within 12 months or less? Apparently not to some people. That's the bottomline isn't it? That one camp believes in doing the people's will and another believes the few should and can control the many. Lets just have the republicans admit this and we can just agree to disagree and move on to other subjects.
2007-09-13 02:38:22 · 20 answers · asked by ron j 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Let me predict some answers besides the name calling. Perhaps someone will say that Bush in his infinite wisdom knows best and is better informed than us peons. Maybe someone will say its all Clinton's fault, or better yet the good old reliable...have you forgotten what they did to us on 9/11?
The ignorance is mind boggling, but it is very real with the Bush backers. I guess it takes one to follow one.
2007-09-13 02:41:13 · update #1
oops my bad. How could I have forgotten about the mob rule people.
But that is kind of related to the elitist them few vs the many peons thing isnt it?
Notice also how quick they are to say we are not a democracy, but yet say we are spreading democracy in iraq and the world. lol
2007-09-13 02:53:27 · update #2
Since when do we live in a democracy? Hate to tell you, but we don't. We live in a representative government, and only 1/3 of that government is elected by the people. The government is who makes wars, and who control the wars. So it's really not up to the people.
Do I want the troops out? Yes. I don't feel the Iraqi government is helping matters any. But I also understand it is not my decision to make.
Does Bush know best? No. But he is the person that was elected President, who is also the Commander-in-Chief. The President also does NOT have to report to the people. He is accountable to Congress. If you have a problem with the way he's handling the war, blame Congress, not the American people.
2007-09-13 02:45:12 · answer #1 · answered by Mutt 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The problem is that very few people really have enough info to make a good decision. Where are they going to get accurate info--from the New York Times? LOL!!!! I would like most troops to be brought home and put on our own southern border beginning slowly the first of next year. Odds are that whoever is president two years from now will still have at least some troops based there to deter Iran. I heard Obama on NPR last night, and even he was saying he would do exactly that. Obama gets better and more complete information than the general public does, as does Hillary. Both of them are on record as saying they will not bring ALL the troops back in the next year. It's just too dangerous to leave an opportunity for Iran like that and even Obama acknowledged that on NPR.
Kent in SD
2007-09-13 02:54:00 · answer #2 · answered by duckgrabber 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i'm in a wierd place in this one. i'm against the conflict, yet i'm for the "surge" as our astonishing mendacity bastard president has placed it. See, the wear and tear has been carried out. extra probably then no longer, if we pull out too quickly, we could have created a monster that makes Saddam look as though a vegan hippie. as far because of the fact the polls circulate, sure that's achievable to take undesirable samples, which, i assume, you need to argue that a huge "liberal conspiracy" is making confident that each and every single pollquoted is a foul one, yet statistically speaking, if this many polls say that we want out of Iraq, that's probably actual. What the Dems are doing incorrect, for my area, is they're seizing on those polls and employing them to political benefit. we ought to depart Iraq, yet we ought to commit as many materials as we can to stabilize the region sufficient that we can depart. good day people, as much as i became by contrast conflict from the get circulate, we are in charge for this mess. we will not merely forget approximately approximately it. even even with the shown fact that, i think of that some policies for withdrawal could be effective. Too undesirable no person in congress is in a position to get alongside properly sufficient to come returned up with a plan that the jerkoff interior the Oval workplace will artwork with.
2016-11-15 03:04:06 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Polls can easily be manipulated. So many people are uninformed or really care less. Of course anyone would prefer to have our soldiers home and polls will reflect that. If we were to abandon Iraq at this point it would create a greater threat to our security, and political and economic stability. Hard decisions are difficult to accept. The consequences of quiting would be worse than the cost of winning or maintaining.
2007-09-13 02:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't mean a thing to this president! He cares not about the people, cares not about the military. I understand( although I don't agree) that the hardcore republicans stick by him. They think more of the party than the country. I am, however, astonished that so many of the work-a-day citizens of America stick by this worm. So many meaningless deaths & mutilated bodies coming home from Iraq. Very few of our elected officals have relatives serving in Iraq. I don't think any of bushes closest 50 relatives are serving. Or "The Jerk",cheney.
2007-09-13 03:01:22 · answer #5 · answered by peepers98 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The 65% figure is HARD to justify...I would think that 100% of Americans want the war in Iraq to be over. There are 30% that believe that we should pull out NOW, without reservation, another 30% that want the area STABILIZED before pulling out, and yet another 30% that want to establish an AMERICAN COLONY over there....
Just blowing out blind figures will NOT solve the problem. Neither will ' name calling' of those that dis-agree with you.
2007-09-13 02:49:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The republicans definitely want to keep them in Iraq. I say they should sub for any of our soldiers weary from multiple deployments to the George W Bush Failed Legacy War.
2007-09-13 04:56:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I guess it matters to some degree, but we need to let the military experts work it out.
Asking Americans "Do you want the troops out of Iraq now?" is like asking every eight-year-old "Do you want ice cream for breakfast?" Of course most of them will say yes.
Love Jack
2007-09-13 03:08:24 · answer #8 · answered by Jack 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I want the troops home, but how was the poll question presented? Do you think it mentioned anything about Syria and Iran? Did it mention anything about succeeding? Failing?
Provide a link to the entire question.
2007-09-13 02:50:51 · answer #9 · answered by Stereotypemebecauseyouknow 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Our country is not governed by mob rule. We are a representative republic. The Dems have had control
of the House of Repesentatives since last fall.
If the Dems choose to they could try and cut off funding
like they did with the Vietnam conflict, perhaps
they think that is unwise.
2007-09-13 02:49:49 · answer #10 · answered by Uhookah2 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋