If Mission was accomplished then why are we still bringing troops in Iraq?

Question

This Mission Accomplished
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- What was once viewed as a premier presidential photo op continues to dog President Bush six months after he landed on an aircraft carrier to declare "one victory" in the war on terrorism and an end to major combat operations in Iraq.

Attention turned Tuesday to a giant "Mission Accomplished" sign that stood behind Bush aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln when he gave the speech May 1.

The president told reporters the sign was put up by the Navy, not the White House.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/28/mission.accomplished/

Answer 1

George Bush no doubt realized the same thing when he refused early on in the war to send more troops. He knew that questions like yours would be asked. Then it got to the point where he HAD to send troops.
His main mistake was thinking that because the United States defeated the Iraqi military, that they had won the war. He underestimated the insurgents. Then spent the next three years trying to cover it up.

Answer 2

Did you really think when the President said mission accomplished there would be nothing but sweetness and light in Iraq after that?

If you did I would question your IQ. All the President was saying was Saddam was no longer in power. What he didn't know (and no one else did either Democrat or Republican) was how the Iraqi people would react to Saddam no longer being in power.

Was the post Saddam handled the best way possible? Definitly not. Should a lot of things been done different? Definitly.

Right now the Iraqi government is working WITH our troops to try and quiet things down. And additional 15% in manpower could make the difference between success a failure. Will it guarantee success? Hell no. Only an idiot would give you a guarantee on anything going on in Iraq.

I hear Democrats say bring the troops home because if we do things will be all better. Do you hear Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid giving you a guarantee if we pull our troops now it won't be total chaos in Iraq?

You don't want war? Neither do I. You want to stop what is going on in Iraq without any more violence? Go over there and talk to the people who are setting off car bombs and other stuff. I'd like to talk to them and explain the folly of their ways, but that is not within my power.
You want to bring all the troops home? Why? So they won't get shot at? It's an unstable area, that happens. You don't want the troops in foreign countries? What about the ones in Germany, Italy, Japan, Guam, Okinawa, and other places I can name? You want them home now too? And what about all those ships that are out to sea? They aren't doing anything. Why not bring them home.

Answer 3

When are you libs going to get your head out of ur azz?That sign Mission Accomplished was the ships sign meaning..,listen carefully,T H E M I S S I O N O F T H E S H I P W A S A C C O M P L I S H E D.I said that slooooo so you could understand.It was the ships banner,not the presidents banner,darrrrrrrr.

Thats right the mission of the ship was accomplished not the operations in whole in Iraq and Afganistan.

Answer 4

First off, the amount of troops in Iraq fell after that announcement in 2003. Second, the mission at that time was to end Saddam's regime, and that mission was accomplished. Now, the mission is to create a free and democratic government in a region that has never known either. Sorry if it seems to be taking a little longer than YOU THINK it should.

Answer 5

Isn't it too bad that we didn't end it right then? Bush would have
been popular instead of hated. We got rid of Saddam and some
of the people of Iraq could have then led more normal lives, that
is, until the terrorists would move into Saddam's terrirtory. I
guess we figured we should stay on as we destroyed their leader
so they were like sheep without a shepherd, and we're still trying
to help them get on their feet and do their own fighting. It just
could happen (especially if they had the support of the American
people, but only half of the Americans (Republican) are behind
them, and that hurts.

Answer 6

The mission of pathological liar George Wlaker Bush's invasion was to grab Iraqi oil - Mission Accomplished.

US soldiers are still being sent to decimate as many as Iraqi males as possible, to decimate as much of the infrastructure as possible, to incite as much violence between the Sunnis and the Shiites as much as possible so that these oil rich people can become destitutes, aimless and kill each other .

The current mission is to clear the land for israeli occupation. It will take several years but that is the mission. So to accomplish that, the US is sending more troops to iraq.

Answer 7

The "mission accomplished" quote by Bush was taken out of context. He intended it's meaning to apply to a single aircraft carrier group on its way home, but was splashed all over the media and construed to mean the whole Iraq situation.

Answer 8

There is a difference between major combat operations, and rooting out the terrorist and the supporters from Syria and Iran. Bush made that comment on the aircraft carrier. You didn't hear that?

Answer 9

The mission was ......Take Saddam out,(done) have the Iraqi people cheering our presence (never), and be first in line for their oil reserves (probably not),a Democratically elected Government(done) capable of ruling the sectarian violence(never) a plan for troop withdrawal (none yet),a strategy on how to persuade Iran to stop it's nuclear goals(good luck)and thwart the Taliban in Afghanistan( done,once...but let it slip away).....and many many other "missions" as well.......(More troops....More troops )or better yet...New Leadership......

Answer 10

The truth of the matter is mission was never accomplished and probaly never will. The number of iraqis killed (by americans or other iraqs) has actually increased.