Sovereignty

Sovereignty

If you do not know what that word means, look it up, then come back to this post.

Sovereignty is what we are trying to achieve in Iraq. That is, to make Iraq a sovereign nation. For this to happen, U.S. forces must leave the country. Now one may wonder, why some claim that those who call for U.S. forces to leave Iraq are "surrendering" or "hoping America loses." This seems to be a bit backwards because, the only way the United States can "win" or achieve its goal, is to leave. If we stay, we lose. If we stay, Iraq will never become a sovereign nation. If we stay, we were never liberators, simply imperialists.

Some may claim that those in Iraq do not want us to leave. Those people should read this article. President Bush said, "As the Iraqis stand up, we will stand down." The Iraqis are standing up but, they will never be completely on their own feet, until we let go, and stand down.

So why do so many connected to the Bush Administration and Republican Party scream when so many call for U.S. forces to draw down in Iraq?

My guess is related to the perils Iraq faces with and without help from the United States. Iraq was created, like most other countries in the Middle East and Africa, with help from European countries. This European blunder can be blamed for much of the current problems in this region. Iraq was created without regard for ethnic and religious differences in the area. That is obvious when one looks at the makeup of the population, a combination of Sunni, Shia and Kurd. Also, Iraq was invaded without regard for ethnic and religious differences in the area. This is obvious because of the incredible underestimation of the insurgency.

Proponents of the Iraq war are scared to leave Iraq because they know its quite possible and plausible for Iraq to crumble into a major civil war. With U.S. soldiers there, the country is not perfect and not great, but it is holding the country together, if even by the smallest of threads.

Bottom line is the United States will have little to do with the long term Iraq success or failure. They may prosper, be impoverished, free, not free, Sunni, Shia, or completely disintegrate. The United States did not help the process by invading.

Rabbit