What is your opinion in pulling all of our troops out of Iraq?

Xnex X

I live in Canada and I think that US troops should remain in Iraq. No matter what people think about whether the mission has so far been successful or not, if the troops are gone, a decline will surely take place.

markwillstar

in the 1980's Iran and Iraq went to war, and it was Iraq and Saddam that kept Iran from over running first Iraq and then the Middle East in all.

When we took out Saddam i made a list of things i feared would happen in time.

most have happened:

1. Instability
2. Iranian insurgents
3. we pull out under pressure (or support)
4. Vietnam 2
5. Iran invades and gets to Saudi before the US returns enough troops to the area to even fight.

so, unless we have a fully secure Iraq before we leave, we will have world war 3 by the end.

janice h

I happen to agree with you. I am old enough to remember when we pulled out of Vietnam. I remember the chaos. I also remember what happened after we were gone. Vietnam and Cambodia turned into killing fields with millions murdered by Pol Pot and the Viet Cong. I fear that if we leave Iraq too soon the same thing will happen there.

Thank you for your service to this country. May God Bless you and our fellow service people.

joevette

I think that if our troops leave Iran will own Iraq. Before we leave I think we owe it to Iraq and the world to try and insure a stable government is in place. Iraq would turn into a second Cambodia if we were to pull out too soon.

snowboarder

We cannot pull out now we have yet to build a solid foundation for them to build on if we leave someone will take over once again yeah it wouldn't be saddam but someone would. we can't go in to help them and then leave before we do because its getting too hard.

Terry L

As much as I or anyone else hates the thought of young men and women dying in a foreign country. The world has become a scary place. I for one am afraid that this area will become a huge terrorist camp and yes the Taliban and Al'Queda would more than likely take control without a presence there.

The war on terror is real and I am afraid it is not going away anytime soon.

Kat H

I don't believe it's ever going to happen, whether I feel it should or not. We were there before September 11th and we'll be there for quite some time yet.

thats me

I only read the title. But I think it will make us look as if we have no backbone and they will attack again.

Nick L

i think it's to soon but what do i know im not obama...2 points

PhillyGuy

I think we need to draw down troops but evolve our relationship with Iraq to being a strong alliance/assistance role to the Iraqi Army--allowing them to become the day-to-day public face of security through patrols while US troops remain in training and support roles.

Janice: while I agree that pulling out of a country as we did in Vietnam is imprudent in Iraq, we were never in Cambodia in significant numbers and Pol Pot was actually an enemy of the North Vietnamese government (not to defend the Vietnamese regime, but that genocide only stopped when the Vietnamese invaded Cambodia).

zl1422

If U.S. forces leave Iraq, there will be an instant power vacuum, wherein various factions and political groups from both Iraq and neighboring countries, will take control. Unless there is initially in place a strong central government and military that is loyal to it.

That sort of chaos would lead to later demanding intervention or military action from various interested countries.

It will also galvanize even more of the region to dislike American involvements. Right now those various non government actors and terrorist groups still control much of the outer provinces, as the focus has been chiefly on establishing a strong federal/central government for Iraq. A pullout before that is accomplished would only serve to further shatter the hopes of a free Iraq.

However, it would be a sufficient reason for another nearby nation to invade. Such as Iran or Israel. Further destabilizing the region, as well as oil supplies. Sometimes it seemed as if the current administration was hopeful of an excuse or pretense to invade Iran.
The sort of chaos that would present itself in Iraq, would likely be a staunch source of reasons to have poor relations with Iran, possibly to the point of having military actions there.

I think that the de-facto war was gone into for the wrong reasons, and that there should have been a higher level of transparency. As well as a congressional declaration of war. (that's their power under the constitution.) I think that pulling out now will only lead to our troops being sent back in a few years time.

Also of important note, Sadaam held those factions at bay, through the use of a strong central military, and several rather brutal punishments for traitors/dissenters. Since his removal, part of our presence there has been to establish a strong central military and police force, so that the Iraqi government (someday to be more completely democratic) can enforce its laws and perserve the borders and rights of its citizens.

It would be an un-ending struggle if USA were to keep troops there until all of its borders were secure.

Mycroft

Iraq has historically been a civilized country without much sectarian violence. Hopefully this will continue to be the case. Afghanistan is the country that is chronically broken, and is where you need to worry about being sent next.

Xandu M

I'm okay with it as long as we re-locate them to France!!

JollyRancher

Those people don't want to be helped they had it better under saddams control. It's time to pull out. The middle east has been fighting since the dawn of time, nothing will ever stop that. So it's time.

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