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Originally posted by Doc
We are all free to question and disagree. What I don't get is how people disagree but don't do anything about it. They say to bring the troops home but is that what the troops want? Sure you can say they are brainwashed (because they all are uneducated lower class people who can't think for themselves) and don't know any better. But are you sure that is what they want?
Can explaining that bringing all our troops home soon won't fix anything and only make it worse appease these people?
You are right about stability and religous harmony. Yet how did Saddam have harmony? A minority ruling a majority through "scare tactics"? The religous stability also has stong ties with "Holy Wars". Who better to negotiate War then warriors? Who do oyu think is more effective in Iraq at "winning the hearts and minds". The soldier on the ground or politicians? |
What do you mean we're not doing anything about it. A lot of people are going to "do something" by voting and making it CLEAR to our leaders that we don't support the war. That's about all we can do. What are you suggesting, we all go enlist or sign up for OTS? And that includes Democrats needing to call out politicians who voted for the war even though their constituents didn't want them to. They need to go.. (e.x. Joe Lieberman.. time to reap what you sow Joe)
How is our occupation, imprisonment of Iraqis, trying to bend them to our will, etc.. not scare tactics in the same way Saddam's regime was? The only difference is he was able to do it in a competent manner.
No matter how the soldier behaves on the ground he is still an occupying force. You really believe how you act on the ground can do anything to make them not want you dead or gone yesterday? Would you accept them occupying your hometown?