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Aside from being against or for initiating military action to take out the Baath Party, what about the immediate upcoming future? The next Presidential candidates seem to have differents views about how the future of Iraq and America's involvement are going to transpire.
If we pick up and leave now, what does Iraq look like in six years? If we stay will we ever solve the issues that are present now; even if it takes "a hundred years" as McCain puts it? McCain maintains that we must "win" this war. Can the ideals that motivate hatred for Israel and the US be overcome in the region? Even our "arab allies" almost seem to be tolerating the US while if you are Israeli or even have that you have been there on your passport you are not admitted into Saudi Arabia or Kuwait. So with a best case scenerio, lets say with a gradual withdraw American troops are out over a five year period. Maybe 2 or 3 bases with a total of 4000 troops stationed there (which I think would be a mistake). Lets say Iran is bombed and the nuclear capabilities are destroyed. Who will it be after them? Does the US continue attempt to hammer down any attempts for countries that dislike the US and Israel forever? Would other countries stand for it? IMO the ideas behind what is causing the hatred must be considered and addressed. The founding fathers showed that as long as ideas fuel intentions- actions are present. Perhaps goals being met may never transpire, but as long as hatred exsists the "successful" actions in the eyes of terrorists will bring damage.
So if we have success in Iraq, whatever that means- will it last? Will Syria be next? Pakistan? Its been brought up here before, but the end question is what is the reason for the agression? Either facing that issue or accept the fact that miltary action will continue to be a part of the US exsistence in the region until one ideal is destroyed- is a reality.
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To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.- Stephen Hawking
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