9/11 Seems Like Ancient History Now
Although 9/11 was a HUGE deal and only a little over three years ago, the Iraq war is really the big show now. Iraq is so fucked up, so expensive and so nasty, it is basically starving other potential major scandals of oxygen.
And now, hardly anyone seems to care HOW we got stuck in Iraq. Now the question is-- how do we win? Or even-- can we win?
My feeling is NO, we can't really win. The best thing to do, as far as I am concerned, is declare victory and leave. Maybe the US will do that after the elections-- it's possible.
The longer we stay, the more fighting there will be, and the more people will die. It's that simple.
Some people say if we leave, Iraq will erupt in a civil war. My thinking is: there already is a civil war going on. In essence-- it's the Sunnis, who will lose most of the power, fighting the Shias, who will have power after an election. It may not be a full-scale civil war, and our presence is diverting much of the hatred, but in essence, the insurgency is composed of Baathists (Sunnis) trying to get political power away from the Shiites.
In any case, the sooner we leave Iraq, the better. We will be leaving sooner or later-- the only question is how many of our soldiers and how many Iraqis have to die before we realize that this war is a hopeless cause?
But I feel that Washington DC will never get this, and we are stuck having to replay Vietnam.
This brings up the question of the draft. Because we can't maintain a troop presence in Iraq without a draft. And bringin up the draft is political poison for Bush.
The only way they could institute a draft without serious backlash is if there is some sort of "event".
I really worry a new terror attack is on the way. A new terror attack that really would make 9/11 seem like ancient history.
In this regard, you might want to keep your eyes on Houston.
And now, hardly anyone seems to care HOW we got stuck in Iraq. Now the question is-- how do we win? Or even-- can we win?
My feeling is NO, we can't really win. The best thing to do, as far as I am concerned, is declare victory and leave. Maybe the US will do that after the elections-- it's possible.
The longer we stay, the more fighting there will be, and the more people will die. It's that simple.
Some people say if we leave, Iraq will erupt in a civil war. My thinking is: there already is a civil war going on. In essence-- it's the Sunnis, who will lose most of the power, fighting the Shias, who will have power after an election. It may not be a full-scale civil war, and our presence is diverting much of the hatred, but in essence, the insurgency is composed of Baathists (Sunnis) trying to get political power away from the Shiites.
In any case, the sooner we leave Iraq, the better. We will be leaving sooner or later-- the only question is how many of our soldiers and how many Iraqis have to die before we realize that this war is a hopeless cause?
But I feel that Washington DC will never get this, and we are stuck having to replay Vietnam.
This brings up the question of the draft. Because we can't maintain a troop presence in Iraq without a draft. And bringin up the draft is political poison for Bush.
The only way they could institute a draft without serious backlash is if there is some sort of "event".
I really worry a new terror attack is on the way. A new terror attack that really would make 9/11 seem like ancient history.
In this regard, you might want to keep your eyes on Houston.
posted by spooked at 2:45 PM
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