by L G Hoel

Created on: January 14, 2012   Last Updated: May 05, 2012

The majority of Americans have said no, the troops did not leave Iraq too soon. Most of these people have really been disconnected from the war in Iraq though. They were never even asked by their government to sacrifice by paying more taxes or serve in the war effort. Many people never even watch the news, those who do might find the news was their only connection to the war. The U.S. citizens were expected to go shopping when the war started, just keep the economy booming. The all volunteer military could take care of the war effort. In order to win any war, the whole nation needs to be involved.

The people in Washington, who planned the Iraq War, had grandiose dreams of creating a democracy in Iraq. They feel the troops are leaving too soon. They will never admit any wrong doing, yet they created the biggest foreign policy blunder in the history of the United States Those people took the country to war on false intelligence reports and borrowed money. They are now in a panic about cutting government spending for domestic programs, but feel a troop presence in the Gulf Region should go on indefinitely. Endless wars without any new taxes, just print and borrow more money.

Less than 1 percent of the American population served in the Iraq War. Those are the families who sacrificed and had loved ones serving in the Armed Forces. They suffered from loved ones being killed or crippled for life. If only the war planners and everyone else could try to understand what those people have gone through? The families involved with the Iraq War will continue to live with the cost of that war for the rest of their lives. It is not fair to ask them if the troops were pulled out of Iraq too soon. There will never be a right answer for them about the troops leaving too soon. They volunteered for military service, followed orders and served their country. The people sending them into harms way are responsible for it being a right or wrong war.

I do not think the United States troops are leaving Iraq too soon. They never should have been sent there to start with. I wonder if the U.S. war planners will ever learn that going to war under phony pretenses weakens the country while it emboldens the enemy. We only have the hope that they will study every aspect of the next war venture. The all volunteer military has to go where they are sent and follow orders, right or wrong.

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