How did the number 21,500 come to be. Why stick the extra 500 in the approximation, am I the only one who found that somewhat interesting, thats not a real #.
When it comes to the government I am a realist, so I firmly believe the decisions of our goverment are strongly based on what will get them the most votes, and far from what they believe to be morally correct....so...why in the world would the president and his "team," tell a country who is mortified by the numbers of deaths this War of Terror is producing tell us he is sending more troops to Iraq...and then follow it with a huge number, while in the process "taking responsibilty," for not doing this sooner? The disapproval in this could have been predicted by a 3 year old, so why this take this campaign strategy. Who do they want to be our next pres...and why?
and as for the pawns in this plot...
what percentage of the military will be in Iraq after these troops are sent?
2007-01-11 16:51:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
and did he really just tell the American public that more troops mean more deaths,and my reasoning behind this being acceptable is that the deaths will occur over a shorter period time than if we kept fighting this war slowly.
2007-01-11 16:59:46 · update #1
he will be powerless in a year...usually, when I know I will be powerless...I atleast want to make sure I am well liked...especially by the person taking my place. The pres. needs to have a strong interest in the campaign of next president, because he needs that next president to work with his decisons, not against them.
2007-01-11 17:07:00 · update #2
Oh, yes, this is a COMPLETE change from the old "stay the course" plan.
This one is now "stay MORE on the course!" The old way wasn't working, so let's, um, send more people to do the same thing that wasn't working! Yeah, that's it!
You do make a point, though. Although I do know that Bush himself isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, his advisors (though vile ultra-conservatives) are smarter than that. For them to have ok'd him making this his new "plan," they have to have something else up their sleeves. I just don't know what it is yet. Something they'll pull out just in time for the 2008 elections, in order to get "their" guy elected. Scary, huh? :(
2007-01-11 17:04:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bush is not in a popularity contest and never has been. Sorry you missed that before and can't understand it. He is trying to have some measure of success and get the troops out as soon as possible. What's wrong with that. He gave the reasons for the plan but it seems people are just sticking with their pet peeves rather than see the whole picture of the plan.
I think the plan make a lot of sense. I didn't want a surge unless there was a very good reason for one, but he gave us reasons.
2007-01-12 02:30:39 · answer #2 · answered by JudiBug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly? I think Bush is like a cat that got caught crapping outside the litter box and he's still frantically trying to cover up his mess while the family stands around and watches in anger.
The whole thing is a toss-up at this point. The pots been stirred for long and so hard, that we may just end up in Iraq indefinitely or until the country is bled dry financially which is what happened to the Soviet Union when they were in Afghanistan for 10 years. Russia finally went bankrupt supporting a war it couldn't win even with superior weapons and training. Deja vu.
2007-01-12 00:59:29 · answer #3 · answered by Rico Suave 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I believe in his speech, Bush mentions something about brigades, which are made up of 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers. If there was an approximation to the percentage needed based on his plan, it could have something to do with the exact number in a combination of brigades, battalions, companies, platoons, and squads, all smaller-than-the-previous type of military organization. Squads have 9-10 soldiers and it goes up from there.
... this is just a guess though. He may have a totally different, specific reason.
2007-01-12 01:02:21 · answer #4 · answered by OjoNegro 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The plan of Bush is for more troops, the better in order to get the job done in Iraq.
2007-01-12 00:55:28 · answer #5 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bush isn't trying to get re-elected. He's abusing his office in order to further the wars in the Middle East, and hopefully drag Iran and possibly Syria into the mix. Why do you think US troops took over an Iranian embassy in Northern Iraq today? Why do you think armed carriers are on their way to the Gulf, within firing range of Tehran? The administration is rattling the saber as loud as it can, but hopefully Iran won't take the bait.
2007-01-12 00:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by eatmorec11h17no3 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Democrats had actually urged the troop surge for weeks before and then when it came time for Bush to submit his plans they turned tail!! Reid was one of the biggest supporter for the plan, just like the demo's!
2007-01-12 01:11:19 · answer #7 · answered by Brianne 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm glad that we have bush in office, he is the only person who is actually going after people who at birth were taught to kill americans. These people need to be dealt with or else we will have another terrorist attack on our homeland.
2007-01-12 01:00:27 · answer #8 · answered by down 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋