Would Iraq be in better shape if there are 1 million troops?
ravensword227
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No we should not increase our troop presence in Iraq.
As history shows no country has ever invaded and brought a democratic from of government to another people. It never has and it never will. If the Iraq people don’t want to fight for our idea of “democracy”, we will remain over there indefinitely, creating more and more rebels each day. What we really need is more Iraqi troops.
Also note that more troops would mean more casualties when the rebels set off area effect weapons like IEDs. Supposedly, one of the things that is gaining us support is that terrorist typically kill ten or twenty civilians for every one of two U.S. soldiers they kill. For example: We set up two or three soldiers handing out candy to Iraqi children in “Indian country”; this in it’s self gains us public support, but if the militants decide to attack, they kill the children also, thus screwing up any reputation they had as a “Freedom Fighter”.
As history shows no country has ever invaded and brought a democratic from of government to another people. It never has and it never will. If the Iraq people don’t want to fight for our idea of “democracy”, we will remain over there indefinitely, creating more and more rebels each day. What we really need is more Iraqi troops.
Also note that more troops would mean more casualties when the rebels set off area effect weapons like IEDs. Supposedly, one of the things that is gaining us support is that terrorist typically kill ten or twenty civilians for every one of two U.S. soldiers they kill. For example: We set up two or three soldiers handing out candy to Iraqi children in “Indian country”; this in it’s self gains us public support, but if the militants decide to attack, they kill the children also, thus screwing up any reputation they had as a “Freedom Fighter”.
Patriot_1989tobeyond
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Re: Would Iraq be in better shape if there are 1 million tro
Just a question: sont the Iraqis already have democracy?
Red_Army said:
Just a question: sont the Iraqis already have democracy?
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ravensword227 said:
Then what do you call the reforms of Germany, Japan, and Italy after WWII???
ravensword227
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Re: Would Iraq be in better shape if there are 1 million tro
No, it’s called martial law with a “democracy” candy coating. When we invaded Japan, we didn’t straight up install a democracy, now did we?Patriot_1989tobeyond said:
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dude, it is impossible to go from dictatorship to democrocy overnight.
Even after WWII, it took years under the Marshall Plan to ensure that Japan and Germany would not revert to their old ways.
Even after WWII, it took years under the Marshall Plan to ensure that Japan and Germany would not revert to their old ways.
ravensword227
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Doody said:
I don’t disagree with that, but we didn’t invade Japan and Germany to bring democracy. We invaded them to keep them from hurting us or “reverting to their old ways” just like you said. The people of Japan and Germany wanted democratic reforms and we allowed it.
Now, let me ask you something. Is it freedom or democracy in Iraq if we run candidates that are all on the U.S. government payroll?
Duty Honor Country
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no it is not. As long as the US is running the show, Iraq will not be living in a democracy. It will probably be another year or so before Iraq is free.
ravensword227 is right about trying to install a democracy in Iraq. the reason it'll never happen isn't because we don't have enough troops or anything like that, it's because democracy clashes with every single religious belief there is in Iraq. in order for them to be a democratic state they'd have to put democracy above religion, and that will never happen. it was attempted back after world war 2 but even then clerics and other religious figures had to modify and overlook teachings to achieve a democratic government.
what we really need in Iraq is another Saddam Hussein that we approve of. that's the truth, you can ask any caseop working with iraq. look at the history of iraq, before saddam it was like afgahnistan, years of fighting and war because of religion and land battles. when Saddam was president he was an atheist, he didn't give a :cen: what religion you were, he'd kill them all. it was relatively peaceful back then wasn't it? the only time his genocide and internal terrorism became a problem was when he invaded kuwait. but even then, kuwait was technically part of iraq until the western world divided up the middle east to suit their needs. but that's a whole 'nother reason why they don't like us.
what we really need in Iraq is another Saddam Hussein that we approve of. that's the truth, you can ask any caseop working with iraq. look at the history of iraq, before saddam it was like afgahnistan, years of fighting and war because of religion and land battles. when Saddam was president he was an atheist, he didn't give a :cen: what religion you were, he'd kill them all. it was relatively peaceful back then wasn't it? the only time his genocide and internal terrorism became a problem was when he invaded kuwait. but even then, kuwait was technically part of iraq until the western world divided up the middle east to suit their needs. but that's a whole 'nother reason why they don't like us.
The Doctor
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And the more troops that are sent there, the more the Iraqi people- in fact the world community as a whole- will see it as occupation as opposed to liberation. The only result from that would be an even more intense hatred of the West, more people willing to side with the terrorists and insurgents, more violence... and even more casualties, both our troops and Iraqi civilians.
The way things are now we obviously can't jump out early and leave everything so messed up there, but at the same time sending more troops out will simply compound the existing problems and create new ones for the future.
The way things are now we obviously can't jump out early and leave everything so messed up there, but at the same time sending more troops out will simply compound the existing problems and create new ones for the future.
USAFAUX2004
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it doesn't matter if you send the whole of china into iraq, its up to the people to achieve democracy
Japan and Italy didn't receive any nation building. They evolved on their own.
Germany had been a republic before the NSDAP turned it into a dictatorship. After the war it adapted on its own accord, even though many Americans find pride in the illusion that they were the ones to bring freedom.
Iraq doesn't need more foreign troops. It needs to get on its own feet, but I fear it isn't ready yet...
