Minus all of the propaganda, have you all asked yourselves what we are really getting from the war in Iraq? Stability? Don't see it. Cheap oil? Don't see it.
The only argument that I have witnessed of seeming credibility is one that states, "if we pull out now, Iraq will be in shambles." And that this would in-turn destabilize the middle east.
My thoughts. Until the governance in Iraq reflects the true will of the Iraqi citizenry, Iraq will be unstable. Artificial boundaries first made Iraq in 1920 by European powers. Saddam was only able to enforce cohesion of the differing Kurds, Sunni, and Shiites through force. We seem to only be able to enforce it through force. Does it ever strike anyone, that until natural boundaries occur through initiative and will of the indiginous, no peace will occur. How long should I send my kids inheritance over to that place? It seems like it will be for a long time to come.
We pulled out of Vietnam. Was it the right decision? I don't know, but I am darn glad we are not still there. Bad ideas have a way of burning themselves out. Communism did. I hope this war does as well.
The only argument that I have witnessed of seeming credibility is one that states, "if we pull out now, Iraq will be in shambles." And that this would in-turn destabilize the middle east.
My thoughts. Until the governance in Iraq reflects the true will of the Iraqi citizenry, Iraq will be unstable. Artificial boundaries first made Iraq in 1920 by European powers. Saddam was only able to enforce cohesion of the differing Kurds, Sunni, and Shiites through force. We seem to only be able to enforce it through force. Does it ever strike anyone, that until natural boundaries occur through initiative and will of the indiginous, no peace will occur. How long should I send my kids inheritance over to that place? It seems like it will be for a long time to come.
We pulled out of Vietnam. Was it the right decision? I don't know, but I am darn glad we are not still there. Bad ideas have a way of burning themselves out. Communism did. I hope this war does as well.