Should the U.S bring more international peace keeping troops to Iraq to quell the violence?

Answer 1

The other countries should send troops to help stabilize the area. The whole area has serious problems, and the USA gets all the criticisms. With some many other countries, one would think some of them could help with the situation. Peace is something the whole world be a part of.

Answer 2

The US has no authority to bring the troops of any other nation to Iraq or any other place on the planet for that matter.

Fact is with Bush's "plan" to put a few more US boots on the ground, other nations are cutting back their troop commitments.

Net change: Zero to somewhat less than current troop levels.

Net result: Catastrophe for those on the ground.

The whole "plan" is a joke. To make any difference we'd need to DOUBLE the number of boots on the ground in Iraq and commit to a 20 - 50 year stay. If we're not up to that level of commitment -- and there's no doubt that we are not -- then we should just bring the troops home to be with their families and let the chips fall where they may in Iraq.

Answer 3

There is no such thing as a peace keeping troop, it is a utopian pipe dream. A military is not suposed to keep the peace they are supposed to reestabilsh the peace by force of arms. They do thins by killing everyone who resists untill no one resists. If the insurgents really want the US to leave then all they have to do is stop fighting and wait. Then after a pullout is complete and then resume their attacks on their own people. But since they don't appear to have any sort of intelligence I am left to conclude that they just want to kill americans.

Answer 4

No. The UN should, though. The UN is supposed to address a wide range of humanitarian needs, including agriculture, coordination and support services, economic recovery and infrastructure, education, family shelter and non-food items, food, health, mine action, protection of human rights and the rule of law, security, and water and sanitation, all things sorely lacking in Iraq.

Answer 5

If, by peacekeeping troops, you're referring to the UN, they are almost useless as peacekeepers. They're rules of engagement are so strict, they are virtually helpless in a combat situation. If you are referring to the international community, most countries that support the U.S. have sent support in other ways (mostly logistical and medical support). The burden of manpower falls to the U.S. since we are the most capable of providing it.