Now the Surge has worked, can the troops come home now?

Question

or did we really go into Iraq for an unspecified reason... not as yet detailed by the Bush administration.?

Answer 1

It's too soon for anyone to proclaim the surge is working or failing.

But the surge has been compared to squeezing a water balloon. Concentrating troops in one area, only squeezes the insurgents into other areas.

What's the point? So we secure Baghdad? Whoop-de-doo!

Does a man who beats his wife punch her around when the police are at his door?

We need a UN security force in Iraq, so the U.S. prescence is diminished. But Bush won't do that, he'll just pass this war off to the next president, so he can proclaim that he was never defeated.

Arrogant man who has placed tremendous debt on our nation and has the blood of all our soldiers on his hands.

Meanwhile, the coporations make billions off the blood of our soldiers.

War profiteering used to be considered treason, but the republican controlled House and Senate voted AGAINST outlawing war profiteering.

Shows you where their priorities are.

Answer 2

Well, I am sure this is just another attempt at irony. Most will get it, but you have to understand you are also addressing a wide Neocon audience that is too dense to get sardonic humor, and so you shouldn’t make comments like “the surge is working” because they are bound to believe that you are conceding to the infallibility of their beloved President.

Lets hypothetically assumed that the surge did work; will that cause the President to issue a withdrawal of our troops? Absolutely not! This is clearly a war driven by interests, and removing troops now would destroy a lucrative venture for many corporations. If there is one thing that is absolutely sacred to this administration it is to engender further corporate growth at the expense of human life and dignity. Remember this administration is pro-life after all – that is it is for extending the LIFE of business.

Answer 3

we are going to you're often incredible. The surge is working (modern-day and ongoing demanding). while Iraq is maintain and able to shielding itself by way of its own police rigidity and protection rigidity, then we are able to hold the troops domicile and say "The surge worked" (previous demanding). the forged information is that with the troop surge working as planned, this present day is promptly drawing close and we are able to in all probability see complete victory and drastic troop point rate reductions interior a million-2 years, as long as Obama does not fck issues up first.

Answer 4

I just read an article (I'm not sure where) and it stated that to do what the democrats want to do in Iraq (Border security, train the Iraqis, play a support function) we would need at least 75,000 troops in Iraq. A military commander states that all the military essentially does is "sanitize" an area. The real change has to come from in the government of Iraq, which just lost an entire Sunni bloc because they can't get their s h i t together. Our military is doing its job, but apparently, they are the only thing doing their job.

Answer 5

Judging form the size of the bases we're building and the size of our new embassy, Bush doesn't intend on bringing our troops home for a very long time.

Answer 6

no because its working we get to stay and keep up the good work.
I can tell you this the WHO coming out saying 1/3 of Iraqi kids are starving is a clear lead into us staying on a humanitarian mission. As well as protect and serve. No one plans on us leaving except maybe Ron Paul.

Answer 7

Yes, it wasn't like we were intending to stay forever we secured those weapons of mass destruction, got rid of Saddam, installed democracy, now the surge has worked, we can all go home, mission accomplished

Oh hang on, what about the oil, damn! wasn't supposed to mention that, and those WMD, well, we made that bit up, and Saddam, well, we used to be good buddies, but then he wouldn't obey our orders, and the surge, well, we cleared a space around the green zone for a while, but then we had to go eat, well, and we ain't goin home, we intend on staying, till the oil, did i mention the oil? has run dry.

Mission accomplished

Answer 8

No. Bush will continue to play the "victory" shell game until he leaves office.

edit: Neo-cons (above) suggest that soldiers volunteered to be used as pawns for personal gain.

Answer 9

that's the whole thing with "the Surge", it'll ONLY work for as long as we leave the troops there

Answer 10

leaving iraq?...so when that happens all terrorist will quit killing innocents daily on a global scale...if so, then yes, if not, NO.

seems you forgot that the terrorist were killing ppl long before iraq...they were very specific in their plans, they told us themselves in the tapes..we just didn't listen and they are still telling us that they want to inflict all the harm they can..we still aren't listening...