if usa army did not control bagabat in iraq , then what is the future of iraq?
928877
if you mean BAGHDAD in IRAQ the USA army don't & if they pissoff the country will be better off
254774
Your wish... IRAQ is not sinking...Iraq pre-existed before you and before many nations.  Iraq will raise sooner or later.  we're not waiting America to solve our problems or anyone..everybody should take hands off from Iraq. it's our country and we deal with it. Rumsfeld is right, we deal with that. it's not US issue to deal with it.    We ll solve our problems and sooner US will get their troops to their home and we will start to kick out those who explode their dirty bodies in our children and women.  Iraq THE MODEL will come soon. and I warn those who use Iraq for trading their situations that our patience is finishing.  I already declared that I'm just Iraqi and NOT part of Arab nation. I already declared I abandoned Islam.  and I'm Iraqi at first and last.  will do our best to kick out those who promote the civil war and crossing our borders to fight on our land... Iraq is for IRAQIS, and NOT LNAD OF ISLAMIC OR ARAB NATION.    HAIL HAMURAMBI AND HAIL MESOPOTAMIA.  VIVA NEW IRAQ and SECULAR REVOLUTION THAT WILL COME sooner or later.\nBTW, we will not put our allies down, our new allies are US, Europe, south east Asia.  if I be in power, or speak out I ll promote and encourage establishing relations with state of Israel.  NO more dying for hatred Arabic governments.
838719
Yes. An exit strategy. It will go something like this. We give Iraq a time-line to get their government "in gear" and running, telling them it's their responsibility to get the violence under control. A year passes, nothing changes. Now the onus is on them instead of us. We give them a few more months and tell them if no changes, we start withdrawing our troops. Nothing changes, still uncontrolled violence everywhere. Around April of 08 we start pulling our troops out, and then both parties can place the blame on Iraq for not gaining control of their own country, dismissing any part they had in starting the cause of the violence.
446252
In Afghanistan we are at war to destroy the base of operations that Al Qaeda had there. We have performed similiar missions in the Horn of Africa, The Phillipines, The Pankisi Gorge in Georgia, Pakistan as well as countless other locations that we don't know about. \n\nIn Iraq the point is to form a friendly government that will be a force for change in the region. Either by simply providing a monkey on Arab dictators backs (Nobody wants to screw with the US when a regional power is a major friend of theirs) or by actually sparking reforms and spreading democracy (like we saw in Lebanon and Syria.) \n\nOil is a plausible theory but ignores the fact that there are other countries that would be far more lucrative and oil rich targets then Iraq were we to simply want oil (Kazakhstan, Venezuela, Iran, etc.) Why not invade them instead if it's JUST for oil?
967334
YES NOW THEY HANDOVER THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ.  BUT UNO MUST WATCH THAT ANY TERRORIST GROUP MAY NOT TAKE POWER OF THE IRAQ.  FOR THIS OTHER COUNTRY'S ARMY CONTROL UNDER THE BANNER OF UNI NOT UNDER THE BANNER OF USA.
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Who is to say that IRAQ will not be a democratic nation. Even the USSR was democratic in the truest sense and meaning of the word, the people could vote, problem was there was only one person they could vote for.\n\nOil has NOTHING to do with the war in IRAQ. I won't even get into why but the war would be in Saudi Arabia where the oil reserves are over twice the size of Iraq.\nWe need to look back in history to see what has happened and the future looks bright for IRAQ. Success in Central America, Liberia, Korea, the new Russia, the slavic regions, and others have formed some type of democracy.\n\nThe "democracy" that other countries enjoy are definately not the same as ours, but even a Monarchy like Morocco has a democratic government.\n\nSuccess in IRAQ will indeed depend on whether democracy becomes the new form of government when America finally does pull out or if there will be political chaos and insergency.\n\nTime will only tell.\n\nTo correct a couple of the other writers above me...\n\nThe United States is NOT a democratic country, it is a Federal Republic. If indeed we were a true democracy Gore would be president not George Bush (Gore won more of the popular vote but less of the electoral vote). So to say the US is the most democratic country in the world is absurd. Correct me if I am wrong but there is no country in the world that is truely democratic.
925960
When there is more stability in Iraq.  As of now the only peace that is being maintained over there is due to us maintaining it.  We're actually brining peace to the country as opposed to if we were to pull out all hell would break loose.\nIt's hard to say when we'll pull out, but I'm guessing in the next 3 years we may see some downsizing of our troops over there.
751527
Arcane are you  crazy?  Their are a lot more modernized middle eastern countries that Iraq.  I have been to a couple different countries and I saw nothing that even Iraq.  You need to know what you are talking about before you start saying stuff like that.  One other thing I want to tell you about.  If the Iraqis didn't want us there all they had to do is run us out,  but they are going through what we did  in our civil war, Losing life's, homes, family and what not they know that it is a necessary evil but most of them are ready for a change.  There have been more business open up in the last year than any other year in their history.  Soon as they can show that their military is able and willing we will be out but no sooner.  It would be a disgrace to the US and its people if we left now and let total hell rain down upon them.
1118651
The war in Iraq will end when the new Iraqi government can maintain what we have built for them. It does no good to pull out if the Iraqi Army and governement isnt ready to shoulder the load. If we leave before that time then we will have to come back and clean up the mess again. If we had eliminated the problem in 1991 then we wouldn't be here now. But we listened to the infinite wisdom of the United Nations.
128807
Not for years.  The governments of too many surrounding countries have far too much to loose if Iraq becomes a stable democratic state so they will continue to fund and encourage the "insurgents".  However, the violence should lessen as the new government gets organized and the USA starts pulling out.
1080271
The US won't leave Iraq anytime soon. I see them there 50 years from now.
525034
our troops will stop dying for that particular cause and Iraq will probably revert to a war torn arena that is governed by warlords and/or different religious factions until the most powerful one is able to take control, which will probably/definitely be another Saddam.... then you will have another situation unlike the previous and we can start all over, probably with a US leader that will not invade but will allow a military buildup and then we can just let them invade us..... after all, the only thing most (not all but most) of the governments in that part of the world want is the complete destruction of the west.... which includes us and anyone that is on our side................. so while no one wants what we have there now.... the choice is finish it and get out or get out and let them finish us............... our choice.
838125
YES, pulling out of Iraq now would be tantamount to the US Government pulling out of South Vietnam in 1975 and letting the Communist North Vietnamese coming across the border and killing 2 million South Vietnamese who had either worked for us or help us in the war and the \nPol Pot regime who killed another 2 to 4 million Cambodians.You are not wrong. What would happen \nwould be a signal to the Islamo-fascist terrorists that this country is ripe for a take over by them. We CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
107463
When the mission is done, Iraq can defend its democratic state by itself, and we will not cause unrest and instability in the area by pulling out.\n\nAnd NOT a DAY sooner.
1123470
No.  we can't just pull out of Iraq before its own government is stable.  Then it would be another Vietnam.  If we just pick up and leave, the country will turn into a police state, much like Somalia did during the Clinton administration.
273076
civil war has already started in iraq,otherwise how do we explain the killings of vegetable venders,or butchers,barbers,shopkeepers,etc on thair id ?. in 1990 iraq had 50 well trained divissions with 70 years of accumilated experiance and an 8 years of savage war with iran,and all these forces were barely able to maitain security,how do you expect that onlt 2 divissions of ill trained men with light weapons can controle 450,000km2,and 3500 kms of boarders.how can they controle 28 millions living in cities,mountaines,deserts,and marshes.think of this well.\nif the us forces withdrow now,it will not be a civil war only,but halfe of iraq will be kaeda-stan,and the other halfe will go to iran.
593642
There is good article on the BBC website that gives two views on the future in Iraq.\n\nIt summarises both sides of the argument.