Thread: iraq study group

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

Originally Posted by surasak

The sensible solution is to withdraw and let them sort out the mess.

No it's not. The USA has a moral obligation to try and quell the violence. They opened this can of worms and the US military casualties are a drop in a bucket compared to Iraqi casualties.

The longer the U.S. stays there the longer the violence will go on.

The only solution is to remove the problem (the U.S. occupation).

There is no moral issue here; it's like blaming the police because a bunch of drug dealers slag it out in the projects night after night.

If Iraq is a mess that's the way it will be until the Iraqis decide enough is enough on their own. No amount of increase of U.S. presence in troops or spending will suddenly make it better overnight or even within 5-10 years. The U.S. military simply doesn't have the manpower.