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Originally Posted by Undertoad
The Iraq war suffers from an adminstration that doesn't lead, and can't state its objectives to save itself. The actual strategic objective of the war is to replace the US bases lost in Saudi Arabia, create a pro-US state in the middle of the middle east, and to create a Democratic example for the rest of the Arab world as a basis for reform. But you can't state those objectives up front, you have to come up with something palatable to everyone.
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Where did you discover these objectives? Do you have an inside scoop from the pentagon or something? I would tend to agree with you that this is why we are really there, but the phoney excuses given for the current engagement are hardly palatable, either.
We are going to have to re-instate the draft to ahieve the agenda you outlined. I don't know where you get the idea that things are so rosey in Iraq, either. Casualties continue to mount and many of our soldiers are now on their third tour of duty over there. Moral amongst our troops is way down.
My friend Lisa's husband is going to be deployed over there on Monday and among his group of soldiers 16 have gone AWOL, including one E7 with 17 years in the military. 36 came up positive for drugs. They'll be going anyhow.
The stated reasons for being in Iraq are obviously becoming unpalatable to our troops, along with everyone else.