Where do you think 'war on terrorism'/'war on iraq' is heading?

Question

What could possibly be the end to this historical mishap?

Answer 1

World Domination, of course, by the Eeevil Bush Regime.

I'm struck by your characterization: "historical mishap." It's not over yet, it could turn out in any of a bunch of different ways.

Consider: With Iraq, we have at least nominal allies on all sides of Iran now. I don't know about conspiracy theory-believing leftist kooks, but it seems to me that the situation can only help us in our goal of preventing Iran from acquiring nukes.

But then, some people are probably just fine with Iran, even though that country has been waging war on us since 1979 (a lovely parting gift from Jimmah Carter), and funding their war on us with our own petrodollars.

How shocked are the folks on the Left going to be, I wonder, if Hillary gets elected President and proceeds to "stay the course" in Iraq? It would almost be worth the damage she would do to the country to see all the gnashing of teeth and rending of clothing that would ensue.

Answer 2

Two different war's here! The war on terrorism will continue as long as there are people willing to cause the West harm. The war in Iraq will wind down in a year or two due to public sentiment and the realization that we cannot meet our objectives.

Answer 3

There is no 'war on terrorism'. There is no intent o bring democracy to Iraq. From Day One when it took control of the White House, the Bush administration intended to invade Iraq for three really 'lame' reasons:
1. The Bush family had a personal vendetta against Saddam Hussein ever since Desert Storm when George H.W. Bush was criticized, ridiculed and humiliated for not 'finishing the job' and ousting Hussein at that time;
2. Cheney and his Exxon-Mobil buddies want all that OIL swimming underneath Iraq's sand so they can get richer and richer and richer feeding America's addiction to cheap easily-accessible foreign OIL instead of introducing new alternative fuels that cost less and are less profitable;
3. Ever since World War II, the giant U.S. military-industrial complex recognized how profitable war could be. So, it bought up all the politicians, hired pricey lobbyists and formed special interest groups to encourage and promote more 'war'. Thus, we were involved in the Korean Conflict; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the Cold War, Vietnam and Desert Storm. A new 'war' was necessary to boost the sagging profits of government contracts like McDonnell-Douglass, Lockheed-Martin and Sikorsky, plus those two 'newcomer' government contractors with direct ties to the Bush-Cheney White House (the Carlyle Group and Halliburton).
From the very first day, this war has been all about OIL and WAR PROFITEERING. We are building the largest U.S. embassy in the world on a 104-acre site in downtown Baghdad overlooking the headquarters of the 'new' Iraqi government installed by the Bush administration. We will maintain a military presence in Iraq until we have sucked every drop of OIL from its sands, ensuring that China and other developing countries don't get their hands on it.
Surely Satan has reserved a special oil-soaked, blood-stained corner of Hell for Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and all 535 members of the Republican-led Congress that turned its back on the laws of our land and allowed Bush to run ripshod over our U.S. Constitution. -RKO- 06/10/07

Answer 4

It's already made the US look like a bullying superpower that has no real understanding of the Middle East, it's people or the issues invloved. Even the President has to use a veto (not a very 'democratic' tool) to get funding for his own private war of terror.

And all that technology, and not one single WMD? So much for being 'Army Strong'.

There is a useful term that comes out from time to time. It's called 'Peace with honor'. It means we pull out, look really stupid, but no one beat us and we're the best in the world. Sort of. They used it when Vietnam won, but we needed to make it look like we did.

Anyway, Washigton will claim an early pull out is all part of the grand plan, in a couple of years when the numbers can no longer be tollerated. We'll still have lost our boys there, and the world will be even less friendly to American tourists, but we'll still be the best... Right?

Answer 5

into the ground

Answer 6

in the wrong direction.

Answer 7

not very good...but i still love the soldiers there.
:)