Do u think America will win the war in Iraq .. what is stay the course???
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Milatarily, America can win any winable war...\npoliticly, and psycologicly, we are loosing, because we are ethnocentric, and think that every human bieng on earth is like us. Simply not the case.\n\nIraq is not a war we started, it was one we created, our enemy is mobile, and instead of just fighting terrorists in Afganastn, they will follow our military, many fighting in Iraq are forign to that country.\n\nAs for stay the coarse, it means to finish wat we started, wich i agree with, because to just duck n' run would only make things worse, I was against the war from day one, but if we leave now, it will destabilize (even more than it has) , and undergo at least one, if not a series of revolutions, resulting in hardliner theocracy worse than Iran, and any other current country you can think of combined.\n\nIt is not the easy choice to stay, Republicans would have you belive that it will only take a few years to transform Iraq, then it's one to the next war. This is simply not the case, as history has shown us, with examples like the philipines, it takes many years to radicly transform a nation. I belive that to bring about true democracy in Iraq, we will be there at least 30-60 YEARS!\n\nBottom line...\nWhat happened to a small part of the Iraqi population was terrible under sadam, but the majority of Iraqis were more content with life then than they are now.\nNot everyone dreams of playng baseball, listening to Garth Brooks and driving a ford (not that there is anything wrong with that!).\n\ngoring (see below) wrote - "note we are his subjects" WHAT THE F#*%, do you realy think the president is a KING!?
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The U.S. is sort of in a bind in that it can't really win (the way we originally thought a win should look like) and we can't really leave (and have it look like we made mistake), so instead we'll phase out our troop levels over a period of years (10?) and continue to reassure the public that the Iraq government is able to handle things themselves and we're no longer needed, and it's anyone's guess how we'll explain the ongoing vioence.  How sad though for the families of fallen soldiers who may not see the ultimate worth in their sacrifices.
827931
Not now.... we are stretched too thin.  Well, we can win it, but it will force a draft and other unpleasant things.  We are not prepared, so it will be an uphill climb.\n\nSue
59684
No, we are not losing the war. We won't win the hearts and minds of all iraqi's and there will still be problems, but we've removed a genocidal dictator, taken the first steps in liberating Iraq, witnessed elections, played key roles in rebuilding the country's infrastructure, partnered with 27 other nations, and we're doing the right thing. I agree we should pull most of our troops out when it makes sense, but now is not that time.
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no, i don't. We're already losing, 8 billion dollars per month, that's waaaay too much. And iraq had nothing to do with terrorism in the first place, Bush just gave an excuse to make people beleive him to attack iraq instead of afghanistan.\n\nAnd IF we capture Iraq, we will become moooore powerful. There are rich people in this country who practically own this whole country and they want to have oil for free, which is why they attacked iraq. They also spent money on the war each month. Just do some researching and get the facts straight.\n\nNow with that said, when we get more powerful, do u think russia and other countries that dislike us would like it? No, so they GIVE weapons to other countries so we can have trouble winning and in there case, hopefully never win. Why do u think Russia gave Iran those weapons??\n\nSo as a matter of fact, with other countries helping Iraq and we are wearing ourselves out by focusing on that place the whole time, I do beleive are chances for winning is only about 17%. \n\nIf we DO win or if we just quit on the war, everything will turn back to normally hopefully unless the US wants to attack ANOTHER country (which they always do).\n\nSometimes I wonder when a peaceful president will run for office and America will stay neutral with others...
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Can't see America losing the war in Iraq. Reason, we're there and now it's too late to back out. Most likely we're going to be in Iraq and the middle east for at least 20 years if not longer. The overall goal is to bring democracy to the region. Not an easy task, since most there don't know what democracy is. America will suffer a humilating defeat if it backs out now. It fought to a draw in Korea, lost in Vietnam. Now if it withdraws, that's another lose. It's not going to happen. America doesn't want to lose its international superpower status. And withdrawing from Iraq could led to that.
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It already has. \n\nBush keeps talking about achieving victory, but the sad fact of life is that there is no way to win in this situation. The best we can hope for is containment of the sectarian violence.\n\nI certainly hope this country treats the Iraq vets better than they did the Vietnam vets....
585598
let see he is thinking we need to win in Iraq and Afganstan to make things safe at home. need to encourage growth in the best economy in 20 years, need to secure the borders. to make Americia safe for the next generation.
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Do not.\n\nI do not want to concede a victory to terrorists. We can eventually withdraw a majority of our troops, but only when Iraq is positioned to handle their own security.\n\nEven then, I think Iraq would be a strategic location for an American military installation to keep an eye on oil shipping channels, keep Iran in check, and generally have a presence in the middle east.
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Yes, our military involvement in Iraq will end, whether it's called a war, police action, or whatnot. At the very least, a president -- likely not the current one -- will simply declare victory, or mission accomplished, and then pull the troops out. Very much like what occurred in Vietnam. But if we settle for this sort of "victory," we may well face dire consequences as a result. \n\nI certainly hope we are able to bring our troops home after they have truly accomplished their mission. Are they very far away from doing that? From the news reports it certainly seems a distant thing.
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USA Military Technology vs. Iraq Technology\nI vote USA tech anytime, everytime.  Just by our technology alone will win this war. \nLike you, I'll explain later...
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I've got a feeling that rather than "beating the crap out of Iraq", the US is eventually going to have to shamefully retreat with their tails between their legs after another corperate war they have completely F%£$ed up! Vietnam was the lesson 101, they didn't pay attention and had to repeat class....\nShame, bet all those mothers are real proud......\nOil is not worth it, we are DESTROYING THE PLANET! Go Green Energy.....\nAnd for anyone who thinks I am some stupid anti-war hippy, you are dead wrong. I am very patriotic to my country (Australia) and will always support our diggers wherever they go, I work in a war museum, and understand the political and social reasons for military conflict. However I feel that the vets who died valiantly in the name of a morally good cause (preventing Hitler's evil) would be very ashamed of how we utilise our strength now. Having studied politics, history and international law, I have to say the USA got it dead wrong  this time, and dragged us and the Brits in too. Now Iraq is a shambles, their is no obvious way out, the country is about to fall into the hands of extremists like Al-qaeda, an outcome not previously possible, and so many people have been killed for nothing. What positives have come from it for the west? Really? Truthfully? Cheaper oil? NOPE - it's MORE expensive than previously. A few greedy men have gotten richer, and a lot of kids have been blown up or shot. \nWell done USA, you should be proud.
1037248
I agree/disagree.  We can win in the long run.  The hope is that 20 years from now Iraq will be economically stable and it's people jamming to the Eagle's. peace
920703
NO!\nMaybe with the Democrats in control, Bush will not make that attempt. \nAnd a bad smile would be.....\nWe have all seen what stay the course means to the Bush Administration. To Foley, Delay, Haggard, Ney, Lay and many others it means do as I say, not as I do.\nTo Don Rumsfeld it actually means Cut and Run. Great, good riddance.\nTo Bush it means change the course to suit your needs for the moment. With the Republicans out, he is now changing his tune. Flip-Flopping around to keep the investigations at bay, or to a minimum. Promises bipartisan agreements, most likely to wield the veto pen without mercy, keeping Democrats from making any real progress until he is outa there in '08.
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It is a lost cause. Most Americans do not believe in the war anymore. I believe we will stay for another year and then leave. The American people want the troops out of Iraq.
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The problem with a "win" is that I can't think of a single way we can win. The only good we've done is get Saddam out of there (which sent warlords into fighting each other and us for power) and establishing some sense of democracy (which may or may not stick in the long run)\n\nI think at this point it's very complex because we have done some good, but I don't think that good will flurish in the long run unless we stay and hold their hands and I think we may not even be able to do that successfully (or if we could, we'd sacrifice too much doing it)
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Nope, and they won't, as long as they run morons like Kerry, Americans in general are very intelligent, and as long as the democrats, keep putting up  morons, without a smart agenda, they will continue to lose. but the real loser is America. As long as we have politictions that are more worried about their careers than what is good for America. We all lose.