Bigrevcoop's Thoughts

Thursday, January 11, 2007

The Iraq Military Action

I watched the President's speech last night, and I figured it was time to write about Iraq. I haven't written on this subject; because it is not really what this blog is about. I certainly have an opinion, and I believe it is time to express it. I would rather write about religious things, but Iraq has been the most important thing going on for a few years now. So here is my take.

First, the reason we are in a mess is due to the fact that we didn't fight a war. Deep down inside, I am a neo-con. I believe that we can successfully change the world by using force. However, I do not believe that it should be done without a full declaration of war. This war should have been voted on by both chambers of the U.S. government. We have not done this since WWII. Politicians do not like to vote on wars because it forces them to play their cards.

Second, when you fight a war you fight it to defeat an enemy. I thought we learned this lesson in Korea and Viet Nam. An unconditional surrender must be made at the end of a war, or you did not win. We toppled Saddam, but who cares. If you want the Sunnis to get along with the Shiites, you needed to make both sides to surrender. Iraq was not defeated, it was over thrown. Thus, there is rebel fighting. I didn't here Al Sadr way uncle. We needed to continue to bomb.

Third, 20,000 troops is not enough. We need to send 100,000 more.

Fourth, I hope the President is right. I disagreed with how we fought the war. Nevertheless, we need to win the war. I believe this plan is the last plan. I am willing to give it one more shot to win. However, this is the last shot.

Fifth, Iran and Syria should be told that they will be toppled without any hope of U.S. rebuilding. Now that we are in this mess, the way you end the mess is by messing up the messer. If we tell Iran and Syria that we are going to overthrow their governments unless they stop their trouble making; and assure them that we will not rebuild their countries or help their countries out afterwards; it would help our cause. I am OK with a little chaos going on in Syria. If we destroy their government and let the radicals fight about who is in control over there, we will have time to fix the mess in Iraq.

Finally, the press should not be able to go to war with us any more. If they want to go to war, they shouldn't be protected by U.S. soldiers. They should go in on their own. War is about killing and breaking things. The press is about finding stories to cause controversy. Killing and breaking things will bring about these kind of stories. When a soldier shoots a man that might kill him, and the press finds out that the man was unarmed, a federal case is made. This should never happen. The press should report on who won not on individual circumstances. I believe in the freedom of the press. However, I do not believe this means they are to be protected by U.S. soldiers. If they want to cover the war let them. However, don't get in the way.

So there you have it. I believe that if I was King, this war would have not been a mess. However, there are no kings. The U.S. must remember what it means to fight a war. Nation building comes when your enemy is completely defeated. You make them say Uncle. Iraq is an example of a mercy war. There is no mercy in war.