tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post112259254226072571..comments2024-03-17T03:55:21.696-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: Kicking the U.S. out of Iraq -- whose job is that?CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-1122858898173134342005-07-31T21:14:00.000-04:002005-07-31T21:14:00.000-04:00Our (gradually reduced) presence in Iraq will be r...Our (gradually reduced) presence in Iraq will be required for the next five to ten years. There is a philosophy that militaries in democracies must adopt. A military force must understand itself to be a tool of the state, subjected to civilian power. The Iraqi military cannot be abandoned until we ensure that they have the necessary institutional ethos of protecting civilian power. An alternative to anarchy could also be a military coup by a self-perceived independent actor.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, it seems the media is getting bored with Bush’s resolve. The topic of a troop withdrawal may be just that - a way to stir the pot.<BR/><BR/>I hope this isn’t just wishful thinking on my part. I hope there are people that understand the consequences of an early withdrawal, and will withstand the mounting pressure of shortsightedness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-1122712494039256952005-07-30T04:34:00.000-04:002005-07-30T04:34:00.000-04:00Here, let me translate the above for you:"Man, you...Here, let me translate the above for you:<BR/><BR/>"<I>Man, you liberals. First, you whine that we shouldn't <B>invade</B> Iraq just because it would be an illegal, unprovoked invasion based on flimsy if not non-existent evidence of weapons of mass destruction.</I>"<BR/><BR/>"<I>Now you're whining that we shouldn't just pack up and <B>leave</B> because that would let the country descend into anarchy, civil war and the almost certain deaths of thousands more.</I><BR/><BR/>"<I>You liberals are just never happy, are you?</I>"<BR/><BR/>Do I have that about right?CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-1122687728751215222005-07-29T21:42:00.000-04:002005-07-29T21:42:00.000-04:00Why does the left bitch and moan about the US bein...Why does the left bitch and moan about the US being in Iraq, then when they saw it's time to start leaving, they find something else to moan about. Civil war is an almost inevitable fact in Iraq now, but maybe, just maybe, the people of Iraq will now stand up against tyrants, now that they have known something of democracy. The US has never tried to push western democracy on Iraq, they know it won't work, but they have many other models to look at....gimme a break already.....DazzlinDinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148580312472376676noreply@blogger.com