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Kitsune · 05-25-2004, 09:59 AM

We had 6 month to get it right.

What? Let me get this straight: You expected the US to deploy an army overseas, overthrow a dictator, rebuild the infrastructure we blew to pieces, and restore civillian happiness in a mere six months? I'm not happy with how things are being handled, but I did expect there to be a lot more widespread fighting than the small skrimishes that we see on a daily basis between the US and "insurgents" (read: "Iraqi citizens"). I'm actually taken aback that the oil wells aren't on fire at this time.

That gut feeling says the Iraqi government takes over on 30 June.

I actually think a new leader will meet this date for installation, but my prediction is that he won't be able to dodge bullets and RPGs successfully for more than two weeks. And, as a country, we need to get used to this right now, as we're in Iraq for the long haul and I think that our the administration expected nothing less than a minimum of five years. I also expect that we aren't planning on leaving Afghanistan within the next ten, as we haven't even started to think about rebuilding that place in comparison to Iraq.

I'm quite sure that all the people that planned this out from the beginning were in full agreement with these ideas, too. We didn't go to the Middle East to remove Saddam, rebuild the place, then leave. We went there to get a foothold and stay there in an attempt to gain a little more control and keep Iran and Syria in check.

05-25-2004, 09:59 AM	#7
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	We had 6 month to get it right. What? Let me get this straight: You expected the US to deploy an army overseas, overthrow a dictator, rebuild the infrastructure we blew to pieces, and restore civillian happiness in a mere six months? I'm not happy with how things are being handled, but I did expect there to be a lot more widespread fighting than the small skrimishes that we see on a daily basis between the US and "insurgents" (read: "Iraqi citizens"). I'm actually taken aback that the oil wells aren't on fire at this time. That gut feeling says the Iraqi government takes over on 30 June. I actually think a new leader will meet this date for installation, but my prediction is that he won't be able to dodge bullets and RPGs successfully for more than two weeks. And, as a country, we need to get used to this right now, as we're in Iraq for the long haul and I think that our the administration expected nothing less than a minimum of five years. I also expect that we aren't planning on leaving Afghanistan within the next ten, as we haven't even started to think about rebuilding that place in comparison to Iraq. I'm quite sure that all the people that planned this out from the beginning were in full agreement with these ideas, too. We didn't go to the Middle East to remove Saddam, rebuild the place, then leave. We went there to get a foothold and stay there in an attempt to gain a little more control and keep Iran and Syria in check.