It's now over a month since the war ended, still too early to decide whether it has been a success but not too premature for a little analysis.
Firstly, no WMDs have been found and neither has Saddam. Secondly, the blueprint for Middle Eastern democracy is going pretty badly. Civil order has not yet been established, lawlessness, disease and hunger are rife. People are getting despondent. Thirdly, terrorism has reared it's ugly head again. Doesn't look like the war has done anything to curb that. Fourthly, lives and money have been lost and what is there to show for it.
Right now the US military is out of its depth, it's time to call in help from the international community if nation building is really going to be successful.
But, I am sure the liberated Iraqi people feel that this war was a success. There are no longer women being raped and beaten in the streets by state run gangs, children are not being forced to watch their family be executed, and govt dissenters are no longer having their tongues publicly cut out.
Though, the individual lives of the Iraqi people was never what this war was about.
The big ideals were WMDs, terrorism and democracy. On all those fronts this war has proved hollow and has failed (so far.)
Who really thinks it was planned US policy to replace Garner so early? No one in the government expected the lawlessness and looting. While the problems of famine and poverty were surely inherited from the Saddam regime the coalition has done very little in a month to put right these problems. Just look at the oil situation, before the war Iraqis had fuel for their cars, but not now.
Trucks full of coca-cola are streaming into US camps while the people still have nothing.
The situation is a complete failure right now. Time will tell the truth ..but I think it is safe to say that 1 month after the war, the US has not achieved as much as it hoped.
Firstly, no WMDs have been found and neither has Saddam. Secondly, the blueprint for Middle Eastern democracy is going pretty badly. Civil order has not yet been established, lawlessness, disease and hunger are rife. People are getting despondent. Thirdly, terrorism has reared it's ugly head again. Doesn't look like the war has done anything to curb that. Fourthly, lives and money have been lost and what is there to show for it.
Right now the US military is out of its depth, it's time to call in help from the international community if nation building is really going to be successful.
But, I am sure the liberated Iraqi people feel that this war was a success. There are no longer women being raped and beaten in the streets by state run gangs, children are not being forced to watch their family be executed, and govt dissenters are no longer having their tongues publicly cut out.
Though, the individual lives of the Iraqi people was never what this war was about.
The big ideals were WMDs, terrorism and democracy. On all those fronts this war has proved hollow and has failed (so far.)
Who really thinks it was planned US policy to replace Garner so early? No one in the government expected the lawlessness and looting. While the problems of famine and poverty were surely inherited from the Saddam regime the coalition has done very little in a month to put right these problems. Just look at the oil situation, before the war Iraqis had fuel for their cars, but not now.
Trucks full of coca-cola are streaming into US camps while the people still have nothing.
The situation is a complete failure right now. Time will tell the truth ..but I think it is safe to say that 1 month after the war, the US has not achieved as much as it hoped.
good read,you and AR one question here from me...............Does anyone else get real tired of our national news??? Its a bummer as well as worrysome and it just makes me want to throw up.
