Quote:
Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Nothing goes exactly according to plan. This went exactly the opposite of the plan. They invaded because of the threat posed by Saddam's WMDs, but they didn't exist. How can that be considered a success?
They've lost all those soldiers, killed all those innocent people, spent that mind-boggling amount of money, seriously hurt their own country and there is still no end in sight to this thing. How can that be "successful". What is failure, if this is success?
|
Most definitely the jury is out on Iraq as I said. But the way you put it since everything did not go to plan it is a failure. You point to the WMDs as a failure but then the removal of Saddam and his odorous sons was a success as Krauthammer points out.
Now certainly the US stumbled around like keystone cops but souly blaming the US for all those deaths is absolving Al-Queda and the Iraqi people of their resposibility for their own actions.
The Surge has been a success. Agreed? It has definitely turned the corner for Iraq. The place is far less violent and now there is a chance for peace. If Iraq turns out eventually to be a stable ally of the West would you agree it is a success?