Reply #2: Withdrawing troops means nothing... [View All]

[judy]

if it isn't preceded with stopping the profiteering and returning reconstruction contracts to Iraqi companies exclusively.
I am sounding like a broken record, but everywhere, I hear that the Iraq quagmire is unsolvable, etc.
War profiteering has created more unemployment and hatred, has done more to ignite sectarian fighting, than the invasion and the occupation itself.
In 3 years, and after billions and billions, the infrastructure is still non existent, and there are still no jobs for Iraqis. It is a huge scandal. War profiteering is illegal according to international law, and pulling all these no-bid contracts should be the first priority of the new Congress. Such a move, would go a long way toward establishing a new found good will, and would allow for an easier pulling of the troops later on.
Also, if the Iraqis are working on rebuilding their country (at a fraction of the huge costs of Halliburton, KBR etc.) they will have less time to wage civil war against each other.

Remember: for the profiteers, the Iraq war has been a huge success! If they don't get pulled first, there is no solution indeed...