The Iraq War began in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. President Bush used the fear and anxiety of the American public to convince the nation that invading Iraq would be a continuation of our “war on terror” that began with the pursuit of Osama bin Laden. President Bush’s allegation of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq furthered his stand that an invasion of Iraq was a necessity. It has been 6 years since September 11, 2001 and our nation is still engaged in battle with Iraq, the country that was not even responsible for the tragedy of the Twin Towers.
The Democratic and Republican parties have presented plans for the state of our troops in Iraq and they share two very different view points. One democratic member, Barack Obama, has formed a plan of withdrawal from Iraq which would involve troop levels diminishing immediately. The flaw of Obama’s plan is that the level of troops that would remain in Iraq, if any, is not stated. The Republican’s counter plan is flawed even further. President Bush, in his address to the nation, brings about his plan to add more troops to Iraq and then slowly remove them to the previous level. Critics have already pointed out the obvious flaw. The slow removal of troops would only bring it back to the level it is currently at. President Bush’s plan did not include any long time plan for the removal of troops.
The Iraq war has obviously gone too far, and President Bush is in way over his head. His attempts to look like the hero for trying to end terrorism are hanging by a thread, and are only believed by those too ignorant to read the news. Iraq is not a stable country, and the war that is truly occurring is one that has been raging on for thousands of years. Our attempts at trying to bring peace to the world are humiliating to our country’s status as a world leader and the President of our country is somehow oblivious to the truth.
“One democratic member, Barack Obama, has formed a plan of withdrawal from Iraq which would involve troop levels diminishing immediately. The flaw of Obama’s plan is that the level of troops that would remain in Iraq, if any, is not stated.” This was undoubtedly an intentional omission. Unfortunately, the current administration has placed responsible individuals of all parties in a difficult situation: How can they fulfill what amounts to an ethical obligation to the average Iraqi while still making effective decisions involving the use of American troops? There is also, of course, the problem of an unstable Iraq in the center of the world’s energy production. (25/25)