What constitutes a victory in Iraq and how would that victory end terrorism?

Answer 1

It would only be a victory if it was done by MY plan.

Instead of the U.S. invading Iraq, we should have armed the Kurds so they could do their own invasion.

Iraq never had anything to do with terrorism in the U.S.

Answer 2

USA/Britain victory: a stable Iraqi government which allows the US and Britain to have military bases within its boundaries and allows the west access to the resources of Iraq (especially oil and Persian Gulf access); {this is basically a re-establishment of the British Empire, of which the USA is part ((we speak English)), in Iraq}

However, there are many other parties both in Iraq and worldwide which have other legitimate ideas of victory which include: the ousting of the USA/Britain from the region; the establishment of an independent Kurdistan; the re-establishment of the Shiite empire in Iraq; etc., etc..

We cannot end terrorism, terrorism is something that always has been and ever shall be as long as the emotion of terror exists.

Answer 3

Victory?

What victory can there be when the Iraqi's weren't the offenders in the first place. It was an extremist group as mad dog as the Jim Jones slaughter or the Branch Dividian group. They're nuts and they're not a representation of anything, not a religion nor a culture, nothing but themselves. We got into a boiling pot of the world, where all advice was against our intrustion in the first place, and now we're trying to make it look good before we leave.
Well, screw that. Just save lives (never mind about saving face) and get OUT! and get out as quickly as possible. Why sould that seem like some kind of turncoat.
Our soldiers have done, as they always do, everything they were asked to do being led by a complete incompetent who didn't have the guts to get them out when he realized he'd made a mistake. Staying there, is just trying to save face for an administration that were mule's asses from the git go. You can't change a mule's *** to something pretty ok.

Answer 4

This is fourth generation war (and shows some signs of developing into a new generation). The goal is to achieve objectives, not to win. It's easy to lose these, but a win takes a shift in local political attitudes. A military win is an oxymoron. But that doesn't invalidate the concept. Terrorism will be with us for the forseeable future. The best we can do is make things difficult for the terrorists, and that includes disrupting networks of those who would use terrorism. Perhaps the greatest failing of the Bush administration has been its failure to anticipate, and its reticence to define, the nature of the conflict. Most Americans seem not to understand the nature of the conflict, and so can't judge our position well.

Answer 5

I define victory in terms of stability. How can we leave if Iraq is unstable. It would be Anarchy which always leads to waring factions fighting for control. The most powerful factions in that region are all terrorist groups. If we leave Iraq unstable we are aiding and abetting the enemy. A stable free Iraq would add stability to the entire region. That would be one step closer to stopping terrorism. Contrary to popular belief, we are over there for a reason and we can succeed if the Democrats can look beyond political gain and be a part of the solution. Democrats have everything to gain from turning people against the war. They don't care about the troops or the war itself. The war in Iraq has become a political tool.

Answer 6

Victory in Iraq will not end the terrorist threat. It will provide the Iraqi people an opportunity to have a non terrorist government such as the Taliban.

That is a good thing.

The French were thrilled when we liberated France from Nazi domination.
The Brits were thrilled that we saved them from Nazi occupation.
We helped rebuild a democratic Japan, although they still cling to their shogun drug lords.
We saved South Korea from communist domination and it thrives today.

No victory comes without a price.

All gave some; some gave All.

Answer 7

Before I start my answer I'd first like to say that it's just an opinion. I believe that Iraq won't be happy untill they have taken over everything. You see how they are on TV. They don't like us. Our soldiers are there rebuilding them and they keep blowing it all back up. It's been like that for how many years?? Did they help rebuild the twin towers?? Did they help with the pentagon?? NO they didn't. Why should we help them?? Let them do the work. Let them take care of themselves. They won't have enough time to think about hurting us if they are busy working. That would be the victory. Again, that is just my opinion.

Answer 8

What constitutes victory?

Mission Accomplished! Our president deemed the war a success years ago. This is current mess just an insurgency....

How would victory end terrorism?

It won't. So we need to "stay the course," and dump even more money into the pockets of those companies that make money off of war.

Answer 9

Greetings. there can be no victory in Iraq because there is no official declaration of war. never was. if you do not declare war, how can you win said war that doesn't exist? end terrorism? we are doing our level best to increase terrorism. who do you think creates terrorists or partisans or patriots? we do. I have read that for every civilian our troops kill we create 5 new terrorists or partisans. we are creating them like it was a assembly line at Fords.

Answer 10

Victory in Iraq will not end terrorism.

Victory is defined as a democratically elected Iraqi gov't able to sustain itself, defend itself and that respects the liberty of it's people.