Wrong Message
Some Congressmen are calling for a timetable to pull out from Iraq. I believe it is a wrong message in a wrong time to be sent to the insurgents. Logically, the insurgents have no chance to win the struggle with the MNF on the ground, but they could if they sought humbug. For that they are working hard to obtain support from anyone. The insurgents are trying to gain aid from the Arab League, Islamic states, EU, UN, neighboring countries, media, clerics, organizations, individuals…etc. President Bush once said that if his homeland was invaded, he would resist the invaders fiercely. The insurgents & their mouthpieces are tenaciously clinging to what Mr. Bush said to justify their crimes. The insurgency consists of several factions. The baathists & saddamians embody themselves in these factions. The baathists & saddamians are the most powerful group among them. Pulling out from Iraq will cause these groups to appear on the ground & regain power. The baathists are good in deception, so they are expected to turn against their allies, of the present time, and wipe them out.
The first consequence of such wrong message is telling the insurgents that they are doing well by killing American soldiers. You (the insurgents) are hurting us (the Americans). This will encourage the insurgents to put more pressure on the Americans by killing more soldiers. Is it worth killing soldiers to achieve an electoral aim? I don't know what the real intention of declaring such a statement is, but I'm trying to show an Iraqi perspective. Someone, whom I spoke to, viewed it as another let down by the Americans just like the one of 1991 when they pulled out leaving the Iraqis alone to be torn apart by Saddam after the popular uprising of March 1991. Pulling out now may leave the Iraqis alone facing the fundamentalists, insurgents, terrorists, baathists, saddamians…etc.
I agree completely with President Bush in his persistence to fulfill the mission when he insisted in his State of the Union Address on February 2, 2005 when he said:
He confirmed it again in his Radio Address of this week It seems that Iraqis should trust President Bush since he speaks honestly about what should be done in Iraq. May God bless him. I hope that the American citizens won't stop backing President Bush in his policy in Iraq.
The first consequence of such wrong message is telling the insurgents that they are doing well by killing American soldiers. You (the insurgents) are hurting us (the Americans). This will encourage the insurgents to put more pressure on the Americans by killing more soldiers. Is it worth killing soldiers to achieve an electoral aim? I don't know what the real intention of declaring such a statement is, but I'm trying to show an Iraqi perspective. Someone, whom I spoke to, viewed it as another let down by the Americans just like the one of 1991 when they pulled out leaving the Iraqis alone to be torn apart by Saddam after the popular uprising of March 1991. Pulling out now may leave the Iraqis alone facing the fundamentalists, insurgents, terrorists, baathists, saddamians…etc.
I agree completely with President Bush in his persistence to fulfill the mission when he insisted in his State of the Union Address on February 2, 2005 when he said:
"We will not set an artificial timetable for leaving Iraq, because that would embolden the terrorists and make them believe they can wait us out…"and
"… all Iraqis can be certain: While our military strategy is adapting to circumstances, our commitment remains firm and unchanging. We are standing for the freedom of our Iraqi friends…"
He confirmed it again in his Radio Address of this week It seems that Iraqis should trust President Bush since he speaks honestly about what should be done in Iraq. May God bless him. I hope that the American citizens won't stop backing President Bush in his policy in Iraq.
posted by Ibn_Alrafidain at 8:16 PM
6 Comments:
I simply cannot believe there will be any way that we will withdraw troops until Free Iraq is capable of standing on it's own. Some of our representatives just like to get their names in the papers by criticizing the Bush Administration, even (or especially) if it means hurting our efforts in Iraq. These so called Representatives must be told that they are doing a great disservice, and they will no longer be tolerated.
I believe the choice should
be based on your parliaments vote.
Perhaps Jaffari needs to speak to
his parliament so they can back him up if need be.
If some of the political groups
in Iraq keep insisting for
withdrawl/timetable I would assume
jaffari would perhaps agree if it
went hand in hand with Huge searches and sweeps for weapons
and total cooperation with
Iraqi Police and armed forces
I pray you are right. I will die of shame if we abandon you.
By God, sir, if I have my way, we will not abandon you to these dogs who are set on destroying Iraq and putting its populace under the whip again.
Do not judge by words of those that have never supported the operation in the first place. Judge by deeds.
We are waging a war of words here and are putting much effort into it though the President has not been as vocal as he could we are after him to put it bluntly and keep the rest of us on the right track.
Stay strong and believe.
There is quite a bit of noise about setting a timetable for withdrawal of troops. Wouldn't it make more sense to base withdrawal on tasks completed? Repairs such as electrical grid, domestic water, hospitals, bridges... and security tasks such as amount of soldiers\police trained. These seem to be the things that the "resistance" targets. If withdrawal was based on these things, maybe they would cease to be targets... Just a thought.
just for your amusement and edification, you might want to use the tongue in cheek title 'Saddamites/ sodomites" when referring to saddam's old minions. in a christian dominated culture, 'sodomites' has the biblical allusion to the downfall of Soddom and Gomorrah, the towns of iniquity in the Bible, and in the US, 'sodomy' is a crime referring to sexual penetration of the anus. so we refer to saddam's old supporters as Soddomites or Saddamites,intending the insult to indicate those of depraved tastes who like to give or take it up the rear. seems fitting, no?--------------------Janet in Venice
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