Said Israel.....50+ years later....
wow, sounds like MSNBC host talking points. You've listened well.Well for one when you only get 6 hours of power a day in the capital and we've been working on the power for quite a few years, I'd say that is one sign. If we leave, we are one coup away from having to do this all over again. You have unleashed three groups who hate each other, allowed them to remain armed, and have allowed a pourous border to receive aid from various thugs....etc.
Keep in mind that it is a fraction of the population who is warring here along with those coming in from other nations. We lock down Baghdad other areas flare up. It rotates. That fraction cares less about infrastructure. They will fight and hide and fight again until they are wiped out. As soon as we leave, if we ever do, they will keep fighting and try to topple the government. Those in the government cannot trust each other because of the ethnic differences. So the government itself cannot flourish under this specter of fear and distrust.
I wonder if this is why some welcome a dictator because it takes no work. Just stay in line and it will all be taken care of for them.
A true change will not happen until the Iraqi people quit being lazy and take ownership of their own country. It's hard for them to realize because they never had to do it with Saddam.
Had a friend that got back recently from his 2nd tour and his job this time was to train police. He said they will not make it b/c they do not want it. His claim is that it would be over in months if they would stand up.
I wonder if this is why some welcome a dictator because it takes no work. Just stay in line and it will all be taken care of for them.
That's why Saddam should have been left alone. Keep him in check with the all-seeing eye and let him run a tight ship on the nation. Most of these people are for a quiet status quo. So that leaves taming a small 5-10% of various nuts. We can't do that because the other 90-95% see us as occupying.
This is the issue with HANDING freedom to people who did not fight to achieve it themselves. We thought giving people democracy when they did not move to achieve it themselves would work. It's like welfare. We hand someone freedom when they didn't want it, ask for it, or fight for it. They will not do anything to prop it up themselves. They'll sponge off of us.