Iraq Not Like Korea
When the senior Senator from Arizona indicated that he would be comfortable with a 100 year US military presence in Iraq, he let slip a dirty little secret about the Bush-McCain vision for the Middle East. The neo-cons have been planning on establishing permanent US bases in Iraq all along. Welcome to Ft. Baghdad kid. Here we have no demilitarized zones.
South Koreans Friendly, Iraqis Hostile
In Korea, we sided with the friendly South Koreans against our mutual enemy, the North Koreans. Iraq is not divided in this manner. In Iraq, the enemy lurks around every corner. Our forces can’t retreat to the south because Hussein’s army was defeated 5 years ago.
The traditional war in Iraq ended in 2003. The insurgency began later that year, followed by a sectarian civil war. Now our soldiers are left to police the streets of neighborhoods where many residents continue to harbor an ill will towards them. Iraq has no population of citizens comparable to our allies, the South Koreans.
They’re Not Standing Up, We’re Not Standing Down
For years George Bush gave Americans optimistic reports about the new Iraqi military. Bush said as they stand up, we’ll stand down. But Iraqi troops are still deserting in the heat of battle, and militia groups are still active in places like Basra and Sadr City.
George Bush has no intention of even considering a withdrawal from Iraq. He will instead pass two wars on to his successor, having utterly failed to resolve either one.
Nation Building All Over Again
Iraq is George Bush’s Vietnam. The US Military patrols the villages in support of a weak and corrupt central government, while the citizens cling tightly to the words of their own local religious leaders.
John McCain, George Bush, Iraq, Nation Building
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