What needs to be done to pull out of Iraq?????

Question

No need to get on the Bush bashing kick, just give your honest opinion.

Answer 1

# 1 Relax the Rules of engagement
# 2 kick the ever lovin snot out of " the bearded ones "
with ammunition and the gun ships not hugs
# 3 let the citizens return
#4 come on home

Answer 2

I fear that xujames21 may be right as to what is achievable in practice.
Already neighbourhoods in Baghdad have become less integrated, with the forced migration that implies. Seeing that on a national scale is likely to mimic the treks, the casualties, and the lasting resentment that accompanied the splitting off of Pakistan from India.

Already 10% of the population of Jordan comprises Iraqi refugees. And it is the well-educated and the wealthy who are most able to leave, the people needed to run administrations and businesses.

Can a federal Iraqi government hold power and inspire respect and loyalty? It seem the only hope for stability, but it doesn't seem likely. Not with Syria and Iran having definite agendas.

Answer 3

Break the country into three mini-states.

Ensure the Oil wealth is fairly distributed among the three states.

Huge influx of FDI (private). Quit relying solely on the the military to teach Iraq how to be a democratic state!

Connect the Iraqi People economically and culturally to the world so that the majority of its people see the benefit to being a contributing member of the global community.

Answer 4

A change in the mind set of Bush. The soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen that are currently in Iraq aren't fighting a war to win or lose. They already fought the war and won. They are now an occupying force, and if history tells anyone anything, there is no winning or losing of an occupation. Only a quick or slow withdrawl. Learn the appropriate terminology, and stop trying to scare the American people in believing that the war on terror will be fought in Iraq and won or lost there.

Answer 5

Pack up our military, and equipment and leave! Iraq is going to crumble whether we leave tomorrow, or 3 years from now. We had no business going invading Iraq without a structured plan. Saddam was a tyrant, horrible, yes. However, he kept Al Qaeda and outside terrorist out of his country. The only ones terrorizing in Iraq was HIS sons, HIM, and his party. The Iraqi people are much more worse off NOW, than they were with Saddam.

Answer 6

I think we need to look to the private sector to see what motiviates people. The private sector does this very well. They offer incentives and bonuses to people to get them to work harder. What if we started a bonus program? For every unit of IRaqis that reaches a certain level of readiness, we give them a bonus. Give the bonus directly to each iraqi soldier. Give batallion commanders bonues for managing the training. Give them something to work towards. Just threatening them and such won't motivate them. It doesn't work in the private sector and this is no different.
If we want the Iraqis to stand up, we need a multi-facteted approch. We need to set benchmarks. We need to incentivize them and give bonuses to Iraqi troops who reach these benchmarks. As they reach them we withdraw a certain number of troops. Maybe when they reach certain major benchmarks, we build them a school or something like that.

Answer 7

I agree with J S. Leaving Iraq the way it is now will only result in more trouble for us in the future.

Answer 8

Strenthen the Iraqi govenment and military and local police forces to the point where they can defend themselves against terrorists.

Answer 9

Stabilize the country

Answer 10

Stop funding.