After watching the hurt locker I was wondering if the bombing situation in iraq was improving, it has but it is still pretty bad. Why don't we hear about them? What is going to happen when the US pulls out? If that ever happens.
Sincere questions that I'm curious about: Was there any point in time when you thought Iraq would become stable regardless of circumstances? You are talking about a country which, under Saddam, was barely being held together by force and violence. Sunnis, Shias, Kurds, Arabs, Saddam loyalists, non-Saddam loyalists. Nevermind the Jews, Christians, and fundamentalist secularists. Did you think that by anihilating the infrastructure of the country, it would be sent forward or backward? Here is what's scary: Due to the war, Iraq has become one of the homes of Al Qaeda.
A Civil War will ensue. It is a certainty. Whether it be now or 10 years from now, as soon as the US leaves, there will be a power grab. It is inevitable.
Well, the US isn't even in the cities anymore, and the ISF has taken over most of the anti-insurgency operations. And the US won't give any weapons and tech to the ISF because they are concerned of the possibility of them falling to the wrong hands. I wish I knew more, but a lot of what's going on over there is still classified.
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/iraqi-pm-blames-sunni-119040.html Iraqi PM blames Sunni insurgents for Baghdad bombs A steady escalation of attacks following the June 30 withdrawal of U.S. troops from urban areas has heightened fears that government troops are not ready to provide security.
I don't even understand why we are defending that country. We gave them plenty of time to train a decent security force, if they can't defend themselves by now, it's hopeless.
I am beginning to think only a guy like saddam could run that country. They need to just split it up, but of course the sunni, shia, and curds will go for the oil.
I was sincerely ready to at least give bush credit and say even though the it wasn't justified because of the potential cost at the time of going in, we may have sown seeds of stability there. oh well. what a freakin waste of lives and resources.
[hayesstreet]don't mock me. first of all, you have no doubt intentionally left it vague as to what exactly you are referring to above as 'that.' i suspect you are employing this ambiguous word usage with the intent of a later recalibration. secondly, don't put words in my mouth. i never explicitly said civil war would be a good thing. i merely mused that it might not be bad and could very possibly be good, the key distinction being the logical consistency between a belief in something being 'not bad' and a belief in it not being decidedly 'good.'[/hayesstreet]
It was inevitable we were going to pull out at somepoint. I will credit the surge for increasing security but even the prior admin. admitted it was unsustainable. IMO whether we stayed or not fighting was going to continue.
