Comments on Never Ending Politics' "War in Iraq"

Comments on Never Ending Politics' "War In Iraq"
http://amberjeane.blogspot.com/2008/03/war-in-iraq.html

I also believe that the War In Iraq should come to an end- just not an immediate end. I believe the United States should stay in Iraq long enough to stabilize the government, to strengthen their security forces, and to improve their infrastructure and economy. If Iraq is strong enough to support their own military and have a means of supporting it (through its economy and infrastructure) the United States would be able to withdraw more of their troops with less worry of instability in Iraq because a stronger Iraqi military would be able to fend for itself.

If we started withdrawing our troops now, what would we do about insurgent groups? Who will deal with them? The Iraqi military in its current state might not be strong enough to handle these groups. What if insurgent groups decided to attack US military forces while we would be withdrawing? I think we would be more vulnerable because we are pulling out our resources; how can our army fight effectively if it doesn't have enough resources it needs to fight? It is possible that the United States might lose more troops due to an immediate withdrawal due to a possible increase in insurgency and lower resource levels compared to the casualties levels now.

You mention wasting money. The defense industry is part of the economy that the United States spends a lot of money on. Many of the bullets, aircraft, guns, boats, cars, trucks etc. the United States Military using are manufactured in the United States by American companies. So most of this money that is being poured down the drain is being used on American companies.

The issue of staying in or withdrawing from Iraq is a difficult decision to be made for our interests and the interests of others. Hopefully we can pull our troops out and have a stable Iraq.