Comments on: Iraq Concerned U.S. May Leave Too Soon http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iraq_concerned_us_may_leave_too_soon_-_yahoo_news/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:42:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: nycrepub http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iraq_concerned_us_may_leave_too_soon_-_yahoo_news/comment-page-1/#comment-47614 nycrepub Wed, 01 Jun 2005 17:57:31 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/10775#comment-47614 Agreed. Remember that even when we set a date to turn the country over to a provisional government we sped up the date to avoid armed conflict on the proposed date. Everytime a timetable is set in the mideast, it is an invitation for the terrorists to ramp up their violence. Every time Sharon meets with a Palestinian Arab "leader" Hamas or one of the other savage islamofascist groups strikes. Better to get the actions on the ground in place and then remove forces then to set a schedule that may not be accurately enforceable. Who would have thought that 7 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a country that never experienced anything but an absolute monarchy would have democracy firmly in place. You just can't put a timeline on democracy. You just need to push forward, face the obstacles, fight fire with fire, never retreat, never regret why you are there, and it will be self-evident to liberty-seeking Iraqis when they can appropriately self-govern and protect their own security without international help. Agreed. Remember that even when we set a date to turn the country over to a provisional government we sped up the date to avoid armed conflict on the proposed date. Everytime a timetable is set in the mideast, it is an invitation for the terrorists to ramp up their violence. Every time Sharon meets with a Palestinian Arab "leader" Hamas or one of the other savage islamofascist groups strikes. Better to get the actions on the ground in place and then remove forces then to set a schedule that may not be accurately enforceable. Who would have thought that 7 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a country that never experienced anything but an absolute monarchy would have democracy firmly in place. You just can't put a timeline on democracy. You just need to push forward, face the obstacles, fight fire with fire, never retreat, never regret why you are there, and it will be self-evident to liberty-seeking Iraqis when they can appropriately self-govern and protect their own security without international help.

]]> By: The Jawa Report http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iraq_concerned_us_may_leave_too_soon_-_yahoo_news/comment-page-1/#comment-47610 The Jawa Report Wed, 01 Jun 2005 16:28:34 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/10775#comment-47610 <strong>Religion of Peace Update: Death Star Edition</strong> I'm starting to think Princess Leia was one of these Left wing idiotarians. Think of her foreign policy stance vis-a-vis the Empire. Governor Tarkaan would never Tarkin would never destroy Alderaan because it's a peaceful planet with no weapons... Religion of Peace Update: Death Star Edition

I'm starting to think Princess Leia was one of these Left wing idiotarians. Think of her foreign policy stance vis-a-vis the Empire. Governor Tarkaan would never Tarkin would never destroy Alderaan because it's a peaceful planet with no weapons...

]]> By: legion http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iraq_concerned_us_may_leave_too_soon_-_yahoo_news/comment-page-1/#comment-47607 legion Wed, 01 Jun 2005 16:12:32 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/10775#comment-47607 Any date people put out right now, including the "early 09" smoke Cheney is blowing now, is pulled directly out of the 'ol Anal Randomizer. We can't leave until things are stable, and nobody has the slightest idea when that will be. The only thing we can do is spot the goalposts... It's become painfully apparent ove the last few years that the peace cannot, in fact, be secured by the US with the number of troops we've pout in Iraq. So to stabilize the country, we have to either put commit more troops for an unspecified time (not bloody likely) or make damn sure the Iraqis are capable of doing it themselves. The bad news is that with all the smoke & mirrors & propagande from both the right & the left, I don't think anyone has a realistic idea of when that will be... Any date people put out right now, including the "early 09" smoke Cheney is blowing now, is pulled directly out of the 'ol Anal Randomizer. We can't leave until things are stable, and nobody has the slightest idea when that will be.

The only thing we can do is spot the goalposts... It's become painfully apparent ove the last few years that the peace cannot, in fact, be secured by the US with the number of troops we've pout in Iraq. So to stabilize the country, we have to either put commit more troops for an unspecified time (not bloody likely) or make damn sure the Iraqis are capable of doing it themselves.

The bad news is that with all the smoke & mirrors & propagande from both the right & the left, I don't think anyone has a realistic idea of when that will be...

]]> By: JackLewis.net http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iraq_concerned_us_may_leave_too_soon_-_yahoo_news/comment-page-1/#comment-47594 JackLewis.net Wed, 01 Jun 2005 12:35:50 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/10775#comment-47594 <strong>Iraqi government asks US to stay a while longer</strong> From the NYT: In New York, the United Nations Security Council, in a unanimously appproved [sic] statement, extended the mandate... Iraqi government asks US to stay a while longer

From the NYT: In New York, the United Nations Security Council, in a unanimously appproved [sic] statement, extended the mandate...

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