They are there now for the same reason they came in, ideology and for a "central front" on the war on terrorism which isn't america.
Iraq can succeed, but they got to move.. look at the 50% unemployment rate, right there, is an opportunity to hire people to rebuild the country, to build the democracy plus whatever social systems and industry/commerce they need. Those 50% of iraqi's could make the country great if they are hired, because a few thousand marines aren't going to do the job alone, they can't.
I don't know how they'll avoid a civil war. I just think the sooner they get working the more will be avoided.
I mean ideology in that Iraq was a proxy war somewhat like what was had in the cold war... But instead of capitalism vs communism we have a different idealogical war here; the modern world/democracy vs islamic fundamentalism/backwards nations. It's the war the terrorists are fighting, and now "we" are fighting. I don't know what the means for you activists, since you're "backwards" at times... :)
As for Iraq being the central front, read Osama's latest "address to the people" he admits it himself; Iraq is the frontline for the "war on terror".. I sure don't understand yet; but it seems this was the pentagons intention from the get-go (think back). What does it mean? Well this thing is only just now really getting underway so we'll see... :/
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I'd like to visit a safe Baghdad some day.
Date: 2003-10-27 11:43 am (UTC)Iraq can succeed, but they got to move.. look at the 50% unemployment rate, right there, is an opportunity to hire people to rebuild the country, to build the democracy plus whatever social systems and industry/commerce they need. Those 50% of iraqi's could make the country great if they are hired, because a few thousand marines aren't going to do the job alone, they can't.
I don't know how they'll avoid a civil war. I just think the sooner they get working the more will be avoided.
I mean ideology in that Iraq was a proxy war somewhat like what was had in the cold war... But instead of capitalism vs communism we have a different idealogical war here; the modern world/democracy vs islamic fundamentalism/backwards nations. It's the war the terrorists are fighting, and now "we" are fighting. I don't know what the means for you activists, since you're "backwards" at times... :)
As for Iraq being the central front, read Osama's latest "address to the people" he admits it himself; Iraq is the frontline for the "war on terror".. I sure don't understand yet; but it seems this was the pentagons intention from the get-go (think back). What does it mean? Well this thing is only just now really getting underway so we'll see... :/