Quote Originally Posted by Thorne View Post
That's all well and good, really, but the war ended with the surrender of the last remnants of the Iraqi military and the capture, and eventual execution, of Saddam Hussein. So why are our soldiers still there? What's happening in Iraq now, and has been for years, is guerilla fighting and police work. Sure, the Iraqi police and army needed to be properly trained. That cannot be done in Iraq! They should have been brought over here, piecemeal, and trained, then sent back home to train more. The American soldiers are now standing in the middle of a virtual civil war, a war which they cannot possibly win without obliterating a large portion of the population.

No, the only reason we are still there is because of the oil. If there were no oil in Iraq it's doubtful we would ever have invaded, and once we had it's doubtful we would have remained there once the Iraqi military was destroyed.
Much of you say here, I agree. However, the surge is working and we may be able to do what you think should be done before too long. The Iraq government need to improve and hopefully is, We'll see. In the meantime Obama said on CNN news that if Al Quadia established a stronghold in Iraq that he would send the troops back in. So, who knows what will happen with the war.

As for the oil, I have not seen any of it yet. With gas prices as they are, I wish George would send it on over, if he is going to. Iraq should pay us back with oil, at least that much, since you can not put a price on our soldiers or freedom. We agree on this much and that's good.