What to do In Iraq…
In this class dicusion, we talked a lot about the sectarian violence and the idea of going after dipolmatic connections with Iraq’s neighbors and the Iraqi people themselves. Before this, I had always suspected that the US being in Iraq was the main focus of the entire region. I mean, you never hear od any other reasons as to why the people might be fighing so; it’s always the group united against the US. Sure, some goups might dislike each other, like the Shites and the Sunni’s, but I never thought that this was THE main conflict in the area. I had figured that the war over the Israeli land had ended sometime in the 80’s. Why has no one told me otherwise?
Anyway, I agree with the plan that the paper presents. But isn’t it somewhat obvious? I mean, has the president previously trying to alienate Iraq’s neighbors? Were we trying to get them to not help us? I suppose the paper is only referring to how we need to increae our diplomacy. The same goes for trying to win over the Iraqi people. Surely the US hasn’t been trying to come across as invaders, so iI can only assume likewise. But I do think we are obligated to do SOMETHING to help the Iraqi’s in their current situation, instead of just abandoning them where they stand now (very bloody conflicts all around). We took away Saddamn, which was good in that it brougyt down a ruthless leader, but bad in that it took the lid off of the boiling faction troubles in the nation. We have to do somethibg, else it will be just like we’re running away from our troubles.
