SHOULD we pull out of Iraq if their GOVERNMENT asks us to????

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - SHOULD we pull out of Iraq if their GOVERNMENT asks us to????

Posted: 5/14/2004 4:05:20 PM EDT

Just saw this question on a AOL poll and 80% of the people responding said yes.

What do ya'll think, should we pull out if Iraq's government asks us to?

Posted: 5/14/2004 4:07:24 PM EDT

[#1]

Thats what Paul Bremer said today in an interview.

Posted: 5/14/2004 4:10:21 PM EDT

[#2]

If the Iraqi government asks us to? Absolutely not. We went in to do a job, and we need to make sure that the job is done right before pulling out. Otherwise, we will be back there in a few years, cleaning up the mess again. I imagine their situation is this: Please leave our country, but continue giving us money and fixing/building our infrastructure for us. Absolutely NOT. If they want our money, they have to play by OUR rules

Posted: 5/14/2004 4:15:11 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Thats what Paul Bremer said today in an interview.

Yeah, but what I thing it really means is that we will leave if they ask to after the treaty they sign expires in 30 years

Think about it. Do you really thing we would leave Korea, Japan, or Germany if they just asked?

Sgtar15

Posted: 5/14/2004 4:22:35 PM EDT

[#4]

Of course we will leave Iraq. We will leave the cities, we will leave the domestic security issues, we will leave the infrastructure headaches, we will leave the daily administration of the place. We will not however leave George W. Bush international airport, Rice naval base, Cheney Naval air station, or the Rumsfeld Army base.

Posted: 5/14/2004 4:56:21 PM EDT

[#5]

shotar has it right. We will leave them to their cities, and keep our bases in the hinterlands.

Posted: 5/14/2004 5:10:31 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Thats what Paul Bremer said today in an interview.

Yeah, but what I thing it really means is that we will leave if they ask to after the treaty they sign expires in 30 years

Think about it. Do you really thing we would leave Korea, Japan, or Germany if they just asked?

Sgtar15

I don't put words in other peoples mouth. I would hope we would leave Korea, Japan, or Germany if they asked. I don't want Americans risking their lives or taxpayers paying the bills for anybody who does not want or appreciate our help.

Posted: 5/14/2004 5:12:38 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Of course we will leave Iraq. We will leave the cities, we will leave the domestic security issues, we will leave the infrastructure headaches, we will leave the daily administration of the place. We will not however leave George W. Bush international airport, Rice naval base, Cheney Naval air station, or the Rumsfeld Army base.

BINGO, we have a winner folks!

Tj

Posted: 5/14/2004 5:13:40 PM EDT

[#8]

Of course, the government of Iraq is never going to ask us to leave. In their present state, everyone of them from the ruling council to the cop on the street would have their heads chopped off in weeks. It will take decades before that country is stable enough to go it alone.

It is OUR installed government.

If S. Korea, Japan, or Germany asked us to leave, we would. Our goals for being there have been accomplished. S. Korea is strong enough to go it alone.

Posted: 5/14/2004 5:18:51 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Of course, the government of Iraq is never going to ask us to leave. In their present state, everyone of them from the ruling council to the cop on the street would have their heads chopped off in weeks. It will take decades before that country is stable enough to go it alone.

It is OUR installed government.

If S. Korea, Japan, or Germany asked us to leave, we would. Our goals for being there have been accomplished. S. Korea is strong enough to go it alone.

Absolutely 100% correct.

Posted: 5/14/2004 5:20:02 PM EDT

[#10]

F$#@ NO

1. I fought 2 wars with that country!
2. I was offered a job worth $175,000.00 to go over there for a year!

I want my part of that $80 Billion dollars to rebuild Iraq.

AND YES I SUPPORT PRESIDENT BUSH

Posted: 5/14/2004 5:27:05 PM EDT

[#11]

Wouldn't surprise me one bit if we were effectively out by November…

Andy

Posted: 5/14/2004 5:32:26 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Of course, the government of Iraq is never going to ask us to leave. In their present state, everyone of them from the ruling council to the cop on the street would have their heads chopped off in weeks. It will take decades before that country is stable enough to go it alone.

It is OUR installed government.

If S. Korea, Japan, or Germany asked us to leave, we would. Our goals for being there have been accomplished. S. Korea is strong enough to go it alone.

Problem is pal their goal isn't accomplished which is to keep all those dollars associated with the bases.

Classic example is the Phillipines that took a major economic downturn after asking us to leave.

Tj

Posted: 5/14/2004 5:41:48 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Of course, the government of Iraq is never going to ask us to leave. In their present state, everyone of them from the ruling council to the cop on the street would have their heads chopped off in weeks. It will take decades before that country is stable enough to go it alone.

It is OUR installed government.

If S. Korea, Japan, or Germany asked us to leave, we would. Our goals for being there have been accomplished. S. Korea is strong enough to go it alone.

Problem is pal their goal isn't accomplished which is to keep all those dollars associated with the bases.

Classic example is the Phillipines that took a major economic downturn after asking us to leave.

Tj

I personally think their "goal" is to get America to pay for their defence. So, they don't have to have such a huge defence budget.

Posted: 5/14/2004 5:46:09 PM EDT

[#14]

and Powel confirmed, after saying that although he normally ignores hypotheticals he'd answer that one

Quoted:
Thats what Paul Bremer said today in an interview.

Posted: 5/14/2004 6:16:59 PM EDT

[#15]

As I recall, the Philippines did not ask us to leave; we refused to pay the exirbitant lease fees for Clark, Subic, and the other satellite bases. Something like 3 billion/year in 1993 dollars? The man-in-the-street pilipino was in shock that we said no. It all was about a national pride thing to them.

We had other options, like Japan, Guam, and hell, even Vietnam offered us Cam Rahn Bay.

We lost very little, except permanent first class bases there. How have WE suffered since?

Posted: 5/14/2004 6:33:15 PM EDT

[#16]

I think we should take the oil and start kicking Iraqis out.

The oil can pay for the cost of the war, the country can host a number of bases where it would be useful for the United States to project military power in the region.

Also by taking the oil and the land we would be sending a rather important message to the governments of the Middle East that they should not support terrorist organizations.

Posted: 5/14/2004 6:53:26 PM EDT

[#17]

that'd be worth it just to see the liberals run around like chickens with their heads cut off

Quoted:
I think we should take the oil and start kicking Iraqis out.

The oil can pay for the cost of the war, the country can host a number of bases where it would be useful for the United States to project military power in the region.

Also by taking the oil and the land we would be sending a rather important message to the governments of the Middle East that they should not support terrorist organizations.

Posted: 5/14/2004 6:55:44 PM EDT

[#18]

Should leave if asked and go clean out Iran.

Posted: 5/14/2004 7:55:35 PM EDT

[#19]

We shoudl leave but reserve the right to fill their airspace with B-1s, B-2s, B-52s, and AC-130s if they have a civil war or install a terrorist-friendly government.

GunLvr

Posted: 5/14/2004 7:56:51 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Of course, the government of Iraq is never going to ask us to leave. In their present state, everyone of them from the ruling council to the cop on the street would have their heads chopped off in weeks. It will take decades before that country is stable enough to go it alone.

It is OUR installed government.

If S. Korea, Japan, or Germany asked us to leave, we would. Our goals for being there have been accomplished. S. Korea is strong enough to go it alone.

Problem is pal their goal isn't accomplished which is to keep all those dollars associated with the bases.

Classic example is the Phillipines that took a major economic downturn after asking us to leave.

Tj

I personally think their "goal" is to get America to pay for their defence. So, they don't have to have such a huge defence budget.

Yep my friend we are on the same page! This is way especially true with Japan.

Tj

Posted: 5/14/2004 8:00:36 PM EDT

[#21]

Lets face it, we OWN Iraq pretty much. We could do it more effectively, but as it stands, we're winning the war, and owning a big piece of the sandbox.
Make Iraq a new tourist spot after we've killed all the insurgents! Like Cuba USED to be!

Posted: 5/14/2004 8:11:58 PM EDT

[#22]

No insult meant but think about it. We didnt ask for permission to go in. Why would we let them tell us to get out?

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