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McCain Calls For More
Troops, Bigger War In Iraq

From Patricia Doyle, PhD
3-6-8
 
"Bolster Troops on the Ground"
 
A greater military commitment now is necessary if we are to achieve long-term success in Iraq. John McCain agrees with retired Army General Jack Keane that there are simply not enough American forces in Iraq. More troops are necessary to clear and hold insurgent strongholds; to provide security for rebuilding local institutions and economies; to halt sectarian violence in Baghdad and disarm Sunni and Shia militias; to dismantle al Qaeda; to train the Iraqi Army; and to embed American personnel in Iraqi police units. Accomplishing each of these goals will require more troops and is a crucial prerequisite for needed economic and political development in the country. America's ultimate strategy is to give Iraqis the capabilities to govern and secure their own country."
 
Hello Jeff -- The above is from McCain's own McCain 2008 website. It is easy to see what his agenda is going to be.  And it is equally easy to see
 
that the more US troops in Iraq the greater the insurgency (resistance).  
 
Let's take some of these issues:
 
'Train the Iraqi Army?'  We have been doing that for years.  It it isn't trained by now, it is hopeless.  
Halt sectarian violence? These sects have been fighting for hundreds of years what makes Mr. McCain think he can flood American troops into Iraq to stop such violence?  Bribery works far easier.
 
Next and very important, to 'embed American personnel in Iraqi police units'? That would mean Americans would take orders from Iraqis?
 
How long would all this go on for? A hundred years or more, apparently.  
 
Al Qaeda and other resistance groups will continue to bring troops into Iraq, and find plenty of willing participants in the country. The longer Americans are in Iraq, the more Iraqis, even those who at one time favored the overthrow of Saddam, want America out of their country.
 
Now, as for McCain claiming to lower taxes? Who is going to pay for this troop buildup...and '100 years of war'?  Someone pays for this, and it is us the taxpayer.
 
Just how is Mr. McNasty going to build up troops and equipment while lowering taxes? Has anyone ever asked him?
 
I would love to hear how this would be accomplished.
 
Patty
Patricia A. Doyle DVM, PhD 
Bus Admin, Tropical Agricultural Economics 
Univ of West Indies 
 
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