Is Iraq a total failure now?
928586
Iraq was a "total failure" from the very beginning when an idiot named George W. Bush illegally and unconstitutionally invaded that country for no justifiable reason.\nThere is no plan to "bring democracy" to Iraq. There are only three reasons Bush's handlers ordered him to attack Iraq:\n1) The Bush family has a personal vendetta against Hussein, ever since the days of Desert Storm when George H.W. Bush was humiliated and criticized for not "finishing the job" and ousting Hussein at that time;\n2) The giant U.S. military-industrial complex needed another 'war' to boost their sagging profits;\n3) Dick Cheney wants all that OIL swimming underneath Iraq's sands so that he and his Exxon-Mobil buddies can get richer and richer and richer as they feed America's dependency on foreign OIL. \nThe U.S. has caused the "total failure" in Iraq, and brought the country to the brink of a civil war that will go on for decades.\nMeanwhile, the U.S. is building the largest embassy in the world on a 104-acre site in downtown Baghdad, overlooking the 'new' Iraq puppet government's headquarters (installed by Cheney).\nWe will be there until that country is totally torn apart, and we've managed to suck every drop of easily-accessible OIL from the nation's sands.                         -RKO-
418544
Vietnam was before my times. But I've been following the Iraq war in great depth. Yes, we shall lose, but not without hurting our political image thro'out the world and destroying the social fabric of Iraq. Despite lack of democracy, atleast Saddam ensured that Shiites and Sunnis didn't fight and children could go to school, oil was available to the world and he never(ever) harboured Osame and his ilk. So its all a great sham by the US to flex its muscles, and in that endeavor its own borders are being breached, health care costs are rising and gang violence and drug abuse are at an all time high. When will Bush and party learn?? \n\nOkai, point blank answer - the war would be on until the next President is elected. Even then it would never be potrayed as a loss/defeat, it would just be "strategically withdrawing" our troops.
841781
Yes, the United States of America and her allies must all pitch in and help rebuild Iraq. When Saddam Hussein first came into power, he was Mr. Nice Guy but once the 1980's came around, he went from being Mr. Nice Guy to becoming Mr. Not So Nice Guy and started to build palaces for himself and had his people live in ruins. Not that Hussein is no longer the President, Iraq is moving everyday towards democracy. If you want to hear the Truh of the Democracy taken shape in Iraq, I recommend that you watch a show titled The 700 Club.
974553
This was a massive plunder operation under the guise of patriotism misplaced.  It is otherwise known as the big lie.  Iraq was ugly for many, but peaceful.  Now Iraq is a violent shambles,directly due to the intervention of GW Bush.  If there were no oil there, do you think we would be there?  Not a chance.
707608
Well, Iraq has been the focus of his entire presidency -so they kind of go hand in hand. But I suppose if I had to separate them, I would say Iraq is the bigger disaster simply because it is not just a personal failure on his part; many people have paid or are paying for it.
763225
the current situation in Iraq
703916
The Iraqis didn't destroy the American military; there have only been just 2837 US military killed since 9-11.  Compare that with 400,000 US dead in WW II and you can see that Iraq is basically nothing more than a 'training exercise' to keep military tactics, strategies and reflexes honed.\n\nAnd yes....duh...America is still the one and only superpower.
916575
Sun Tzu said in "The Art of War" in 500 BC that engaging in a protracted campaign on foreign soil would eventually lead to failure.  I think that the problem has been a lack of planning and a lack of definition regarding our strategic goals.  I think that we entered this conflict for the wrong reasons, without a plan, and without measurable goals. Then, we tried to create a plan and strategic objectives on the fly. This is a national embarrassment of monumental proportions, and an act that will change the course of history against the United States. I only hope that somthing can be salvaged from this debacle, but it will take a level of cooperation and compromise that seems unlikely until bush leaves office.
571257
i don't know what the final outcome in iraq will be, but i have made this very point to people i know. i heard the same thing in 1969 myself. we were in an unpopular war then, gas prices were soon to rise, people, for the most part, were becoming disillusioned with our government, jobs were soon to start drying up and many were to move overseas, interest rates were starting to rise. sounds like deja vu all over again today, doesn't it?
950239
denifently not \n\nthe country would slide into a mass civil war \nterrorist would win \nand the thoundsand of people that died would have done it for nothing. \n\nif we stay in Iraq for a few more years it will turn around
901342
Bush is an utter failure
765438
It's utterly mind boggling that there was no plan in place for the post invasion of Iraq, but it blatantly obvious that's indeed what occurred. It's almost as if the Bush administration did this intentionally. And now were seeing the results of this administrations ineptness. How sad.
483570
I think you are probably right, that the outcome will be a defeat. The US government has forgotten what it took to win the peace after WWII.\n\nPresident Truman authorized the Marshall plan that rebuilt Europe and has ultimately led to the European Economic  Union. In the conquered countries, like Germany, the allied powers contracted the best possible civil servants and military officials for 5 year tours to establish civilian rule. They instituted effective martial law until the new German government was ready to take over. The German army troops were detained and retrained. War criminals were tried and justice was seen to be done.   \n\n\nUS forces are in an unwinnable position. Rumsfeld and Rice have no coherent plan on how to put Iraq back together. The military is fighting a holding action with no specified goal. The civilian government is in a war zone with no resources. \n\nThe peace will only be won if the US realizes that it takes more than money and troops to establish a working country with a workable constitution. \n\nI would say that if the Iraqi "insurgents" were being arrested and handed over to a criminal justice system then the peace has been won. Until then, with no civil direction, Iraq is going to bleed the US.
813978
2.5% of Iraq's population has died...when?  Maybe provide some follow-up statement and context for your quesion.  I'm sure everyone will blame the US, it seems to be the cool thing to do lately.  I will give you this, the US did light the fuse in that part of the world, but it was bound to happen eventually.
934619
Kerry Has certainly made his mistakes. But Bush and Cheney are in way over their heads. They blundered into Iraq not because of terrorism but because of Hussein. (They had to cover up for bin laden some how.) The military is not prepared to fight guerrillas. We have the most powerful military in the world, but as it was proved in Vietnam, if we're not fighting another army, we cannot win. We didn't have the organization to take Iraq when we started, and now we don't have the will. The Bush administration is trying desperately to cover up for what will be 8 bungled years. They achieved nothing except to destroy the United State's reputation in the eyes of the world.
726905
The situation in Iraq reminds me of trying to hold water in your bare hands.  The present government is like a Mirage in the desert, and will surely fall, maybe as soon as this week if the Shiites threat holds up.  If we leave Iraq will collapse.  If we stay it will collapse slower, but still collapse.  The idea that fundamentalists, no matter of what stripe, will have control of Iraq's oil I'm sure is making people sweat all over the world.  Oil must be reasonably stable.  To accomplish this end,  Bush is going to have to open this up and really include the rest of the world in discussions, military personnel, planning, and execution,  if there is any hope at this point  Let us hope that it is not too late for some form of reasonable solution to be worked out.
270908
No , anything pre-emptive or otherwise has not been thought out. Stop. Listen. Read . Pray. Listen. Be quiet. (think about it) Iraq is is hardly over.... If you have a Bible, get it right now.