The Iraq War (General)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 23:59 (5085 days ago) @ dhw

dhw,-Concerning some of what you said about war protestations here in the U.S.: public opinion reported during the conflict generally supported the war. I was a protester myself, though only in online campaigns. -Again, I agree that the public reasons for that war were completely contrived--and an absolute farce--you must remember that warfare in the democratic age requires an asymmetry of information. Especially in terms of decisions. -Bush came from the neocon block of conservatives. Here in the U.S., this referred to a block of ultra-right wing religious conservatives whose social leaders have often regarded Israeli control of Jerusalem paramount (to bring the second coming of Jesus), and that democracy really SHOULD be spread by force. (As if that is even possible...)-But the broader military goal is exactly this: I'm not an intelligence expert. I knew that our invasion of Iraq was going to be looked upon in the middle east as something to generate more hatred for the U.S. However, I think this was well-known and it was done because of this. The military engaged in an act of attrition by putting our soldiers in about the most perfect geographical position we could want them to be--all in an effort to draw Al-Qaeda (and anyone else who hates us) into combat. I'm not an expert--and I was able to put this together. With the kind of brainpower in our NSA (the actual arbiters of military policy) and your own SIS--I think that all Bush did was put the rubber stamp (and an awful oratory) because his neocon buddies want another crusade. -Whatever Bush's intentions--and I was opposed to the war until just this year--I think the outcome has been and will be more stability. Iraqis are standing on their own quite well, thus far.

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