Follow the logic.
He cannot declare a win and walk away. If the country erupts into civil war it is a failure.
He cannot realistically think that he will completely quell the situation before he is out of office.
What's left? Stay the course!
If the next President pulls the troops out and civil war overwhelms the country. It is a see I told you so situation.
If the next President stays the course and succeeds. It becomes a situation of "I laid the groundwork with my leadership and dedication".
Therefore in my opinion and it is only my opinion mind you. The any chance for him to secure his legacy for the history books is to keep the troops in place until the end of his term by anys means necessary.
Thoughts anyone?
2007-08-03 07:07:28 · 17 answers · asked by Bryan 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Overt Operative: You may be correct in that, but I am sure he has some advisers he trusts whispering in his ear.
2007-08-03 07:22:40 · update #1
dogsrspcl: I have an understanding of why we are in Iraq. I also supported the war because I believed Hussein needed to go, but I cannot justify why we are still in Iraq today.
2007-08-03 07:25:15 · update #2
He might be thinking about his legacy. It's also merely politically expedient, for the success of (or, at least, mitigating the damage he's done to) his Party, to avoid defeat in Iraq while he's in office for the same reason. If he passes Iraq on to a fellow Republican, there's a chance of 'victory' in his term. If he passes it on to a Democrat she (or he) will be obliged to either withdraw (accepting a defeat) or betray her (or his) anti-war supporters (also politically a bad move).
Finally, if he really is concerned with the fate of Iraq, staying probably makes more sense than withdrawing, as well.
2007-08-03 07:21:14 · answer #1 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The main aim of the Iraq war was to be re ... no ... elected for the second term as he was not elected for the first term. The next aim was to secure the oil supply for big oil and continued high profits. This aim has failed because we are now going to make oil obsolete as a fuel for vehicles. He can hedge all the bets he would like, but the die has been cast and there is no return. The truth will be known as to all the things that got us into a war of no return.
The link below seems to show that everyone is "hedging their bets" on Iraq !
2007-08-03 07:21:18 · answer #2 · answered by Pey 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
George Bush himself knows that this wars a mess, but I give him credit that he's trying to make the best outcome of the war . I think its the right decision to leave Iraq , but its the wrong one at the same time, we can't just leave Iraq after the billions upon billions of dollars, and we cant just leave it war torn.I'm sad to say that we have to do what we did to Viet Nam.
2007-08-03 07:11:28 · answer #3 · answered by Adam 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You can get a better understanding of why we are in Iraq by watching this show, currently on television or reading the article describing it.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/7/6/231427.shtml
Horror of Hussein - History Channel Documentary
..."Along the way the mesmerized viewer is introduced to acid-drip machines in torture chambers, the mass public hangings of Jews Saddam claimed were “spies,” and grisly anecdotes of torture to induce false confessions -- with husbands forced to watch the raping of their wives, parents the gouging out of their children’s eyes, or the horrific image of a baby flung into a wall to shatter its skull."
This guy was another Hitler.
2007-08-03 07:21:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
George W. Bush will have no legacy. Once he's out of office, there's no reason that anyone will ever listen to his babble again- save a few dedicated disciples (but once they drink the kool-aid, that's all over too).
2007-08-03 07:11:31 · answer #5 · answered by Beardog 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely right. Why on earth would he not want to risk the 100,000 or so troops in order to secure a small plaque for his presidential library that won't be visited 5 years after its built anyway.
2007-08-03 07:11:12 · answer #6 · answered by anothersomeonenew 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
lol Bush.........Hey does anyone remember that most Democrats (not only the Republicans) wanted this war. Hey from all the people the people running for president I think Obama was the only one that was against it since the beginning.....Then again Obama sounds like Osama :D
2007-08-03 07:15:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
bush sux. he has always been a failure. do not expect much of him. haha i remember when my maths teacher three years ago yelled at a student who put his legs on the table in class: who do u think u r????u think u can do anythign???when u r sitting in the chair of bush as american president u can put ur leg on ur table but as u r not, i will kill u if i see it one more time, i dont even mind going to jail! other teacher hold us a whole lesson describing the war in iraq and what a predictable ----- mr bush is :) he should get retired
2007-08-03 07:16:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You're joking, right?
GWB is an absolutist. There hasn't been one moment, in my opinion, that he ever looked beyond suppertime as far as looking into the future. As an absolutist, he knows he's right. The outcome doesn't matter. Public opinion doesn't matter.
2007-08-03 07:20:38 · answer #9 · answered by Overt Operative 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
... I follow your logic, and I think it's correct. But I don't think Bush cares about his legacy, he'll be dead by the time his legacy is worth anything if it is ever going to be.
2007-08-03 07:16:16 · answer #10 · answered by Pfo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋