Iraq has a government. Iraq has a military. Yet we state they cannot defend themselves and much like children have be protected. We cannot kill every terrorist in the world and we cannot protect these people from themselves. How long will it be before Iraq is forced to grow into adulthood and begin to tend to it's own interests?
2007-06-20 03:14:29 · 6 answers · asked by Bryan 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
sara25252: Not sure if you were addressing me or the first poster, but I am not placing blame. The most common argument I hear these days is that we cannot leave until they can defend themselves. I don't disagree with the sentiment, but the Iraqis have not shown great interest in taking up the challenge. So I am curious at what point do we say enough is enough?
2007-06-20 03:28:09 · update #1
John T: Weak argument at best. There were terrorists before Iraq and there will be terrorists after. I am all for engaging and killing terrorists wherever we find them and I will not deny that fighting in Iraq has made the United States safer by default, but it will end at some point and the threat will still exist no matter how much people like yourself try to paint it otherwise.
2007-06-20 03:43:20 · update #2
John T: Actually that is not what said and apparently you have difficulty reading simple sentences. The question was at what point do we decide that the Iraqis must take up their own defense because to date they are failing miserably in this area. You may be willing to continue open ended occupations which show little hope of success under the current course, but I am not. Further you should not make assumptions for which you have no basis in fact to make. I have served this country faithfully in the United States Navy and currently have a brother serving in the United States Army. How amusing you are. Someone disagrees with you and rather than attempt to address the actual points made you resort to veiled little attacks. As I stated from the beginning your argument is weak as was your attempt to demean my character and background.
2007-06-20 10:10:42 · update #3
Well, we have gone into the country, taken over, exclaimed we know better than everyone else.
Why would they not act and react like they do?
Did we ask if we were needed? Did we ask if we were wanted?
Are we asking now if we are still wanted?
Do we take their way of life into consideration, or are we trying to push some ideal we have onto them.
We assume to know better than them, so, they regress.
We cannot kill every terrorist, we cannot protect people from themselves (including us), but we need to stay closer to home and set an example here, instead of bullying others.
2007-06-20 03:52:58 · answer #1 · answered by Christine M 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Tell ya what Bryan. How bout we let the terrorist that has a destiny WITH YOU continue his path? I didn't think you'd like that idea.
Perhaps you would turn your back on a friend being beaten by bullies, but some of us have honor and loyalty. Some of us, even as some nations live up to the commitments we make.
They have shown interest, as noted by the size of their police and military force. They haven't shown capability.
So, Bryan, your argument is that we should pull out of the area most saturated by terrorists since they're going to exist anyway? Perhaps wait on them to attack somewhere and then launch some million dollar cruise missiles at barren rock? Your plan is to abandon our ally? Am I right on what your non-military experienced mind believes?
2007-06-20 10:30:04 · answer #2 · answered by John T 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all, the election was not stolen, and God forbid if Gore had been president during this. We should have gone in full force from the get-go, but fewer innocent people are being killed now, than when Saddam had his death camps. We need to continue encouraging the military over there and training them so they can better take over. Placing blame at this point does no good at all...
2007-06-20 10:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
We are not protecting the Iraqi people from themselves. We are protecting them from terrorists.
You people make it seem like the Iraqi people are fighting each other - don't any of you bother to read about what is going on?
2007-06-20 11:37:06 · answer #4 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They had a government. Not a very nice government, but it appears from the sectarian violence--the civil war now going on there--that they needed a heavy fisted dictator on top to keep the whole country from fracturing, as it is now. It is not their fault that their country is now in chaos. It is OUR fault. Our people voted close enough in 2000 that crooked Republican judges on the supreme ct could steal the election for Mr. Bush, it was America, the American people, that screwed up Iraq. The cost of rebuilding Iraq should be paid by everyone who voted for Mr. Bush, all the companies that donated to his campaign--let them pay for it, its entirely their fault.
2007-06-20 10:21:38 · answer #5 · answered by jxt299 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I have to say they are acting like children. It's not our job to raise them and if they cannot act like mature adults, its not our problem.
Iraq is not a nation being overran by terrorists from outside but from a bunch of childish petty sectarians from within.
2007-06-20 10:26:24 · answer #6 · answered by The Stylish One 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋