posted on November 19, 2004 08:15:29 AM new
This was taken from a Newsweek article.
But there’s nothing on the drawing boards, in fact, to suggest Iraq can defend its freedom if our servicemen and women come home. Not now, not next year, and possibly not for generations to come. Ever since the old Iraqi Army was dissolved by the Americans last year, the country has been dependent on the United States for its national defense.
Some influential Iraqis think that’s just fine, especially after all the wars that Saddam Hussein’s enormous military dragged them into over the last 25 years. They argue that this is the moment to sort out the nation’s internal affairs, and if the United States provides a protective umbrella, so much the better. “If our guests [the Americans] want to build 14 permanent bases, we might as well make use of that,” says Mowaffak al-Rubaie, the Iraqi national-security adviser whose proposal for pacifying the country by breaking it into a loose federation was the subject of last week’s column, “A Make or Break Plan for Iraq.” Michael Eisenstadt, from the influential Washington Institute for Near East Policy, argues in a recent study that Iraq should just forget about being able to defend itself against Iran. “For the foreseeable future, it will fall to the United States to counter Tehran’s capabilities,” he says.
Q. What's the difference between the Vietnam War and the Iraq War?
A. George W. Bush had a plan to get out of the Vietnam War.
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There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
---------------------------------- "Give it up for George W. Bush, the best friend international jihad ever had."
posted on November 19, 2004 08:38:32 AM new
25 years seems to short of a time frame I think. It will be a long time because if the US pulls out after the elections in January it will be civil war.
posted on November 19, 2004 10:37:57 AM new
I'd be very surprised if even after the election, in Iraq, the US totally withdraws. I've read the 'hoped-for' intent of this administration was to have a military remaining base in Iraq, once the place settled down. Since President Bush has been re-elected I think that's a much stronger probability now. But then again their new government may ask us to leave and not allow a military base to remain.
logansdad - Length of time we're remain in other countries....taken from Political News Daily
Iraq (Bush): 20 months and counting
Kosovo (Clinton): 4 years and counting
Bosnia (Clinton): 8 years and counting
Haiti (Clinton): 2 years
Somalia (Bush/Clinton): 2 years
Japan (Roosevelt): 57 years and counting
Germany (Roosevelt): 57 years and counting
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Four More Years....YES!!!
