I am really dreading the possibility that we will soon be witnessing another Vietnam ... the problem though, isn't the US Military (or) even the US Government, the problem is the very real FACT that the Iraqi Government itself, hasn't even half way met their OWN benchmarks ... and ... it is apparent they won't be able to prior to the August report (even with the US troop surge).
So the question is: WHAT DO WE DO WHEN THE AUGUST REPORT DISCLOSES THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT HASN'T LIVED UP TO THEIR OWN AGREEMENTS WITH THE US GOVERNMENT?
Some of the think tank Gurus, believe it will require another ten years of US troop involvement in Iraq before the Iraqi Government can fend for itself ... this is something the American people won't stand for ... they would be rise up and call for the impeachment of the government from the President on down.
IF the Gurus are right, then the only reasonable answer seems to be:
US troop withdrawal and let the Iraqi Government fend for itself (even if it means they fall).
Another ten years of American troops being targets for every terrorist organisation in the region ain't gonna happen.
The Prime Minister of Iraq said that the US Military can leave at "any time" and Iraq woud be fine......
Al-Maliki claims ‘full confidence’ if coalition forces withdraw ‘at any time’
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19760628/
So, makes one wonder what the US Military is still doing in Iraq.
Now, Hassan al-Suneid, a top Aid to the Prime Minister of Iraq seems to think that the US Mission in Iraq was a mere Lab experiment, and that United States Military Forces are breaking International Law by committing Human Rights Violations.
I believe Iraq will be a mess if the US pulls out, no matter if the US leaves in one year or five years from now.
So, I believe all of Iraqs Cities should be bombed and burnt to the ground. Iraq should be bombed back into the Stone Age, so none of the Iraqi People benefit from American Losses while trying to make Iraq a better place, yet having Iraqis actively resisting such change with force of arms.
It is true that many (if not most) of the Iraqis will die taking such a path, but it is my belief that better people will one day repopulate and rebuild the Area once controlled by the Iraqis.
And it will, in my opinion, be better for the long term Security of the United States of America, as we will have killed them over there, so we wouldn't have to kill them over here.... and the other nations in the Area who feel froggy may think twice before messing with the US.
I believe the same thing should have happened to Vietnam upon the US Military Ground Forces withdraw, furthermore, I believe that had all the Cities of North Vietnam been turned to dust and ash that the very Threat of US Withdraw in Iraq now would be taken more seriously, and perhaps avoided altogether by the Iraqis picking up the pace and playing nice with each other.