by mohed ghazi (not verified) - 12/09/2008 - 02:16
well , I hope hanging up Sadam Hussen , occupation of iraq , sucking up oil from poor iraqeen peole and succes making them eliminate each other were usefull http://howarabsthink.blogspot.com/
One of the reasons why the US will not leave the country any time sooner is that at this stage, there is simply not enough stability, security or infrastructure for the country to function properly. This could have been avoided by proper post invasion planning. Few crucial mistakes were made by the administration: 1. ORHA was etsablished only 2 months prior to invasion (enough time??? beg to differ) 2. ORHA's recommendations were not taken seriously enough and ORHA becomes CPA. 3. THEY BROUGHT PAUL BREMER TO RUN IRAQ!!!! 4. Dissolution of the Iraq army that left thousands of ppl without work, able angry deprived men, which left a huge social impact on the country. 5. Do we even have to mention Chelabi in all this?? So these are only some of the reasons that crippled the chance of Iraq to resemble a basic stability. Now, who is to blame? Insurgents? Insurgents are only a consequence of such a social malice Iraq was plunged in to. The fact that looting was allowed (can't blame the army I guess not enough man power) did not help the American image, th e fact that only oil operations were protected also does not help the USA image. The fact that Iraqi ppl were excluded from taking part in basic infrastructural reconstruction decisions, the fact that CPA was utterly out of touch with the Iraq society (how many employees actually spoke the language???), the fact that ppl like Bremer came over and "toured" the country, etc....That is why the end is not in sight....
The list is long, and debate will last forever...these are mine 2 cents...
Otherwise, good site, and good job for france24. I will add you guys to my regular news source.
We Americans have spent BILLIONS of US dollars in Iraq and have little to show for it. However, this is not our fault. If the Iraqi's would choose to not let Al Queda and other outsiders incite violence and would choose to work together instead of against eachother we would have left 4 years ago. The only reason we are there now is because insurgents keep attacking citizens of Iraq. They say they fight because they want us out, but that is ridiculous. Be nice and we'll leave. We don't want to own Iraq. Japan and Germany made nice after WWII and we have lived in peace for decades. Grow up, insurgents, and act civilized.
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oh iraq
well , I hope hanging up Sadam Hussen , occupation of iraq , sucking up oil from poor iraqeen peole and succes making them eliminate each other were usefull
http://howarabsthink.blogspot.com/
Post Invasion Planning Failure
One of the reasons why the US will not leave the country any time sooner is that at this stage, there is simply not enough stability, security or infrastructure for the country to function properly. This could have been avoided by proper post invasion planning. Few crucial mistakes were made by the administration: 1. ORHA was etsablished only 2 months prior to invasion (enough time??? beg to differ) 2. ORHA's recommendations were not taken seriously enough and ORHA becomes CPA. 3. THEY BROUGHT PAUL BREMER TO RUN IRAQ!!!! 4. Dissolution of the Iraq army that left thousands of ppl without work, able angry deprived men, which left a huge social impact on the country. 5. Do we even have to mention Chelabi in all this?? So these are only some of the reasons that crippled the chance of Iraq to resemble a basic stability. Now, who is to blame? Insurgents? Insurgents are only a consequence of such a social malice Iraq was plunged in to. The fact that looting was allowed (can't blame the army I guess not enough man power) did not help the American image, th e fact that only oil operations were protected also does not help the USA image. The fact that Iraqi ppl were excluded from taking part in basic infrastructural reconstruction decisions, the fact that CPA was utterly out of touch with the Iraq society (how many employees actually spoke the language???), the fact that ppl like Bremer came over and "toured" the country, etc....That is why the end is not in sight....
The list is long, and debate will last forever...these are mine 2 cents...
Otherwise, good site, and good job for france24. I will add you guys to my regular news source.
Iraqi's Responsible
We Americans have spent BILLIONS of US dollars in Iraq and have little to show for it. However, this is not our fault. If the Iraqi's would choose to not let Al Queda and other outsiders incite violence and would choose to work together instead of against eachother we would have left 4 years ago. The only reason we are there now is because insurgents keep attacking citizens of Iraq. They say they fight because they want us out, but that is ridiculous. Be nice and we'll leave. We don't want to own Iraq. Japan and Germany made nice after WWII and we have lived in peace for decades. Grow up, insurgents, and act civilized.