Re: {OT} why we cannot leave iraq

Interesting article in yesterday Raleigh News and Observer. Turns out that
the reason why generals aren't asking for more troops is that they have been
told that their mission is only to train Iraqi forces and NOT to put down
insurgency. So basically Bush is sacrificing Iraqi lives, thousands per
months, to avoid putting the necessary number of troops in Iraq to put down
the insurgency. He doesn't have the guts to reinstitute the draft and put
the 300000 to 400000 troops we need to win. Sounds like Bush's own
Vietnam. If we aren't going to win it, then get the hell out.



"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Cut-and-run politicians want us to abandon Iraq now that things are
getting a bit dicey. This article underscores why we must stay and
ensure the government has some ability to control the secterian
violence and withstand foreign influence. Once that is established I
am willing to accept whichever way the people of Iraq want to head.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060913/ap_on_re_mi_ea/un_iraq_2

[excerpts]

Annan said many leaders believed the United States should stay until
Iraq improves, while others, such as Iran, said the United States
should leave immediately. That means that the United States has found
itself in the difficult position where "it cannot stay and it cannot
leave."

Iran offered to help the United States leave but did not go into
details, Annan said. He would not give his own thoughts on whether he
believed the United States should leave Iraq yet.

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