What does 'success' really mean in Iraq?

Question

Everyone seems to talk about 'success' in Iraq. So, what does 'success' really mean? What metrics are used to gauge 'success?'

Sorry Scotty -- I see that was a bit above your head. I should have said, "benchmarks." There's a good boy...

You still haven't answered my question, Scotty.

Answer 1

One more time.
Success:
The Iraqi people, taking on the reins of sovereignty, establishing a sound monetary system, a system of jurisprudence, a strong military, national security and an inclusive administration without the help of a foreign military, free of regional threats and respected in the civilized community of nations.

How's that?

Answer 2

Sucess to the elites that planned and executed this war it is the submission of Iraq to no longer fight for their country and submit to the permanent military bases for our strategic foot hold in the middle east.
Success to people would be to remove the military from the middle east and terrorism would slowly decline over time. As long as we are over in their lands spreading our military and raping countries of their resources we will get blowback a term used by the CIA for the reason we are attacked by terrorist.
Understand this as long as one nation occupies or invades another there will be hatred by the people for whom their country is being assaulted. In time all dictators are removed by their people or others when they try to spread their ways upon other nations. See hitler for proof.
The war on terror is the decline of the American way. For never has America been the nation to declare war on others unjustly. We do now take part in pre emptive wars which will only make this country hated and feared. eventually it will do this great nation in unless we fight back against a government gone wrong. God bless our children.

Answer 3

We are succeeding. We are dragging out a conflict as long as possible in order to feed no-bid government contractors. The War in Iraq is part of the never-ending War on Terrorism, the Military Industrial Complex's wet dream.

Answer 4

Cynically, I'd say contractors that don't get caught killing innocent civilians and a couple of nice, permanent military bases for the U.S.

Now here's my Fox News answer - Freedom and democracy for the Iraqi people, Iraq becoming a sovereign nation, a major victory in the war against terror.

I tend to believe the first one.

Answer 5

Success? Well, it seems to me that once Dick Cheney becomes president of Iraq, that would be considered 'success' for the neocons.

Answer 6

I have seen people answer this by saying when Iraq is "stable" , it will be a success. It hasn't been stable for a thousand years, so I hope they are not holding their breath.

Answer 7

when Bush says that we are making progress, and coming closer to success, it means that he and his cronies are still mnaking millions of dollars, and he doesn;t want to deem it a failure lest he have to get the troops out and lose his oil pipeline route.

Answer 8

To traitor bush and his pnac loving cronies (halliburton and blackwater for example) it means bilking the US taxpayer out of as much money as they can before they cut and run!

Answer 9

They pass their "divvy up the oil"law, that has been drafted, but not yet passed, then the remaining troops make it safely home.

Answer 10

We don't use "metrics". Even if we did, they wouldn't be appropiate to your question. Stop trying to sound smarter than you are and just ask the question.
IN RESPONSE: No, you should have used "benchmark", (no need for a plural). If you need a grammar lesson just let me know. Poor grammar doesn't provide much validity to your questions.