Ok we've argued back and forth on the Iraq war. I think most of you know my position. I supported removing Saddam and taking a gamble that we could turn a bulwark middle-eatern country into a functioning democracy. THIS would devastate our enemy who has made it clear that Iraq is a central battlefield.
However when watching Clone 9 on Hardball the guy after him had an excellent question which has made me rethink. He basically asked if American soldiers were dying to prevent Iraqis from killing each other?
So I started thinking. You know we have been "training" their "security forces" for over two years now. Back during the early 90's in southern mississippi I went through police officer training. We spent 4 hours each monday night for twelve weeks and it was pretty good training. I wasn't some delta-force SWAT member or something but we did learn the basics (crowd control, car stops, use of firearms etc). And this was 4 hours a week for twelve weeks. THE IRAQIS HAVE HAD TWO YEARS!! What is the problem?
Well then I heard that the Iraqi government was planning a TWO MONTH VACATION! The following is an EXCELLENT article on the subject.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20590
I supported Bush in going to Iraq. I think he has failed miserably in that he is too afraid to actually allow our soldiers to FIGHT this war and kill people. That was bad enough but now it appears, from what I see, that the Iraqis themselves want us to do all of the heavy lifting. THEY DON'T DESERVE the sacrifices we are making.
WHY SHOULDN'T WE TURN THE MESS OVER TO THEM? WHY SHOULD 150,000 American troops be in Iraq next year?
