Iraq will never be the same again just like Vietnam. can Iraq heal? with time and not under occupation. no long lasting government has been developed under occupation ounce the occupying country withdrawals its forces, a struggle for power or civil war in sues. by remaining in Iraq we are only delaying the inevitable.any government implemented by force will be met with resistance by the people of Iraq. in doing this we give the the Taliban and other anti-American groups more allies. will it ever be like before? not as long as we (the usa) are there...
2007-08-12 03:29:38 · 9 answers · asked by tony cola 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
yo netjr,
all those governments have listed have undergone major changes to the foundations of there government sence the end of there occupations.
2007-08-12 03:47:34 · update #1
Have you been to Vietnam in the last 30 years?
Its not so bad there, they have pretty much everything we have here and they are actually pretty happy people. We left, and they found a way to figure out their problems on their own. Sure it took a few years of struggle, but in the end they came up with a solution and a system that works for them based on their cultural and political needs.The same can happen in Iraq. I just don't believe the process can even start until we step out.
2007-08-12 03:39:49 · answer #1 · answered by Bon Mot 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You have been watching too much CNN and not enough of the history channel. Take a look at WWII and Japan and it's occupying forces, and Italy, and Germany, and France, and Poland. Germany was torn by Russia and the US and creating a East and West Germany. Look at those countires today. And talk about military losses! We lost 407,300 military and 11,200 civilians. Please feel free to check the link provided and see how many casualities all the countries have lost.
Iraq is history in the making. A desision has been made, and just like FDR, people should stand by the president's desision. It's going to take some time, and it's not going to happen overnight. That was stated in the very beginning. You don't proclaim a dislike to the world; that just strengthens the enemy's position.
Case in point was the "tet offensive" in 1968 (Link listed below)
"By 1968, NVA (North Vietnam Army) morale was at it's lowest point ever. The plans for "Tet" '68 was their last desperate attempt to achieve a success, in an effort to boost the NVA morale. When it was over, General Giap (Born 1911 and still alive) and the NVA viewed the Tet '68 offensive as a failure, they were on their knees and had prepared to negotiate a surrender.
At that time, there were fewer than 15,000 U.S. casualties, the Vietnam War was about to end, as the NVA was prepared to accept their defeat. Then, they heard Walter Cronkite (former CBS News anchor and correspondent) on TV proclaiming the success of the Tet '68 offensive by the communist NVA. They were completely and totally amazed at hearing that the US Embassy had been overrun. In reality, The NVA had not gained access to the Embassy--there were some VC who had been killed on the grassy lawn, but they hadn't gained access. Further reports indicated the riots and protesting on the streets of America.
According to Giap, these distorted reports were inspirational to the NVA. They changed their plans from a negotiated surrender and decided instead, they only needed to persevere for one more hour, day, week, month, eventually the protesters in American would help them to achieve a victory they knew they could not win on the battlefield. Remember, this decision was made at a time when the U.S. casualties were fewer than 15,000, at the end of 1967, beginning of 1968."
---- I would like to know where the people were when I went to Somalia, Bosnia, Kenya and Kuwait when President Clinton sent me?
2007-08-12 05:27:16 · answer #2 · answered by skeester63 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I totally agree.
Iraq is going to go its own direction long after we finally leave. Any imposed "democracy" we foster is doomed or will be greatly revised once we are no longer we are there to protect our puppet government. This is the biggest foreign policy blunder in American history. Its criminal to maintain an occupation that is does not serve the interests of the United States or the Middle East, or is this about oil ?
2007-08-12 04:38:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is an error in your statement. You wrote no long lasting government has been developed under occupation once occupying forces withdraw - not true. Germany, Japan, Italy all have enjoyed long lasting peaceful governments since WWII. Vietnam today may not be the free country we wish it was but it appears relatively peaceful. Iraq can recover; but not in "American Time." American Time means right now or politically expedient. That just isn't going to happen.
2007-08-12 03:36:13 · answer #4 · answered by netjr 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I am both mad and glad , glad that the neo-cons plan has (literally) blow up in their faces.
Mad that Bush has not been Impeached for Implementing it to begin with.
EDIT:netjr in the 2 cases you cited we fought a standing army with a government behind it. Iraq and the surrounding area represents an Ideology, you can not crush an Ideology, you can only feed it.
2007-08-12 03:36:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
With sympathy worldwide Iraq would be healed. Its people who are innocent victim of hidden agenda are deeply hurt and have to stand out their national pride.
2007-08-12 03:37:32 · answer #6 · answered by wilma m 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No war for Israel Iraq and Iran next.
2007-08-12 03:38:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
It will take decades -- whether we are there or not.
The only issue is that the longer we stay there, the more the violence seems to increase -- and the more the cost in money and lives seems to increase -- so, how are we helping the situation?
2007-08-12 03:34:49 · answer #8 · answered by coragryph 7 · 6⤊ 4⤋
this war should have never been fought
2007-08-12 03:36:38 · answer #9 · answered by John 6 · 3⤊ 5⤋