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Effort to rebuild Iraq falls short
What this article details is exactly what Jack Murtha referred to when he said that we've accomplished everything that can be acheived militarily on our part. Our continued presence as an occupying force is enticing a population that doesn't want us to remain there to turn against us, and thus is fueling the insurgency.
The remainder of this fight has to be left to the Iraqis. They need to work to rebuild their own country, much in the same way our forefathers did in this country. Democracy is not brought to people who have it forced upon them at the point of a gun. It is brought about by the desire of all humans to be free. We've laid the groundwork for them, eliminated a brutal dictator and dessimated most of the forces loyal to said dictator. Now it is up to them to bring a free government to fruition for themselves. They will still have the full support of the U.S., including aid, a quick strike force, as well as advisors to help them along in their quest, but this mission no longer requires a massive deployment of troops. It hinders rather than furthers the cause of freedom in Iraq, IMO.
What this article details is exactly what Jack Murtha referred to when he said that we've accomplished everything that can be acheived militarily on our part. Our continued presence as an occupying force is enticing a population that doesn't want us to remain there to turn against us, and thus is fueling the insurgency.
The remainder of this fight has to be left to the Iraqis. They need to work to rebuild their own country, much in the same way our forefathers did in this country. Democracy is not brought to people who have it forced upon them at the point of a gun. It is brought about by the desire of all humans to be free. We've laid the groundwork for them, eliminated a brutal dictator and dessimated most of the forces loyal to said dictator. Now it is up to them to bring a free government to fruition for themselves. They will still have the full support of the U.S., including aid, a quick strike force, as well as advisors to help them along in their quest, but this mission no longer requires a massive deployment of troops. It hinders rather than furthers the cause of freedom in Iraq, IMO.