Joe Biden wants to stay and win the peace in Iraq.
If withdrawing from Iraq was the firm intention of the Democratic party, it would have already been done by the Democrat controlled congress. Do you really believe a Democratic president would withdraw troops from Iraq if the country wasn't stabilized first.
Iraq is too important in the stability of the entire middle-east. No president, Democrat nor Republican, would leave that region in a power void.
Open your eyes. Most candidates who back withdrawal are just gathering votes.
2007-09-07 10:08:02 · 14 answers · asked by Perplexed Bob 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I do see your point and want to add this - Even if we "win" we can't leave. We may have to support Iraq in the same way we support Israel on order to keep the peace. Even if they become a true democracy wouldn't they be seen as an "Americanized" country and have the same enemies as the US? We would have to pump money and arms into it and keep some army there just to assist in the "peace"? I could be wrong but I don't see the whole Middle East becoming democracy any time soon. Even after "winning" Iraq may be the hen surrounded by wolfs.
2007-09-07 10:31:17 · answer #1 · answered by cjgt2 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Joe Biden is an extreme left wing liberal. A leopard does not change his spots. He is in favor of withdrawal. He only admitted the surge was working.
The President has the power to wage war, not Congress. Congress can declare war, but cannot order troops into battle and cannot order troops to give up.
I think you are just hoping that the next President will be sensible when it comes to Iraq. Don't count on any of the Democrats being sensible.
2007-09-07 17:15:47 · answer #2 · answered by regerugged 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think Iraq is basically in a power vacuum now.
No country with a functioning government has IED's going off left and right, tanker trucks filled with Chlorine being blown up, suicide attacks, beheadings all over the place...really...there isn't a functioning government.
The only thing preventing a total meltdown is our troops...so how long do they stay?
The minute they come home, Iraq erupts in total, civil-religious war. Do we leave now? Or in 20 years? It really doesn't matter...terrorists are patient. They aren't as short on memory as Americans. They will remember our actions for hundreds of years....
Sorry, that's just the truth, whether you like it or not, that isn't up to me.
2007-09-07 17:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by powhound 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm glad you made this point. I'm not a democrat, though I typically vote for democrats, but I'm not sure pulling out at this point is the right thing to do. I felt strongly that going in was the wrong thing to do, but here we are now and I think we have a responsibility to the Iraqis to stay until some kind of stability is gained.
2007-09-07 17:18:21 · answer #4 · answered by zero 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
O.K. I'm fine with that. The fact is, they are willing to have an intelligent conversation about different stratagies in Iraq, instead of saying things like 'Stay the course'.
Bush stepped out of a plane with the banner 'Mission Accomplished' over his head. What arrogance! He has been more concerned with the ILLUSION of victory than with any actual progress. So, please, don't tell me that the candidates are lying to us. All politicians lie. But I'm only voting for the ones that tell me the lies I want to hear!
2007-09-07 17:17:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Im sorry but I want to correct your statement, you cant win peace, you can only make it. I dont believe a democratic president would withdrawl, but they would start the process I for one would rather not be overthere, I know Sadaam was a bad man but at the moment he wasnt a threat and up until now havent found any WMD. So in response I dont believe they will pull the plug but the process will be started.
2007-09-07 17:12:21 · answer #6 · answered by DJ C 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Just put the troops on the oil and let power void happen between sects.
At least that will save soldiers lives..
2007-09-07 17:12:45 · answer #7 · answered by Edge Caliber 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"Most candidates who back withdrawal are just gathering votes"
You might be absolutely right!!!
At least republicans say the truth no matter what, as of democrats only want votes (just look at the democratic-led congress). They don't do crap after they promise
2007-09-07 17:12:59 · answer #8 · answered by Con4Life 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Sure, thanks to us knocking our their leaders and slaughtering their children. THANK GOODNESS WE'RE THERE!
No matter which party, we need a new thinking. Dems only want to try for a re-elect (not gonna happen now) and Reb want complete control of every dime on earth.
It's a serious mistake we made; Iraq did not have ties to the twin towers:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47812-2004Jun16.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/09/politics/09intel.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5088&en=13ec20f1ef8fa296&ex=1291784400&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
and I do believe our ouw government had much to do with it:
http://www.tikkun.org/magazine/tik0703/frontpage/empire911
2007-09-07 17:14:32 · answer #9 · answered by twowords 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Exactly, but unlike Vietnam, this is a Quagmire with a capital Q.
Where's Jerry Ford when we need him?!
2007-09-07 17:15:31 · answer #10 · answered by Ben 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋