Originally posted by: Rainsford
Originally posted by: irwincur
The plan is simple. Fight a low level conflict until the Iraqi government is in place. At this point, American troops will re-locate to bases outside of the major cities. At this point in the conflict the US is at a adelicate position. We need to provide as much defense as possible while at the same time allowing the Iraqi people and government the most freedom to make their own decisions.
Either the people here have little common sense or you could not plan a trip to the local bank. The plan is simple. The heart of the plan is to keep it simple. It is also key not to tell it to the historically leaky Senate (Dems tend to sell their info to the highest bidder).
If I was creating the plan for war I would never tell Congress. As a matter of fact it is none of their business and hardly in their line of work.
That isn't a plan. It is a broad description of what is going to happen before we leave, but it doesn't mention anything about how we bring those things about. It simply glosses over the most important aspect...getting the Iraqi government "in place". This means more than holding elections, the government needs to have the support of all Iraqis and have the ability to defend the majority against the remains of the insurgency. I'll admit that the first seems to be slowly happening, but as far as I can tell, NO progress has been made in the latter catagory. And nobody has said anything about how to fix that.
Well the plan is happening infront of your eyes, even if you choose not to see it. I will agree the training the new Iraqi has been too slow, but it is happening and they now have 80,000 soldiers in the new army. While only a handful of units are able to operate without US help, they are still very much aiding the US military. As of right now iraqi units are holding the ground cleared by the US military. To ignore this does a great disservice to the new iraqi army and their goverment. It is now only a matter of time before the Iraqi goverment can stand on its own.