2007-12-01 10:41:52 · 14 answers · asked by Village Player 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It takes a neo-con to put a positive spin on the deaths of 718 people.
"We've gone from horrific levels of murder to very bad, which is an improvement but not a reason to celebrate," said Richard Garfield
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071201/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_casualties
Imagine, those 718 people and a few hundred thousand others would still be ALIVE if not for the lie-based invasion.
2007-12-01 10:45:13 · answer #1 · answered by Chi Guy 5 · 6⤊ 4⤋
The thinking goes that the surge is working, but when we relax and/or send troops home, the insurgency will come back, maybe even stronger.
Vietnam is a shinning example of that.
We'd take an area, say its secured, move on to the next area, then the guerrillas would come back in. They knew they couldn't go head to head with us, so they created terror in the countryside. The only visible enemy was us since we wore uniforms and obviously most of us were not Vietnamese, yet the Vietcong could blend in easily. So the locals, having only one real target to end the bloodshed took it out on us.
I remember seeing a map in 1965 of S Vietnam where the USA had control in the local newspaper. A year later I saw an updated map and compared it to the old one. Were we had control had shifted and in many cases we had less. Yet the local newspaper insisted we were winning.
This kind of war and occupation is impossible to win.
What we have is a shot term win against eventual defeat.
Peace
Jim
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2007-12-01 10:52:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yeah I guess that is why some marines were killed about two weeks ago when passing out toys to kids?
These people are not going anywhere, and won’t change their minds, they are just standing down for a while, they will never be eliminated.
It is not our fight and we should not be there.
Also, it is REALLY a shame that Iraqi lives(those who are innocent) are of little value to Americans.
So, very christian.
2007-12-01 11:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by Angel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Less deaths may actually mean we have spent less money dropping bombs. Who can really say?
It might be working, it might not be, but it is far too soon to be claiming that it is the reason for the drop in deaths, when Mugtada Al Sadr has called a cease fire, and his troops are no longer mass killing people like they were.
Wonder how it is going to be when he is elected President of Iraq.
2007-12-01 11:02:22 · answer #4 · answered by avail_skillz 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I will say it again... That is what war is folks ... you kill the enemy until there are no more or until they quit fighting.
If you fail to grasp this concept I can assure you it will be explained to you very bluntly in the near future.
One more thing you should do... look up the number of people killed in California last month and you will have a very good estimate of what it is like in Iraq by the difference in numbers. They are about the same size only one has a war and the other has Democrats.
2007-12-01 10:59:52 · answer #5 · answered by Locutus1of1 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Man kills like a animal,,that's why the man animals should be in jail!!!,,nothing in Iraq is working,,,in the end it will be kayos Rules The Surge,,,, F.P
2007-12-01 10:58:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
More like the change in reporting how deaths are tallied is working.
2007-12-01 10:45:39 · answer #7 · answered by Stephanie is awesome!! 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Rumor has it that if it drops to 600 the Republicans will have a parade.
How gay is that?
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2007-12-01 11:08:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
Cool.
Your friends, the Insurgents, are now killing fewer civilians.
Do you consider that good??? Or bad????
2007-12-01 10:48:52 · answer #9 · answered by dinamuk 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that's because Britney spears is more important that tells you something about America
2007-12-01 10:52:17 · answer #10 · answered by jp patches 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋