Military compiling Iraq backup plan if Iraq fails.
Pentagon weighing shift from troop buildup to adviser-based strategy
By Julian Barnes and Pete Spiegel,
WASHINGTON — U.S. military planners have begun plotting a fallback strategy for Iraq that includes a gradual withdrawal of forces and a renewed emphasis on training Iraqi fighters in case the current troop buildup fails or is derailed by Congress.
But a drawdown of forces would be in line with comments to Congress by Defense Secretary Robert Gates last month that if the surge fails, the backup plan would include moving troops "out of harm's way." "This could become another Vietnam and the American people are aware of that." said one military man. The troops are dying for nothing just like Vietnam. The Iraq war is a lost cause.
2007-03-12 08:28:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
We need a strong back up plan, in case the Liberal Congress Flies their White Flag.... Since we have seen it before, we need to plan for the possible, SURRENDER.
2007-03-12 08:44:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Bush administration wants us to finish this and declare victory, the Democratic congress says lets do what we did in vietnam and defund the war so we can admit we lost and leave and who cares if all these innocent people die its not our fight anymore. Keep in mind the majority of the military and the generals think we can win this and are against withdrawal.
2007-03-12 15:39:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The people in Iraq, 99%' want freedom, and with that said the US and the support from other nations need to stay and help the people from Iraq defend themselves.
2007-03-12 15:44:32 · answer #3 · answered by roost2 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are half right here.
The USA Government is saying that, but it is the Democratic led Congress saying it, not the administration.
The Democrats have been trying to kill the occupation in Iraq since they took office. All this is is them talking crap.
2007-03-12 15:36:43 · answer #4 · answered by Q-burt 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The US is the only side defining our involvement in Iraq. We're the only one setting the goals, and the only one drawing the finish line.
We can declare victory (or defeat) at any point, because we're the only ones deciding what we're trying to accomplish.
2007-03-12 15:35:07 · answer #5 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
sometimes you have to admit you were wrong and not "stay the course" like a stubborn old man....we need to do the right thing and get our people out of there....maybe the president should have thought twice about proposing a war that had nothing to do with 9/11..
2007-03-12 15:34:10 · answer #6 · answered by Paulien 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Because they are seeing the light I suppose.
2007-03-12 15:32:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
They lied.
2007-03-12 15:34:27 · answer #8 · answered by T S 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋