So why are we in Iraq?
To get those weapons of mass destruction!
Wait no, Iraq's Arsenal Was Only on Paper
And apparently, this administration was well aware of that months before the invasion, and deliberately deceived the public into supporting the invasion.
To stop a dictator who threatened the world!
...with his non-existent "weapons of mass destruction" (WMDs), and feeble army?
So we get rid of an enemy of Al-Queda, and ignore a guy who does have nukes?
(Well, we did up until he demanded our attention)
For Democracy!
Because nothing bad ever comes from Democracy?
The theory that Democracies don't war on each other is b.s. Case and point: Hamas ruled Palestine and Israel
To Stop Terrorism!
... by providing then with a "training ground for the next generation of 'professionalized' terrorists"? By galvanizing the Islamic extremists? By furthering Bin Laden's goal to bankrupt our country? (No, the oil is not paying for the war).
Whatever! We're already there, and things are improving!
Says who? Iraq's vice president has had a third sibling assassinated. There are attacks on our troops every 15 minutes. The deathrate has skyrocketed in Iraq since Bush declared "mission accomplished". Just ask the citizens. (By the way, Bush is lying when he says that the study has been discredited)
We have to stay! If we leave, the country will be torn by civil war!
That's what they said in 1917, the first time this happened. But what are we really trying to accomplish at this point? What is victory? The establishment of a government as weak and helpless as the Somalian government? According to British General Richard Dannatt, the very presence of Western armies is "making the security situation worse". The problems we face there are insurmountable. It's not a matter of will; we won't find a solution to this mess just because we want to find one. "Good intentions" don't create miracles.
This is what happens when an idealist ignores reality. What do we do now?
Pullout.
What other choice do we have? Our continued presence is only making things worse, and nobody has a logical plan to turn things around. We need to admit the invasion was a mistake and pull everything out of Iraq (including our permanent military bases) before Bin Laden's goal of bankruptcy is realized.
Perhaps then we can deal with the true achievement of the War On Terror.
To get those weapons of mass destruction!
Wait no, Iraq's Arsenal Was Only on Paper
And apparently, this administration was well aware of that months before the invasion, and deliberately deceived the public into supporting the invasion.
To stop a dictator who threatened the world!
...with his non-existent "weapons of mass destruction" (WMDs), and feeble army?
So we get rid of an enemy of Al-Queda, and ignore a guy who does have nukes?
(Well, we did up until he demanded our attention)
For Democracy!
Because nothing bad ever comes from Democracy?
The theory that Democracies don't war on each other is b.s. Case and point: Hamas ruled Palestine and Israel
To Stop Terrorism!
... by providing then with a "training ground for the next generation of 'professionalized' terrorists"? By galvanizing the Islamic extremists? By furthering Bin Laden's goal to bankrupt our country? (No, the oil is not paying for the war).
Whatever! We're already there, and things are improving!
Says who? Iraq's vice president has had a third sibling assassinated. There are attacks on our troops every 15 minutes. The deathrate has skyrocketed in Iraq since Bush declared "mission accomplished". Just ask the citizens. (By the way, Bush is lying when he says that the study has been discredited)
We have to stay! If we leave, the country will be torn by civil war!
That's what they said in 1917, the first time this happened. But what are we really trying to accomplish at this point? What is victory? The establishment of a government as weak and helpless as the Somalian government? According to British General Richard Dannatt, the very presence of Western armies is "making the security situation worse". The problems we face there are insurmountable. It's not a matter of will; we won't find a solution to this mess just because we want to find one. "Good intentions" don't create miracles.
This is what happens when an idealist ignores reality. What do we do now?
Pullout.
What other choice do we have? Our continued presence is only making things worse, and nobody has a logical plan to turn things around. We need to admit the invasion was a mistake and pull everything out of Iraq (including our permanent military bases) before Bin Laden's goal of bankruptcy is realized.
Perhaps then we can deal with the true achievement of the War On Terror.
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