I think that the USA must leave Iraq eventually but, we must not leave them until there is peace between all ethnicities including Sunnis and Shiites. This is what is mainly causing the violence in Iraq. The Sunnis don't have a majority like they used to and want more control (Husein and his people were Sunnis) and now the Shiites have control causing the Sunnis to rebel. I think to fix this problem we can recomend that Iraq become a confederacy-like government(this is ok with their current constitution) then they don't have to worry as much about power. This has historically worked in other countries (somewhere in the Baltic and then they gradually got back together). We must also have 6-party talks with other countries such as Turkey. This is because Turkey has actually said they will ivade Khurdistan and they could someway make some treaty between them. I do think that Bush has done very stupid things in this war including starting it but, if we leave there may be genocide.
2007-03-19 12:07:31 · 8 answers · asked by NFrancis 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You obviously know more about this than most people who would answer it including me but...
I think there is really nothing we can do. No matter what we do the Sunnis and Shia will kill each other either way. We can't leave because we can't give up the oil that comes out of there, which would halt if a civil war happened. I do not think Peace will happen anytime soon, but we cannot leave either.
Damned if you do....
2007-03-19 12:13:39 · answer #1 · answered by Alex H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only a long and bloody civil war will eventually bring some sort of peace. We may not like that peace though. It might leave another dictator in charge or split the country in three according to ethnic lines. Generally though, I feel that is the only way. These people have been killing each other for over a thousand years, a meager force of 140,000 troops is not going to stop that. We would have needed a force of around 400,000 to 500,000 to properly subdue a country the size of Iraq. With our limited number of troops, the best we can hope for is that the Iraqis will sort things out on their own.
2007-03-19 19:43:36 · answer #2 · answered by PoconoLiving 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put up a McDonalds, a Starbucks, a Walmart, a few Shell and Mobil gas stations, a mall, a Best Buy, CompUSA, and a Hustler store and all will be well
after all, isnt that what the American dream is about?
2007-03-19 19:14:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Open the bible to the book of Genesis and turn to the chapter dealing with Joshua and the children of Israel when entering Caanan. Do what God told Joshua to do. Plain and simple.
President Bush has only done what is, in his heart, that that needed to be done.
2007-03-19 19:13:37 · answer #4 · answered by hisemiester 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Leaving, let them have their civil war....with all hope, they'll create their own history with out the help of little man GWB.
2007-03-19 19:10:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A president who isn't scared.
2007-03-19 19:10:42 · answer #6 · answered by PatricksMom* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we started killing anybody that gave us a dirty look! That would help!! They give us a dirty look and wait for our backs to turn,and try to kill us! That ain't getten it!!
2007-03-19 19:43:53 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just killin all the terrorists might work too....and then puttin the rest of the world on notice we are tired of this kind of crap and if it happens again, we will put the hammer down.....thats what they understand...
2007-03-19 19:09:50 · answer #8 · answered by badjanssen 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋