Comments on: Barack Obama Watch: In Iraq This Weekend?

By: Flap

Flap — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:12:07 +0000

The USA will not immediately withdraw from Iraq. None of the military commanders, including the Iraqi ones want that. Iraq must be secure against an outside invasion – meaning Iran.

But, the majority of troops will be home soon – since Bush’s policies won the war.

By: sassinfras

sassinfras — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:51:34 +0000

absolutely right. but it wasn’t just the surge. the surge by itself without the change of policy would have accomplished zero.but it is always reported as if it was the surge that only bettered the sercurity.
now the USA should totally withdraw from iraq asap. the occupation is the main reason the insurency is strong.and i do not think the radical muslim element will take over government either. hopefully barack obama will relies this during his visit.

By: Flap

Flap — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:21:24 +0000

Now, I am having difficulty following your logic.

So, it wasn’t the Surge or the changed Bush Administration policies that ended the Iraq War?

Here is some info on Bremer:

More famously known for his stint in post-invasion Iraq, Paul Bremer was appointed by President George W. Bush to oversee as administrator, the reconstruction of Iraq. In his role as head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, he reported primarily to the U.S. Secretary of Defense and exercised authority over Iraq’s civil administration. He served in this capacity from May 11, 2003 until limited Iraqi sovereignty was restored on June 28, 2004. Bremer was assigned much of the blame for the insurgency in Iraq that resulted from his reportedly unilateral decision to formally dissolve the Iraqi Army in May of 2003.[1]

But, it was the changed Bush policy, including the surge that ended much of the insurgency, no? Of course including more Iraq control over their own country.

Right?

By: sassinfras

sassinfras — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:07:34 +0000

really it doesn’t matter if it was bremer or rumfield. it was both . it was bremer as the top official in iraq at the time who was signing new laws designed to fully privatize the iraqi economy[ recieving his orders from the dept. of defence] ,which caused the blowback. basically the iraqis rejected the radical free market policies of the BUSH adminisatration.- i think they call it ‘ideological blowback’. once these policies had changed, so did the violence for the better.but as i said it was not solely cause of the surge.

By: Flap

Flap — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:19:27 +0000

Again, you are incorrect. Sec Def Donald Rumsefeld and his crew were responsible for the disaster after the first military victory of Saddam.

The surge has been successful and now most American combat troops will leave Iraq.