Iraq Civil War

[P_Funk]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

General's deal more with poltiics then any soldier would want. To speak out, or to otherwise voice an opinion that would be contrary to the good of the secretary of defense, is kinda like playing russian roulette with their career.

They probably smell the stink of death on the Bush administration and are trying to preserve their careers so that a few years from now they can say that the mess in Iraq wasn't their fault. "Look, see? I warned them!"

[August]

Originally Posted by P_Funk

They probably smell the stink of death on the Bush administration and are trying to preserve their careers so that a few years from now they can say that the mess in Iraq wasn't their fault. "Look, see? I warned them!"

The "stink of death" started when Bush was elected to his second and final term in office. Its that's happened to all 2nd term Presidents, regardless of party, since FDR. Since they can't run again they gradually loose influence as it winds down. You Canadians can keep a guy in office forever theoretically i guess, but an American president has at most 8 years in office. The 2nd four of which he has an ever more tougher time pushing his agenda.

[August]

There may be a civil war in Iraq, maybe not, maybe something in between. Regardless of our wishes, ultimately that is the choice of the Iraqi people. It is, after all, their country.

We've removed their biggest impediment to their ability for self determination, the entrenched dictatorship of Saddam and his Baathists, but at some point the Iraqi people will have to stand on their own.