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I think it will be many years before Iraq ever becomes a democracy like the US, if it does. As Euroyank correctly pointed out, you can not change a tribal cuture that has been that way for hundreds of years into a democracy overnight.

This ridiculous imperial crusade to make every country like "ours" is criminal and will fail. If the people in the middle east want democracy I am certain they will uprise or at least reach out to create one. This should be their decision, not forced on them by arrogant bullies from far away lands.

As for the US leaving Iraq. JB, they may very well have a timframe to pull out in two years, definitely before the next US election, but if they are serious about securing that country you could be looking at 5-10 years. Otherwise it will end up just like Afghanistan. It's a terrible situation that the coalition has gotten themselves into and the world will be carefully watching how they get out of it and what state they leave Iraq in.

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Vietnam vets in Iraq see 'entirely different war'

By Steven Komarow, USA TODAY
TIKRIT, Iraq - Before dawn, the pilots digest their intelligence briefing with coffee. The sun rises as they start preflight checks. Just after 7:30, they start rotors turning on their UH-60A Black Hawk, and ease it smoothly into the desert sky.
Ref. https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/20...tnam-vets_x.htm

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CHENEY: IRAQ WILL BE 'ENORMOUS SUCCESS STORY'

Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday defended his recent comment that the Iraqi insurgency was in its "last throes," insisting that progress being made in setting up a new Iraqi government and establishing democracy there will indeed end the violence -- eventually.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/23/che...view/index.html

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I can't really understand Dick Cheney in his latest interview.

How on earth is Afghanistan a success? What does he mean by succeed?

The thing that bothers me about this is that he is implying killing off insurgents is all that is needed for success. Iraq needs re-building as much as securing. Almost all of the goverment ministeries (with the exception of the oil ministry) and a lot of major infrastructure has been destroyed.

I think it is time politicians were straight with the public over what is required for Iraq. They chose to go in there on a foundation of lies, the least they could do is be honest about the re-building effort to the US people. The US people have offered wonderful support for this when you consider their casualties, they deserve the truth.

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RUMSFELD EXPECTS IRAQ TO GET WORSE

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday he is bracing for even more violence in Iraq and acknowledged that the insurgency "could go on for any number of years."
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C...44430%2C00.html

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Bush to ask teetering Americans for resolve in Iraq

President Bush now faces one of the major challenges of his presidency. In a prime-time speech on Tuesday, he will try to convince war-weary Americans that the unpopular campaign in Iraq is worthwhile despite spiking violence that makes claims of progress increasingly difficult.
Ref. https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/20...sh-speech_x.htm

Post War Iraq - Page 79

Does anyone else here believe the Bush administration is sending mixed signals on how long they believe the war will go on?

Cheney the other day said the insurgency was in "its last throes". Rumsfeld only days later said it could take many years, and now Bush is calling on his citizens to be patient and the loss of life is worth it.

This is a wire report on Bush's speech today, published on a Sydney broadsheet website:

Bush's latest Iraq speech

What do some of the US nationals on this discussion board think about this statement? 1700 is a significant number.

Do people really believe US national security is under threat from people like Al Zarqawi?

The ironic thing about this is that Bush and the coalition tried to connect Al Quaeda to Saddam's regime when he was looking for an excuse to invade. As with WMDs, we now know this was a lie. But since Saddam has been toppled Iraq has become a focal point for these extremist groups.

Edited: arvhic on 29th Jun, 2005 - 9:04am

Post War Iraq Politics Business Civil & History - Page 79

Did one woman's obsession take America to war?

She is a conspiracy theorist whose political conceits have consistently been proved wrong. So why were Bush and his aides so keen to swallow Laurie Mylroie's theories on Saddam and terrorism?
Ref. https://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1254072,00.html

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Mom, Who Lost Son In Iraq, Talks About 'Disgusting' White House Private Meeting With Bush

What she encountered was an arrogant man with eyes lacking the slightest bit of compassion, a President totally "detached from humanity" and a man who didn't even bother to remember her son's name when they were first introduced.
Ref. https://www.lewisnews.com/article.asp?ID=105971

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Americans deserve the unspun truth about Iraq

No more excuses. No more using the unrelated terrorist attacks of 9/11 or terrorism in general as a crutch to explain Iraq. No more pap about taking the fight to the terrorists so we won't have to fight them at home. No more canned speeches about spreading liberty and justice for all when Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo beg to differ.
Ref. https://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...IST13/507080312