instread of us pulling back? is his son or daughter there? NOPE!!!!
2007-02-22 18:45:28 · 17 answers · asked by mala 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The idea is to complete the mission before you come home.
Was Clinton's daughter in the Balkans or Somalia? No, she was chillin' with Dru Barrymore.
2007-02-22 18:55:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
He's going to send troops as much and as long as he can. He'll keep doing this because he's staked his presidency, his legacy, and America's credibility, moral authority and position in the world on this fight. Unfortunately, what has developed as seriously damaged all of those things, if not irreparably, at least seriously enough that we will have to spend a very long time for the United States to regain the level of trust and stature the world had in it before all of this happened.
Perhaps President Bush really does believe that another twenty thousand troops or so is enough to by some means provide a measure of legitimacy to Nouri al Maliki's government, calm down the Shi'ite and Sunni death squads, pacify the ex-Baathists and alienated Sunnis who've cast their lot with them, and eliminate the Al Qaeda faction which has developed within the country. Maybe he's just biding his time until 2008. Whatever his motivation, that's actually good for us.
It actually is to his credit that he's not pulling out the troops immediately. Nouri al Maliki's government is weak, has little legitimacy, and exists in no small degree with the support of Moqtada al Sadr's al-Mahdi Army. Our soldiers have lost almost all legitimacy thanks to the criminally incompetent mismanagement of the war. As bad as all that is, many people expect that the most likely consequences of an immediate pull-out would make the current situation look like High Tea at the Ritz-Carlton.
If we pull out, it's quite likely that the fighting between the Sunni's and the Shi'ites to fill the vacuum. Al Qaeda or the ex-Baathists could also press their advantage when we leave, and quite likely any substantial resistance could be enough to overwhelm al Maliki's government, and likely be enough to cause the government to fail entirely. If things get bad enough then neighboring countries could intervene like Iran, which appears to already be involved in the country to support the Shi'ites, or maybe Saudi Arabia, which has in the past threatened to intervene to support the Sunni minority should the situation grow bad enough for them.
So why is Bush sending more troops over? Who knows, but given the situation it's a pretty decent option.
2007-02-23 03:25:27 · answer #2 · answered by Ralph S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People are likening our presence in Iraq with Viet Nam. It's worse than that.
The situation in Iraq is more like the climate in Northern Ireland, with both Sunni and Shiite extremists guilty of terrorist activities. We have essentially the same position as that of the British in Northern Ireland; attempting to keep the peace.
Bush's apparent strategy is to upscale American soldier presence. Unfortunately, this strategy would keep U.S. presence in Iraq for several more years.
Maybe some countries need a civil war, without outside intervention, to settle down. We had a civil war; it was costly, but it ultimately solidified our nation. Let the Shiites and the Sunnis and the Kurds deal with their civil war by themselves.
Then we can move on to spending our tax-payer dollars of schools, medicine and repairing New Orleans...
2007-02-23 03:11:38 · answer #3 · answered by MenifeeManiac 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The job has to be finished otherwise the USA will look like a Nation of Cowards. Like Spain, France, Italy and all the other spineless countries that are letting the USA protect the whole entire world all by our self.
Remember: Terrorist don't care who the scare or hurt or kill. They want to force their beliefs onto everyone else and destroy every person that doesn't get on their side.
2007-02-23 02:51:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He will bring them home when the fight is over. He sends more to help us fight our enemies. Come on you know this. You're just pulling our legs, right?
Or maybe he should bring them home now and let the terrorists have the middle east to use as a safe base to attack America from. Maybe it would be better if we fought the war over here. Then instead of terrorists killing innocent Iraqi citizens they could be killing innocent American citizens. I know the liberals like that idea, do you?
2007-02-23 02:57:37 · answer #5 · answered by bill j 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
thats what i keep asking myself. this whole thing has been based on lies...i just wish my husband wasnt going. dont know what else to say, i am sure i will get a thumbs down. but, whatever.
it is a civil war there and has been for awhile we need to get out of there. another example would be what happened when India became independant from britain.
i just am tired of our soldiers going over there where they are getting killed for, what?
oh, yeah, i forgot. i have a feeling that our troops might be coming home in 2008, before elections. thats just my guess, its a safe one i bet.
2007-02-23 03:27:31 · answer #6 · answered by Jessy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
never.Bush claims this war started due to misinformation.If it's not the Bush's job to verify the info. is correct.Then who's is it.If the U.S. backs down now well be fighting terrorist's here.OK im at war with you.And im so tied up in it that i can't poss-ably spare a few crazed men to set off some bomb's in your country.Bush will extend the war.Build small perminate base's and protect oil HIS intrest.
2007-02-23 03:25:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The troops will come home when the jobs done.
The reason he keeps sending more troops over is because he actually cares what happens to the Iraqi people.
Do _you_ want millions of Iraqis to get massacred?
2007-02-23 11:24:12 · answer #8 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Send Mr. Bush to Iraq to fight, the next day all the troops will be back home.
2007-02-23 03:44:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
First of all, President Bush does not have a son. I am surprised you even know who the President is.
The best answer is with a question: what do you think would happen if we did pull out of Iraq? Think long and hard about it.
2007-02-23 02:52:53 · answer #10 · answered by ric9757 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋