In Our Haste to End the War in Iraq, Have We Not Forgotten Something?

Question

I do not know just what is the right course of action concerning the war in Iraq, but it disturbs me that the news media as well as politicians are all of a sudden the "experts" on what America wants when it comes to this war. Shouldn't we be asking the people who probably know more about the war in Iraq than senators and television journalists? Our soldiers are the ones risking their lives. They are the ones that have to evacuate. They are the ones who might actually know more than any politician---even if that politician is Hillary Clinton. Should we not at least ask the military leaders and the troops on the ground about how to resolve the war that they have been assigned to fight?

Answer 1

The soldiers know.

Saddam paid every family of a suicide bomber $10,000. Though he wasn't the largest supporter of terrorism he certainly backed them.
He was the easiest target to beat and save American lives by making Iraq the catalyst for political change throughout the Middle East.

A free Iraq with all Iraqi citizens receiving their fare share of oil revenue checks (as in Kuwait) will destabilize the Iranian government causing a thereat from within their own country.

Destabilizing Iran automatically weakens the foundation of the Syrian government.

These are the 2 largest contributors to terrorists. This has been the strategy from day one but the current administration cannot come right out and speak these words.

This will cause the monies flowing like a river to Al-Quaeda, Hezbollah, and Ham mas to be reduced to a dripping faucet.

The war in Iraq has been about undermining the terrorist supporting countries of the entire Middle East and is a logical step to end the source of money to terrorist organizations.

Once again...a free Iraq is their worst nightmare.

God Bless

Answer 2

Well, I understand your point. As a soldier, i am given a job to do, though I don't get the luxury of difining strategic objective. What would be nice is polling ALL troops, not voting per se. A military should not be loyal to itself, but to its country. Though, we are presently the experts at what is happening right now. Perhaps the media, should just get the heck out, the congress actually understand something about OPSEC and shut their mouths to the media about troop movement and manning, and let us do the job and get it over with. There is too much bureacracy in place in the military concerning actions in-country. For instance just recently a Blackwater little bird went down. A call went out for a QRF to be dispatched, but they had to run it up the chain before doing anything. What should have happened is, well, the QRF be dispatched as soon as it was actually needed, not hours later. And considering it was in support of our state department, I would have to say it was a good mission to begin with. Basically, even the dems agree that we have to have a presence there for a long time, but what we need is to actually be allowed to our jobs and level the insurgents and their sympathsizers. We also have an obligation to stabalize the region, or Iran will try to take control, which they are allready attempting to do..

A referendum vote in Iraq of its citizens is a great idea, though I would be somewhat skeptical about vote tampering.

Answer 3

We should do as Abraham Lincoln did in the Civil War. Find a general that gets positive results. If the general can't, replace him. If we can't trust the military to do their job, then why did we send them over there?

One of the answers mentioned about a stabilized Iraq being a threat to Iran and others. I'm not claiming to be the most up to date person on every suicide bombing, but I don't remember Kuwait having the problem the other Middle Eastern nations are having. Maybe the answer is to copy what they are doing.

Answer 4

The new in power left is just playing to polls and the media plays to ratings. Look at the facts, the Left jumped up and down for a troop increase and now they are against it for it would look as if it supports the opposition party which would prove risky to their political base and fund raising for the 08 elections. They overwhelming confirm Petrias to lead the troops in Iraq after hearings but then try to vote to undermine his ability to succeed, Pretty hypocritical huh...

The left has invested in a defeat in Iraq platform as there main agenda for the political season, so do not expect them to listen to troops or Military Leadership. (Except the talking heads on the major networks that know they have to speak to the media agenda in order to become the "News contributor" and get air time )

Answer 5

It sounds like a lot of people here would like the to become a military dictatorship.

If you were running a business would you have your workers make the decisions for you.

Of course you must understand that businesses are virtual dictatorships and the workers have no power.

Answer 6

so sorry to disagree.

a soldiers lot in life is not to question orders but to follow them.

on the other hand, why don't we just have a referendum vote in iraq and ask the citizens of iraq if they want the usa to continue to save them from whatever it is that they are saving them from - i think this is a very valid issue.

i simply don't understand why the bush admin doesn't just ask the iraqi people if they still want soldiers there...

Answer 7

In war our military leaders should make all of the decisions. It's messed up that pencil pushing politicians sit in their climate controlled offices on cushioned chairs making choices for people who risk their lives with every breath.

Answer 8

If we let the military do it's job without all the political BS, Iraq would be long over and at peace.

Answer 9

NOBODY HIS THE EXPERTS , DEATH CAME TO THE UNITED STATES AND IRAQ, BLOOD STILL FLOWS WHEN THE WORLD FINALLY SAYS ENOUGH THEN THE WAR WILL BE OVER, AND WE WILL BURY OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ALL OVER THE WORLD AND SAY HOW STUPID WE WERE TO LET IT ADVANCE TO THE POINT WHEN TALK STOPS / AND BULLETS FLY /

Answer 10

I totally agree . . . we should be able to decide for ourselves how to run our war (Im a soldier), but unfortunatly our actions in war are governed by the people and voted upon . . . so what we want and what the world wants are unfortunatly different things.