Victory in Iraq
Posted By Russ Emerson on November 22, 2008 at 2:27 pm
By every measure, The United States and coalition forces have conclusively defeated all enemies in Iraq, pacified the country, deposed the previous regime, successfully helped to establish a new functioning democratic government, and suppressed any lingering insurgencies. The war has come to an end. And we won.
What more indication do you need? An announcement from the outgoing Bush administration? It’s not gonna happen. An announcement from the incoming Obama administration? That’s really not gonna happen. A declaration of victory by the media? Please. Don’t make me laugh. A concession of surrender by what few remaining insurgents remain in hiding? Forget about it.
The moment has come to acknowledge the obvious. To overtly declare a fact that has already been true for quite some time now. Let me repeat:
WE WON THE WAR IN IRAQ.
I don’t know if your post was sarcastic or if you believe what you wrote to be the truth.
I work with people that have come from Iraq on a daily basis. The war still continues and is far from over. They and their families have suffered horrific things, due to the US invasion.
You might want to leave the disaster area you created in Iraq, but please don’t say you ‘have won the war’. It’s very unfair towards all the Iraqi people, who have to suffer the consequences.