1) The US military has no idea how many insurgents there are so even if they kill a lot of them they have no idea if or how much damage they are doing to them.
2) They have almost zero control of the Iraqi borders where insurgents & IEDs flow into Iraq from Syria/Iran.
3) The US military can't tell the difference between a Iraqi civilian & a terrorist.
4) The US military doesn't have control of at least 50% of all of Iraq, so there are insurgent sancuaries all over Iraq.
5) And last but not least, the Pentagon's US rules of engagement does it's best to keep US troops from killing insurgents.
These are the facts & you don't need a degree from West Point to see that Iraq (w/ only 160,000 US troops) is a lost cause. So how may US troop deaths is it going to take for Bush to finally pull the plug on his war?
2007-06-21 05:33:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
He will never pull the plug, to do so would hurt him politically by admitting he made a mistake. Arent the deaths a few thousand americans worth protecting his political reputation?
2007-06-21 05:38:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh, now you want a death count to pull the plug. Differant from earlier today, when Bush would admit it was an adventure and a failure. I see how this is going. Just a minute I will ask him.
George says, same number, 11, 287. He says that is about as much fun as he can take. One more than that and he pulls the plug on the adventure. He also said that your well informed that you knew how many insurgents were over there.
He had to ask Tony Snow. Tony didn't know either. I told him it was 5 best guess. He said then continue forward men.
Almost zero control of the borders. What is that, 1,2, or 3.
He disagreed with you on telling the differance between an Iraqi and an insurgent. He claims that if they are shooting at you, then they are insurgents. I think we should ask Achmed the insurgent if that is true, but he doesn't come to Y/A. Get back to you on that one.
2007-06-21 05:45:21 · answer #2 · answered by grinslinger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only place you ever hear about trouble in Iraq is in Baghdad and Mosul. Ever hear any of any trouble from the Kurdish part of Iraq or the part where the British and other UN troops are?
Yes, the rules of engagement should be changed to allow the military to win this war. Just like Vietnam, politicians in Washington are trying to micromanage the war. But, again, if we started killing more Iraqis, you would probably be one of the first ones on this site criticizing the number of "civilian" deaths.
As far as the borders go, turn the military loose on the borders, and the hell with what Syria and Iran does. If our aircraft "accidently" hit a few staging areas inside there borders, so be it.
Again, turn the military loose and let them win this war.
2007-06-21 05:41:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 21:34:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As many as it takes, would be the simple answer. Heck if he could get away with it I imagine he'd pour millions into a private army of sorts ie. Blackwater. Then remove the US troops, replacing them with the contacter army. More money for Bush, no media attention for killed contracters, oil source secure, Bush wins. Leave no doubt however, you may be able to change that, just vote for someone who didn't vote for the war. Vote Ron Paul.
2007-06-21 06:54:08 · answer #5 · answered by nikeforged_69 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood." - General George S. Patton
"It is good that war is so terrible, else we should become accustomed to it." - Robert E. Lee
...and my favorite...
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling, which thinks that nothing is worth war, is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill
Bless those who protect us and our freedoms!
2007-06-21 05:43:01 · answer #6 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You treat this enemy just like you would treat a house infected with cockroaches.You kill everyone of them.Sometimes you have to use more Roach killer in this case we use more Military.Sounds to me like you adore Cock Roaches.
2007-06-21 05:55:56 · answer #7 · answered by john 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because idiots like you make this a game where score is kept.
2007-06-21 05:46:05 · answer #8 · answered by canela 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋