Jessie has posed the following question over at ‘Probably Not Interesting’, and it’s a question I share:
This post is to glean the opinions of you clever readers out there. Recently you probably will have read about the fact that GW Bush has vetoed a number of bills which would have withdrawn all American troops from Iraq in the very near future.
Now, I have really not much of an idea about the implications of pulling all troops out of Iraq. I certainly know that that particular style of invasion was a horrible (aaaand illegal according to the UN Security Council but let’s not get bogged down in that!) idea in the first place, and that the situtation to date has been handled like the proverbial dog’s breakfast. But now that everyone’s in, i’m just not convinced that flat-out withdrawing is a good idea. It’s like crashing a party, completely wrecking the house, beating some people up, and then just before torching the place, deciding to leave in case you make a mess or get in trouble. Not a sophisticated analogy, I know, but perhaps one that rings true. What do you – clever readers – think about this question?
I’m all for education before opinionation, so please! Educate me!
Jess
Like Jess, I opposed the war in Iraq, but now that troops are there, I’m not sure that withdrawing is a good idea. In words similar to Jessie’s, my feeling is that “we made the mess, now we should clean it up”. However this is an instinctive reaction more than anything I’ve know or understand a great deal about. So – what do you think?
1 response so far ↓
Between the fence..... // March 20, 2008 at 10:52 am
I was assigned to do a debate in my college english class. I am for pulling out our troops. Because of this reason my job is to argue why we need to stay. I have my opinion and am sticking with it. My problem is ive been researching so much and learning so much. I have to shoot down all the beliefs and opinions I would usually have. I am now currently on the fence both sides make a very valid point. My conviction lays in biblical terms… God strictly says in the bible there will be no peace in the holy lands until the end of days.. or so much any way the short version…. But living in the age we do today and ppl dying on both sides its confusing.. I must continue my research i guess and search out my own true feelings… This really has left me between the fence on the subject. …. I love your analogy. It was spot on…. thanks all…