general testifies rapid withdrawal is the only realistic solution

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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    tybird wrote:
    It's easy getting somewhere...the problem occurs when you pack up all this shit to go there, bring in more shit when you decide to stay awhile, invite some more friends over because you think that would be cool, they bring more shit with them...suddenly there's a bunch of shit and people there.

    Yes, they can be anywhere in the world in 24 hours...but you have to read all the caveats. Projecting a limited force can be done quite rapidly, and limited is the key word. However, invading and occupying a country the size of Iraq was not something done in 24 hours of man and equipment moving. The actual build-up for the initial invasion took over a year. So, the army can project a limited force anywhere in the world within 24 hours....however they have been projecting force towards Iraq for five plus years now. That's a lot of 24 hours of movement there.

    That said, the occupation needs to come some sort of resolution soon. However, you're not going to wake up one morning to hear that all the troops came home over night.


    at least some people understand this is a complex situation...

    just yelling "out of iraq" is not going to cut it folks...


    we come in... burn the place down... then want to leave the mess as quickly as possible for the iraqi people to deal with... good job america


    i want them home tommorow... but i do not feel that would be the appropriate way to do it at this point...
  • DriftingByTheStorm
    DriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    my2hands wrote:
    then want to leave the mess as quickly as possible .

    if FIVE years is your idea of "as quickly as possible", what is your definition of "staying for a while" ?

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    If I opened it now would you not understand?
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    my2hands wrote:
    at least some people understand this is a complex situation...

    just yelling "out of iraq" is not going to cut it folks...


    we come in... burn the place down... then want to leave the mess as quickly as possible for the iraqi people to deal with... good job america


    i want them home tommorow... but i do not feel that would be the appropriate way to do it at this point...


    Again, no one is proposing a withdrawal where everyone is home tomorrow. No need to exaggerate.

    And none of us is simply yelling 'out of Iraq'. Just scroll up a bit and reread
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