We are fighting their fathers and uncles...in 10 years we will fight them [View All]

[SoCalDem]

I am so angry.. We had a real chance here, and we BLEW it... Billions of dollars and buckets of blood...and all we have to show for it is funerals and angry people..

The Iraqis were ready to be rid of Saddam.. I firmly believe that, but WHY IN THE HELL didn't we spend the money to HIRE the Iraqis to do the actual work on their country?? Instead of herding them around like cattle, and "taking care of them", we should have given every family $XX.00, and some building supplies.. We could have brought them used cars..brought in food, and supplies... The Iraqi army could have been "deputized" to help clear rubble, and start rebuilding..

These people have been building things for THOUSANDS of years..

Our Politico-Boobs were so intent on "changing" them, that they forgot that the Iraqi people just want their lives to be better.. They want shops, shelter, schools,and a stable income..

We have managed to turn them against us, and for what?? We could have surely convinced them to sell us their oil at a decent rate, in exchange for the money necessary to rebuild their country..