Should the USA pull out of Iraq?

[manwiththedogs]

I really dont see it happening, but would like to hear what everyone else here thinks.

[SweetSecrets]

Should the US have pulled out of Japan after only a year followoing WW2???
I am sure they would say "FUCK NO"!!

Helping a country rebuild itself, takes a minute.

[SweetSecrets]

following (sorry..careless spelling)

[Mezro]

We never should have been in Iraq in the first place.

Mezro...that being said we now must stay until the job is done/mess is mopped up...and let's not forget that our troops need every ounce of support they can get including the best possible body armor available...

[manwiththedogs]

Mind you, I`m not taking a side here...just looking for opinions.

[FORD]

send this thread over to the Front Line. I could use a REAL topic over there today.

[frenchie]

one more attentat today in irak, it's showtime!!!!

[manwiththedogs]

Originally posted by FORD
send this thread over to the Front Line. I could use a REAL topic over there today.

I just thought ppl might like a break from talking `bout Fab and Katydid...lol

[Dr. Love]

After a long time to think about it, I think invading Iraq was a good idea. We've got bases and troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Iran must be pretty nervous, sitting between that.

Plus, it'll be much easier to control/intimidate the other Arab countries if we have an Army sitting right in the middle of all of them. Great location.

[ELVIS]

I agree!

[Big Train]

Which is more or less the real reasons we are there. Fight a war in their house, not ours.

Pulling out of Iraq makes no sense in the immediate future. In a couple of years, once they have regained their bearings, I can see.

Me personally, I feel we should handle terrorists with roving CIA death squads. No talk, all action, no political mess. Find them, kill them. Takes away all the joy of martyism, being buried in a ditch with nobody knowing what you were doing it for. This is the only way for our generation, as it takes at least a generation to get a majority of a populations opinion to change.

[Mr Grimsdale]

Originally posted by Dr. Love
After a long time to think about it, I think invading Iraq was a good idea. We've got bases and troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Iran must be pretty nervous, sitting between that.

Plus, it'll be much easier to control/intimidate the other Arab countries if we have an Army sitting right in the middle of all of them. Great location.

I agree with the logic and can understand the sentiment, however when is the US going to admit it IS an imperial power and has imperial ambitions?

[manwiththedogs]

Mark my words, The minute we pull out, Iraq will be taken over by the next crazed dictatior.
The same thing would happen to the Saudi`s without our protection.
Pulling out now would only be seen as another victory for Osama and others like him.

[John Ashcroft]

Originally posted by Mr Grimsdale
I agree with the logic and can understand the sentiment, however when is the US going to admit it IS an imperial power and has imperial ambitions?

If the U.S. had imperial ambitions, you'd be living in a colony.

As far as pulling out of Iraq, crazy. You don't even have to go far back in history to realize that you can't simply pull out of a country you've defeated in a post-haste fashion. Most agree that WW2 could've been prevented had the U.S. and Europe rebuilt Germany on the first go around.

And look at the overwhelming majority of past European colonies. All most all of them have had ruthless civil wars following Europe's withdrawal.

[DrMaddVibe]

We'll pull out when we're done.

Even Lurch has admitted that he'll be keeping troops in there...for his...OMG this is so funny...first term!....LOL....like THAT's ever going to happen!

Hillary won't allow it!