Are we ready to call Iraq a failure?

reviewer · Mayor's Aide Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Posts: 145

Americans are increasingly against the war in Iraq. We have no plans for completing our mission there and violence continues. At what point can we realistically call the war a mistake?

tear · Congressional Page Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 2

[quote="reviewer"]Americans are increasingly against the war in Iraq. We have no plans for completing our mission there and violence continues. At what point can we realistically call the war a mistake?[/quote]

For sure it is a mistake. Have they found Osama? No. Haven they found nuclear weapons? No. What did they find? They did nothing over there except killing innocent people which American soldier CLAIMED they are suspicious. Look at those families whom they lost their loved ones, they are living in hell everyday when they see American soldires. If we make those innocent poeple in such a great pain, tell me, is it not a mistake?

bangfor1 · Mayor's Aide Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 88

What about Sadaam the biggest threat who is on trial, what about the Sunni minority that were abusing the whole nation, what about terrorism that has come down a lot, what about the near future democracy in Iraq and slowly in the Mid East? At least George Bush has scored a B+ here in real life.

reviewer · Mayor's Aide Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Posts: 145

Can you explain how Saddam was "the biggest" threat (presumably in the War on Terror)? Not a nice guy, but we have left far worse despots in power - and even assisted them.

Anonymous Mind · Mayor's Aide Joined: 31 May 2007 Posts: 56 Location: US

Very Interesting how the war on terror in iraq began.

1) 9/11 attack, lets go to war against Iraq because we think they did it.

2) Saddam not responsible for 9/11, but nuclear threat is emminent, we must continue war on terror for our own safety.

3) No nukes, al Quade behind 9 / 11, why are we not going after Osama?

4) we must save poor iraquies from tyrant saddam (we put him there in the first place) and establish democracy in a new country.

5) more fighting and loss of American lives.

6) we established democracy in Iraq, they want us out claiming they can take care of themselves.

7) why are we still here? if other countries are pulling out?

Hmm. look at the origional cause for the war, there was no plot to establish democracy for the poor Iraqies.

Hey, Iran is looking good right now... Nukes... terrorists...

How will it end?

Anonymous Mind · Mayor's Aide Joined: 31 May 2007 Posts: 56 Location: US

And now we can't pull out of the Middle East, so what will happen?
Will we enter Iran? What will we do with Afghanistan?

This war is going to continue for a long time, and the origianal reasons for entering that war will be very different from those when we end it.

THR · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:19 pm Post subject:

It is all because dumb'ya wants trhe rights to the oil.....He is an oil man after all!

Strategos · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject:

Maybe, but Congress wouldnt enter a war just so it would benefit one seld profit seeking man.

deportliberals · Congressman Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 704

deportliberals · Congressman Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 704

SVTman · Congressional Page Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 46

here is a realativaly intersesting fact for you. did you know that about 2 years into the war they found an entire airport with several fighter jets on it buried under the sand. it took two years to find that do you think that it is probably going to take a little while longer to find something they really don't want found. like wmds. which i don't even think are there anymore anyway i mean all they had to do what put them in some trucks and take them where we can't go. like iran or pakistan.

alias · Mayor's Aide Joined: 14 Nov 2007 Posts: 98

Saddam could have been lying about them to fake out his neighbors also. WMDs don't really matter. Saddam had to go and that is what should have been the excuse. Bush made a mistake by defining the mission incorrectly. Hindsite is 20/20 and he should have just made regime change as the reason. Sounds good for Iran and Syria also.

gene438 · Congressional Page Joined: 30 Nov 2007 Posts: 12

History will show that the Bush Doctrine and our establishment of a democracy in the middle east as one of the greatest accomplishments in this country's history.

ie. Reagan bringing down the wall.

See Reagan's speech:

http://www.politibyte.com/modules.php?name=Video_Stream