Stand up,stand down, yeah when do we leave?
With all the news from Lebanon /Israeli conflict and the latest terrorist plot foiled, this may be good time to remind everyone our troops are still risking their lives in Iraq.....with no prospect of coming home.
Mr. Bush has filled our heads with rhetoric...we won't cut and run. If we do the terrorsits will win. When asked directly, the response is when Iraq stands up, we will stand down. I continue to hear news repotrs of Iraqi citizens being murdered in great numbers. I also read about American troops getting killed. These troops are the sons, daughters, brothers, sisters and parents of Americans at home...and for the love of God, please don't show their family saying their family memeber belived in the cause but drown out the voices of those who say they believe their loss was a waste.
Now, I don't speak rhetoric or BS fro that matter, so what does when they stand up, we will stand down mean anyway, what are the measures? How are we the average citizen supposed to keep score? Is there a number of Iraqi troops and police officers that ned to be trained...if that is the case..then please let's have them come to the US for Boot Camp and Police training..at least they will be safe while in basic training... We can measure that and the country will behind it. It would be welcomed. is it when the terrorists are stopped as measured by a stopage in IED's and bombings....Let me say, the IED's may stop when we leave nad the bombings will go on forever until the Sunnis. Shites and Kurds get along...good luck. In fact, why would Iraq wish us to leave, we are providding free security. If you are waiting for the government to say leave..good luck..and if they ever did, it would not be because they like us. Let's face it, many cities would love to have the full force of the US army enter some of the inner city neighborhoods and not leave until all crime is stopped. They would save a ton of money if police protection. You have a very similar situation on Iraq,,,are these insurgents are gangs. AS time goes by, I believe the latter. So you have left us on quagmire by trying to change this country. You have left this mess to the next president.
Here is my exit strategy. It is bold. Let's begin with the truth. Iraq is not a country. It is a creation of the British Empire. The Yugoslavia of the Middle East.It is composed of Sunnis, Shites and Kurds. So let's fix what we can. Allow the Kurds to establish their own country, Kurdistan. Once you do that, dangle the NATO membership carrot. Really, they will become members of NATo. That will offer them protection from Iran and Turkey. Turkey is a NATO member. They may balk at having Kurdistan in NATO..but it does provide them a measure of security....and then the oil can flow through Turkey. Turkey and Kurdistan become friendly and Iran stands ground. Iran does not want to have the full force of NATO come down on them if they even look at Kurdistan the wrong way.
So, now we have saved Kurdistan. Now we deal with Southern Iraq. The goverment now has tow real factions Sunnis and Shites. Here is the truth. These two sides may have to have a civil war. That is what is happening now, our troops are in the crossfire. At this point, you need to involve our friendsin the region, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait et al. Now, they have a formenting insurgency next door. Their job is to assist in quelling the insurgency. We did our job..we got rid of Saddam Hussein's regime. Thye can sit by and watch the remaining part of Iraq adopt another Saddam or help the country become like them..not a democracy but at least friendly to the United States. After all, we call Saudi Arabia, a friend but they are not a democracy...why are forcing Iraq to become a democracy?
Mr. Bush has filled our heads with rhetoric...we won't cut and run. If we do the terrorsits will win. When asked directly, the response is when Iraq stands up, we will stand down. I continue to hear news repotrs of Iraqi citizens being murdered in great numbers. I also read about American troops getting killed. These troops are the sons, daughters, brothers, sisters and parents of Americans at home...and for the love of God, please don't show their family saying their family memeber belived in the cause but drown out the voices of those who say they believe their loss was a waste.
Now, I don't speak rhetoric or BS fro that matter, so what does when they stand up, we will stand down mean anyway, what are the measures? How are we the average citizen supposed to keep score? Is there a number of Iraqi troops and police officers that ned to be trained...if that is the case..then please let's have them come to the US for Boot Camp and Police training..at least they will be safe while in basic training... We can measure that and the country will behind it. It would be welcomed. is it when the terrorists are stopped as measured by a stopage in IED's and bombings....Let me say, the IED's may stop when we leave nad the bombings will go on forever until the Sunnis. Shites and Kurds get along...good luck. In fact, why would Iraq wish us to leave, we are providding free security. If you are waiting for the government to say leave..good luck..and if they ever did, it would not be because they like us. Let's face it, many cities would love to have the full force of the US army enter some of the inner city neighborhoods and not leave until all crime is stopped. They would save a ton of money if police protection. You have a very similar situation on Iraq,,,are these insurgents are gangs. AS time goes by, I believe the latter. So you have left us on quagmire by trying to change this country. You have left this mess to the next president.
Here is my exit strategy. It is bold. Let's begin with the truth. Iraq is not a country. It is a creation of the British Empire. The Yugoslavia of the Middle East.It is composed of Sunnis, Shites and Kurds. So let's fix what we can. Allow the Kurds to establish their own country, Kurdistan. Once you do that, dangle the NATO membership carrot. Really, they will become members of NATo. That will offer them protection from Iran and Turkey. Turkey is a NATO member. They may balk at having Kurdistan in NATO..but it does provide them a measure of security....and then the oil can flow through Turkey. Turkey and Kurdistan become friendly and Iran stands ground. Iran does not want to have the full force of NATO come down on them if they even look at Kurdistan the wrong way.
So, now we have saved Kurdistan. Now we deal with Southern Iraq. The goverment now has tow real factions Sunnis and Shites. Here is the truth. These two sides may have to have a civil war. That is what is happening now, our troops are in the crossfire. At this point, you need to involve our friendsin the region, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait et al. Now, they have a formenting insurgency next door. Their job is to assist in quelling the insurgency. We did our job..we got rid of Saddam Hussein's regime. Thye can sit by and watch the remaining part of Iraq adopt another Saddam or help the country become like them..not a democracy but at least friendly to the United States. After all, we call Saudi Arabia, a friend but they are not a democracy...why are forcing Iraq to become a democracy?
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I read today from an excerpt from Common Dreams that Bush is "frustrated" by the progress or should I say lack of progess in the Iraq war--I bet the soldiers, families and the Iraquii people themselves are a little frustrated too??!!
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