Departing Iraq: An ill-conceived war leaves Americans with unintended consequences

[AnOhioan]

"The United States formally ended its nearly nine-year war in Iraq on Thursday. The colors under which nearly 4,500 American troops died were "cased" in a Baghdad ceremony.

The remaining 5,500 U.S. troops will leave over the next two weeks, although U.S.-hired "contractors" will continue training Iraqi forces. "


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"He said less about the other impacts of a war entered into without adequate planning or forethought, or about the new contagions and patterns of terrorism and sectarian violence it unleashed.

Or about how this war -- despite the benefits it brought to Iraqis who otherwise might never have thrown off the dictatorial yoke of Saddam Hussein -- changed the equation of power in the Middle East in ways highly disadvantageous to U.S. interests. "


More at:

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/12/americans_never_should_have_ha.html

[krucial]

1. Reap

We will reap what we have sowed in Iraq and all the other Arab lands we occupy ,and we have sowed a few generations of enemies that we call "Terrorist,that will keep on making those invested in wars and the miltary and defense Industries very rich and profitable,with non stop flow of money $$$$$$$,for war material and weapons.

I believe it is by design,that we are now in a mode of perpetual wars without end,and have scared Americans enough where they feel that surrendering our freedoms,Privacy, and constitutional rights,is the price we must pay to defend ourselves from those who hate our freedoms,hate us for what we have,and want to kill us and destroy "Western Civillization"

My interpretation of that,is those "Arabs who dont like America/and Israeli policies,and Iran, is now the Main Focus, just as Iraq was bedfore our glorious" shock and awe".
Brought to us by the same players who knew and was 100% sure that Iraq had tons of WMD's,and goaded us into attacking Iraq,with the warning that Saddam was 45 minutes away from attacking and Nuking the US and thet it was an imminent threat.
Iran is now the "Imminent" If they get WMD,so we have to preempt them,before somewhere down the road in the near future,they just might want to develop WMD,of which they will attack Isreal and the US,and give Nukes to terrorist,because we can see into the future,and we are always right