It's not only the war, it's the 10+ years of sanctions that preceded the war. We should never have gotten involved there, but now that we have it does seem like there's a moral obligation to do something other than just leave.
Thanks for writing this: I appreciate the tone and the realism.
Writing as someone who vehemently the invasions of both Iraq and Afghanistan, the notion of a complete pullout from Iraq troubles me. I don't claim any expertise in the Middle East and Iraq, but it seems to me that with all of the terror and displacement the invasion has wrought, the United States has an unfulfilled obligation to the Iraqi people. I'm just not sure how to meet it.
I'm not necessarily opposed to a contingency force that helps provide security and stability as needed, but I don't want to prop up a corrupt and unpopular regime. Perhaps increased foreign is the ideal answer, but that's a nonstarter politically. What do you think?
If you think this, you have amnesia.
It's not only the war, it's the 10+ years of sanctions that preceded the war. We should never have gotten involved there, but now that we have it does seem like there's a moral obligation to do something other than just leave.
Thanks for writing this: I appreciate the tone and the realism.
Writing as someone who vehemently the invasions of both Iraq and Afghanistan, the notion of a complete pullout from Iraq troubles me. I don't claim any expertise in the Middle East and Iraq, but it seems to me that with all of the terror and displacement the invasion has wrought, the United States has an unfulfilled obligation to the Iraqi people. I'm just not sure how to meet it.
I'm not necessarily opposed to a contingency force that helps provide security and stability as needed, but I don't want to prop up a corrupt and unpopular regime. Perhaps increased foreign is the ideal answer, but that's a nonstarter politically. What do you think?