Should We Leave Iraq Now?

[Rudey]

We have eliminated Saddam and toppled the government. Everything else is charity. We are not in the business of charity.

America should leave Iraq now.

I'd love it if we could leave and get everyone there angry enough so they kill each other, create more instability in Iran, and turn Q'om red until the Pahlavi Dynasty is restored.

-Rudey

[RACooper]

Originally posted by Rudey
We have eliminated Saddam and toppled the government. Everything else is charity. We are not in the business of charity.

America should leave Iraq now.

I thought the whole point (now) was spreading freedom and democracy... I don't see the new Iraqi government holding together without US military backing. Government and nation building isn't like hitting the drive through, it's cooking and cleaning up a whole 9 course meal... I think the going average for the 19th and 20th century was about 10-12 years for credible stability.

Besides the forces might as well stay there to "secure" the region - ie. keep an eye on Iran & Syria.

[texas*princess]

Spreading freedom and democracy is great and all, but so are all religions. My religion isn't any better than the person's next to me, so I'm not going to try to convert them.

I don't think we should be there in the first place.

[KSig RC]

Originally posted by texas*princess
Spreading freedom and democracy is great and all, but so are all religions. My religion isn't any better than the person's next to me, so I'm not going to try to convert them.

This is a total non sequitur

[Rudey]

Originally posted by texas*princess
Spreading freedom and democracy is great and all, but so are all religions. My religion isn't any better than the person's next to me, so I'm not going to try to convert them.

I don't think we should be there in the first place.

I didn't ask if we should be there in there first place. There are 2,000 threads on that already.

As for religion, you make no sense. You might as well talk about Diet Dr. Pepper because it has just as much relevancy as your comment.

-Rudey

[Rudey]

Originally posted by RACooper
I thought the whole point (now) was spreading freedom and democracy... I don't see the new Iraqi government holding together without US military backing. Government and nation building isn't like hitting the drive through, it's cooking and cleaning up a whole 9 course meal... I think the going average for the 19th and 20th century was about 10-12 years for credible stability.

Besides the forces might as well stay there to "secure" the region - ie. keep an eye on Iran & Syria.

I don't think I really believe in either freedom or democracy anymore.

And as for stability, what's wrong with living on the edge? We could just provide support to both sides and let them kill each other until they're bored of it and stop.

And you do bring up Syria and Iran and I don't see how a few good bombs that cut the snake's head off wouldn't make sense.

-Rudey

[KillarneyRose]

Originally posted by Rudey
You might as well talk about Diet Dr. Pepper because it has just as much relevancy as your comment.

I love diet Dr. Pepper but the diet Cherry/Vanilla Dr. Pepper is truly a tast treat.

I wish we could leave Iraq today. Just pack up every single soldier and marine and bring them home to their friends and families. In fact, I wish that more than just about anything.

The fact is, though, that we can't leave right now because doing so would create even more instability (yup, it's possible) in a very unstable region and I think that would have terrible consequences for us and our allies down the road.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
I love diet Dr. Pepper but the diet Cherry/Vanilla Dr. Pepper is truly a tast treat.

I wish we could leave Iraq today. Just pack up every single soldier and marine and bring them home to their friends and families. In fact, I wish that more than just about anything.

The fact is, though, that we can't leave right now because doing so would create even more instability (yup, it's possible) in a very unstable region and I think that would have terrible consequences for us and our allies down the road.

A sorority girl that likes Diet Dr. Pepper...who knew such a thing existed.

-Rudey

[Tom Earp]

WOW, Rudey, Dude There is thoughts on both ends of The Spectrum on Your question.

There is a big difference in The Relegions in the Middle East than in The Rest of The World.

They Profess One God but You would never know it.

They have only one adgenda, kill the Infandels of which We Christions are and You as Being Jewish should realize this more so.

Spreading Democracy while sounds good, I am thinking this is a Pie in The Sky by a Selfish Person who wants to be King and cannot be.

We do not have to ask how many of The Countrys of Earth are True Democracys as We are in the Minority arent We!

No? Look at Eastern Europe, The Middle East and The Asian Rim.

Sometimes The Movie "Ugly American" still seems to real! Have You traveled to Europe any? Go to Germany and see how they feel about The USA. Maybe France?

The USA has been and are being told to get out of The East Asian areas, South Africa or all of Africa for that matter.South America, Central America.

GW is not the Pat Robertson of Democracy, but one has to wonder about His agenda!

[ZTAngel]

I truly believe Iraq will never be stable in our lifetime. Neither will the Middle East. I think we should leave. We've lost way too many lives in a country that is a lost cause.

[OleMissGlitter]

Make Levees, not war

[Phasad1913]

Originally posted by OleMissGlitter
Make Levees, not war

LOL. So cute.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by OleMissGlitter
Make Levees, not war

This is as flippant and empty as the original "Male Love, Not War" statement.

-Rudey

[DeltAlum]

In 1967, CBS Anchorman Walter Cronkite, voted the most trusted man in America, decided that the U.S. should get out of Viet Nam for a number of reasons -- one of which was that we were there for the wrong reason(s). Obviously there were others.

Cronkite was no stranger to war, having been a (newspaper) combat correspondent during World War II with the likes of Eric Sevaride and many of the other journalistic "giants" of later years. He was recruited into the fledgling CBS Radio organization by the legendary Edward R. Morrow.

Lyndon Johnson said, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost Middle America."

Cronkite's comments are often considered to be one of the major factors in support for that conflicts flagging, and, in the end, our final withdrawl.

For whatever it's worth, Cronkite told a group of reporters last week that we should get out of Iraq now.

[33girl]

Every single person in the world needs to watch the movie The Fog of War.

If they did, we wouldn't have war anymore.