe from terrorism but something big will probably come soon if we dont man up. I agree with u, the US has sapped out, other than the war we have lost other postions on the pole. China is ahead of us in economics etc. we are quickly decling. I believe that we are over there to make Bush look good and for oil... call me a hippie (i am), i believe in war but ONLY if its 4 the right reason.
We arent protecting our country, we are spending too much time "trying" to help others....... again my opinion is, and 1st amendment right, Bush Sucks and he's brain washing every1 who is weak enough to believe him!!!

Answer 2

Part one - Imagine your neighbor in a large house with a bomb that he is intent on lobbing on your house, the troops have gone in but they can't seem to find him so they send for backup to help in the search. Now, they could surround your home and try to protect you that way and hope the bomb doesn't get lobbed. The kind of people who instrumented 9/11 don't see the attack as a one time thing which is the main problem and the reason for US involvement. OR

Part two- Seeing that a government has now been established in Iraq why not put further US involvement to a vote in Iraq and let the general population over there decide.

Answer 3

Or is Bush's threat of more troops and a Nov. deadline making the Iraqi leaders step up....

Iraqi PM Al-Maliki Threatens Shiite Militias to Disarm or Face U.S. Crackdown
Thursday, January 11, 2007
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BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's prime minister has told Shiite militiamen to surrender their weapons or face an all-out assault, part of a commitment U.S. President George W. Bush outlined to bring violence under control with a more aggressive Iraqi Army and 21,500 additional American troops.Senior Iraqi officials said Wednesday that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, under pressure from the U.S., has agreed to crack down on the fighters even though they are loyal to his most powerful political ally, the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Previously, al-Maliki had resisted the move.

Iraqi National Security Adviser Mouwaffak al-Rubaie said the nation's top Shiite Muslim cleric agreed that illegal weapons should be removed from the public, an indication that the spiritual leader will support the U.S. security plan.

Answer 4

This extra needed infantry says to me that Bush wants to rule the Iraq's rather than help them. Part of me thinks we should finish what we started, but then how many lives must we risk and affect to accomplish our crusade. There is a lot the public doesn't know. The request for troops was vague. And if Bush believes that this will be the solution, then why??

Answer 5

We are breastfeeding Iraq death and destruction, and then we expect them to bend over and say "Thank you sir, may I have another (20,000)

Sending more troops will do nothing to help end the Iraqi Civil War. It will only add kerosene to the flames.

Answer 6

The body bags and little rags of children torn in two
And the jellied brains of those who remain to put the finger right on you.
As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song,
To the tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun.

Answer 7

You need to look at the big picture. Remember global war on terror. It's not just about Iraq, it's about securing the world from terrorism.

Answer 8

I think if a president sends troops to fight a war,he should be the one leading them, and if lives are lost he should be the first to die.Why ask anyone to do something you yourself would not do?

Answer 9

well, no we are not breastfeeding them.
we are troop-feeding them ;]

i hope in january 2009 the next president says "no more war!" and everyone goes home and lives happily ever after

Answer 10

I think we are breast-feeding someone in our money-driven government