what do you think?
2007-01-21 18:06:47 · 7 answers · asked by chyeah. 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
4th time for a surge . . . if the past is any indicator then no it won't change anything.
2007-01-21 18:51:09 · answer #1 · answered by Billy Dee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, the main idea was to secure Iraq. And no matter what it's like for Iraqi citizens, he's done it for America. As for quelling the violence, the new policy is what he always wanted to do and is what should have been done from the start. He went on TV and announced that they had made a mistake and needed as new plan, as in admitting to the public he was wrong and now bowing to public pressure and listening to the people. So then he send even more troops and the public thinks he's listening! It was great political acumen and a horrible display of American gullibility. He's digging in for the long haul before he leaves office so no one can pull out after, Iraq is and will become more dependant on the US this way. This is the strategy. No one can stop them from blowing eachother up, they did it before the Americans, they'll do it after the Americans. Just get yours. It's not Americas fault that they kill eachother. Mostly all the violence is infighting. You guys got the oil and the security, stop wingeing.
2007-01-22 02:34:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it will not. My reason for saying this is that the 21,000 troops that he plans to send will only make up for the losses that we've suffered and put us back to level that we were at the beginning of the war. Obviously, a heavier troop load will not help. It didn't help before. It didn't prevent all the deaths of both Americans and Iraqis. Also, Iraq is in the middle of civil war, regardless of whether or not we are there. We're only putting our soldiers in the middle of a conflict that really has nothing to do with our presence. We need a pull-out plan, and we need it now. I'm not saying that things are going to great after we pull-out ... but it doesn't matter whether we do it now or we do it 10 years in the future. We can't win in Iraq.
2007-01-22 02:18:05 · answer #3 · answered by ◦Delylah◦ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iraq will never be a democracy the way we know it because the people of Iraq have never been free and do not know what it is to be part of a democracy. Iraq goes back many centuries and if you trace its history you will find that the country (called by other names 1,500 years ago) was always ruled by tyrant kings who spent most of their time making the people kill one another for the king's power and money. Sound familiar?
2007-01-22 07:35:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know...more troops could just mean more targets. On the other hand, increasing the size of our force in Iraq could help control the insurgents. Either way, the Iraqis need to start fighting for themselves.
2007-01-22 02:12:29 · answer #5 · answered by Appono Astos 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bush is Bush .He just wants to prove he wasn`t a greedy fool. His mother admitted before that her most stupid son has become apresident.The result is more victims, more blood.and much more failure. I only wonder if the Americans haven`t found a better peson to rule their country. I lost all trust to the US and the Americans as well .
2007-01-22 02:19:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not quite sure what his actual goal is. He probably will achieve his goal, but I think that his goal is different than what the general public actually thinks it is. If your question is, will his plan make us win the war in Iraq...no, I don't believe it will, but like I said, I don't believe that is his goal.
2007-01-22 02:17:13 · answer #7 · answered by eyellnevrtell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋