This morning Tony Blair, the British Prime Minister, announced that they will begin with drawing British troops from the southern region of Iraq.
I continue to support the war in Iraq, however as more of our allies begin to pull their troops out, we are no longer fighting a global war on terror but an American war on terror which makes no sense. When we went into Vietnam, we went with a strong coalition which shared the economic costs, life costs, and military costs, in fact the United States made money. The fact of the matter is though that this is not a war that can be solved through a two state division of Iraq, it must end with a "peaceful" and "stable" Iraq. If we cannot help the Iraqi government to accomplish that then there is no hope for peace and stability in the Middle East.
I continue to support the war in Iraq, however as more of our allies begin to pull their troops out, we are no longer fighting a global war on terror but an American war on terror which makes no sense. When we went into Vietnam, we went with a strong coalition which shared the economic costs, life costs, and military costs, in fact the United States made money. The fact of the matter is though that this is not a war that can be solved through a two state division of Iraq, it must end with a "peaceful" and "stable" Iraq. If we cannot help the Iraqi government to accomplish that then there is no hope for peace and stability in the Middle East.
2 comments:
I find it funny that they make this announcement as the Prince is about to be sent there...
I don't find the timing interesting. They have been talking about this in the UK for months.
Back to the original post, our allies have been pulling out troops for a while now. After terrorists attacked Spain and a new Prime Minister was elected, they pulled out of the coalition. However, just because allies are pulling out of Iraq doesn't mean it becomes an American war on terror. The Phillipines just signed an anti-terror bill to help get rid of the Abu Sayaaf terrorist group that is strengthening in their country. I agree that it sucks for us, but don't think that this global war on terror is over just yet. Again, we've got a new leadership group in Baghdad trying to secure things before we have to roll out.
I agree wholeheartedly that we need a peaceful and stable Iraq or we'll be in a very hard position to bring peace to the Middle East.
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