What do you think that the main reason Bush does not want troop withdrawl from Iraq?

Question

The military operations have been declared done over 4 years ago in Iraq, and it is way overdue to bring the troops home. Why is he so against a time table to bring the troops home, I know some will say that Iraq will be run by the enemy, they will follow the troops here, that the Iraqis are not trained properly, just how long do US troops train before they are put on the front lines, there are language barriers in the US too. I see the main reason is that the Administration would actually have to talk and work the political things out with them. The Iraqi Government will more than likely not be run the way our President would like, but so what. I think that The Bush Administration has no plan at all.

Answer 1

2 reasons:

1. Greed
2. Ignorance

Answer 2

Before answering this question, everyone must take a step back and acknowledge the simple facts of the situation, one being that we are in Iraq. It seems people who are for withdrawing think that if we withdrew all the troops tomorrow, everything would be fine and it would be as if we never went in at all. People want to 'withdraw' the original decisions and the past four years.

No one knows all the answers, but if more people in power could ditch the above mentioned mentality and focus on what the best decision is at this present time, we'd probably see a littlle more progress. There are positive points presented as to why we should remain in Iraq, yet I see nothing of the sort coming from people who are simply stuck on the notion that withdrawing is going to solve our problems. It's not.

At the same time, that doesn't mean that being hell-bent on "staying the course!" for the sake of staying the course is the best solution, but it is forward action, and at the least presents some commitment and responsibility, unlike withdrawing and closing our eyes.

Answer 3

As Henry Kissinger says USA has been humilated by the
9/11 incident.They want to punish the Muslim world.They
want to punish disproportionately.Same thing with Israel. They
want to punish Hezebullah disproportionately. Now they want
to punish Iran to keep their superpower image intact.
Availability of energy is a crucial point in building a country.
America wants to control the oilfields of Iraq.Sadam wanted
to trade oil in EURO.America has a balance of payment
crisis.If Saudi Arabia,Japan and China takes out their dollar
reserves then the economy of USA will crumble and Rumsfield will not be able to bomb Pakistan to stoneage.
Bush thought he can tackle Iraq in a trifle.USA is a occupied
force and if the people have stengun and brengun with
sufficient ammunitions they can tackle Iraqi agents of USA.
No foreign country can run a occupied country unless they
have got local MIRJAFARS. Iraqis are freedom fighters
and it is difficult to subdue them.There is no way for Bush
to make a compromise just may have pay 400 billion
dollars and run away.

Answer 4

First of all, many people ignorantly want to just pull out the troops now, no other preparations, just bring them home. This can't be the case. I won't argue that the war has gotten to a point where there isn't much we can do anymore. We are between a rock and a hard place. If we were to pull out right now, the government would be overrun by religious fanatics creating chaos and for a period before they placed their own dictator in office, anarchy.

What we are slowly working towards is handing over the burden to the Iraqi Army. I have many friends who have deployed to Iraq for purposes of training Iraqi soldiers and law enforcement. You have to remember, Iraq virtually had no army after the Gulf War. No, it doesn't take a huge amount of training to get them on the lines, but they don't have the numbers and frankly, we don't have the numbers to give them the mass training we do US soldiers. Before we can just hand the baggage off to them and hop out we have to get them prepared to a level where they can counter resistance.

One of the reasons why I believe Bush is against a timeline is because with the state Iraq is in, there are a lot of unforseen circumstances that could pop up at extremely opportune times and instead of dealing with them he would be stuck on a schedule.

This is exactly what the Democratic party is shooting for and I don't think that is the right answer. Don't misunderstand me, I, being a soldier myself, think we need to get out. But we have to make it a smooth transition.

Am I saying Bush has made all the right decisions? No, we are in a mess right now all because bunch of bureaucrats are making decisions based on little or no military knowledge, just like now more bureaucrats are calling for immediate pull out.

Had the Generals had more say to begin with I don't think we would be so deep in. Bush started to get the right idea when he asked several Generals out of retirement to become a "Czar" over the region. But because of how much choas Iraq is in, no one wants to take the job and take heat from the public.

Like I said before, we are between a rock and a hard place and the only thing that we can do is slowly turn power over to the Iraqis as they are ready.

Answer 5

Money,, is the main reason this conflict continues, blackwater , titan,,and various other private securtiy forces,,or armys if u prefer, these guys are outfitted in the latest technology that far outwieghs what the army,navy,marines could ever hope to have, cheney and family, own titian inc, the bushes and family own a few other of the private security forces ,,there are currently close to 20.thousand or more in afg and iraq, the causalty numbers are low ,due to the wepons armour they are given , they are involved in every aspect of the conflict from intelligence to infantry,, they are accountable to no one. i think total withdrawl with troop re=depoyment,, to the surrounditgn borders wouod be more effetive..there still3exist a threat or two within the regon

Answer 6

The main reason America, not just the president, does not want to pull the troops out of Iraq yet, is because only part of the original plan has been achieved. Phase two was to hold elections and phase three is to turn control over to Iraqi security forces while still being supported by our troops.(this is what we are in the middle of). Phase five is to remove the bulk of our troops and leave only some ad visors and training personnel in country.

It is and always has been our intention that Iraq decide for itself what the government will look like and what model they will follow.

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Answer 7

Because he has a backbone to stand up against the enemy. He has resolve. He hasn't wavered. He understands how important it is to not only have a free Iraq but a stable Iraq. We could get a lot more done if the Democrats would cooperate and stop trying to just oppose everything he does just because they are in the opposite party.

Answer 8

Let me just say, that currently, the smart thing to do WOULD be to withdrawl from Iraq. I am simply just writing all the possiblities why our current military would wish to stay, so before you start calling me an ignorant rightest, just hear me out.

First of all, i think that is enough Bush Bashing for one thread don't you think? I really think it's pointless for 20 people to sit here and say things everyone knew about our leader within the first 10 months he was president, okay? Second, You have to realize, that it's not BUSH whose leading this war, its the ENTIRE military. Although the president is Commander and Chief, he doesnt make all of the decisions. Come on, if you all think he is as stupid as you say, then he certainly would not be able to do this all on his own.

One of the biggest reasons for not leaving Iraq is that it would not be useful from a military standpoint. As you know, the middle east is the largest global hot-spot for constant international violence and terrorism. That being said, with the U.S on a global campaign to eradicate terrorism on a large scale, we have to do so in the middle east. If we are to help slow the violence in the Middle East, then we need to have a foothold for our troops. Currently, we have over 300,000 troops in Iraq, and if we are to have a strong presense in the middle east, then a large majority of those troops have to stay there.

P.S. Buddafly: I realize that there is about to be a civil war in Iraq. Everybody understands the tension in the region. However, In any case, you can't have terrorists "take over" a country, because the "terrorists" aren't an organized army. In fact, the "terrorists" are actually insurgents who are protecting their own country from foreign invaders. the fact is, nobody can really "take over" Iraq right now. the only time anybody has been able to do that, was when Saddam was in power. Saddam was able to control the region (althought he did it violently)

P.S. to the genius below me, I am aware the U.S presence is causing violence in the region, and that withdrawl WOULD be the smarter thing to do. Maybe you should have read the beginning of my response, idiot.

Answer 9

It's more simple than that. Bush like a child who can't stand to lose a game and keeps wanting to change the rules so he can keep playing until he "wins" in his mind. If we stay there till the end of his term, then in his mind he didn't "lose". Kinda of sad we has such a "child" as our President.

PS to the genius above me -- it's our presence it the Middle East that fuels terrorism. Bin Laden's stated purpose for 9/11 was the presence of US troops and bases on Saudi Arabian soil.

Answer 10

The number one thing on Bush's mind now is his legacy (how he will be remembered). Right now, that legacy is not good. He is hoping against hope that somehow someway Iraq will turn around and become a flourishing democracy and he will be remembered fondly.

Chances of that happening: Slim to none and slim left the room.