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| Iraq Withdrawal Timetable; Should we have one? | |
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| Topic Started: Nov 14 2005, 03:20 PM (244 Views) | |
| Derek | Nov 14 2005, 03:20 PM Post #1 |
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I think this was touched on somewhere else, but I can't seem to find it, so I'm going to bring it up here. So, I'd personally like to see an event-based timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. I think it gives us definite goals to work toward, and lets the Iraqi people know that they're not just being occupied indefinitely; rather, that we're there to protect them until such a time as _____. Opponenets of this tend to say that doing so will give the terrorists the knowledge when to strike. I don't think this argument really holds up. Assuming we don't stay in Iraq indefinitely (which, based on both financial and human expense, I don't think we can maintain), we have to leave at some point in time. And somehow, I don't think terrorists are so blind as to not notice when we leave. If they want to bide their time and wait to strike, they can already do that, with or without a timetable. Rather, I think that a concrete timetable will actually reduce the number of terrorists, as we're no longer a seemingly everlasting occupier; by generating less animosity, we take away some of the potential for terrorist recruitment. Plus, I imagine it would increase support for the war both among soldiers and citizens; the soldiers know what needs to happen before they can go home, and the citizens can know that it's not something that will drag on forever. Thus, it appears to me that there aren't really any significant problems for a timetable; rather, it would be almost entirely beneficial. What do you think? |
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| Sam | Apr 4 2006, 10:04 PM Post #2 |
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"Out now" sounds like a good timetable to me. |
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| Derek | Apr 5 2006, 09:14 AM Post #3 |
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Things certainly seem to have gotten worse since the original post. I'm not so sure that pulling out now would be the best idea, though. I'm afraid I haven't been keeping as up to date on the situation as I should be, but I think there are a few things to look at: 1) what are the chances we can prevent a civil war? 2) what will it cost us to do so? 3) what, exactly, is it worth to us to prevent such civil war? 4) what other ramifications are there if we pull out now (for example, what effect will it have on our relations with other countries)? I think we need some satisfactory answers to these before we can really make a good decision. |
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| QuelThelos | Apr 7 2006, 09:39 AM Post #4 |
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Sam- "OUT NOW" is what got us into the mess in the first place. It was out quick withdraw after the Persian Gulf, or if you like to back up further our quick withdraw from Afganastan during the cold war. I'd like to see an slow decay in our number of troops in Iraq (and a few perminite bases set up as after WW2), as we continue to train Iraqi police and military forces. Something along the lines of for every X number of troops/police we train we will remove Y of our own forces from Iraq. As far as a US military base to be left in Iraq, I'm sure many people are opposed. But in reality we still have bases left in Germany, France, Japan, and Korea. Probably more then a dozen other places as well. I'm not talking imperialist expansion, but leaving a few troops to help keep peace, and if something goes wrong it's not so far of a trip to fix it. It also works as an information gatherer, which is especially needed in the information age. |
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