Comments on: Iraq Facts, Strategies & Opinions http://donklephant.com/2007/09/07/iraq-facts-strategies-opinions/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:40:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: mw http://donklephant.com/2007/09/07/iraq-facts-strategies-opinions/#comment-381923 mw Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:09:49 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/09/07/iraq-facts-strategies-opinions/#comment-381923 <i>"Is it worth the lives and the trillions we’ll spend in Iraq?" - jg</i> <b>No. </b> - mw [always happy to help] “Is it worth the lives and the trillions we’ll spend in Iraq?” - jg

No. - mw [always happy to help]

]]> By: Emrys http://donklephant.com/2007/09/07/iraq-facts-strategies-opinions/#comment-381921 Emrys Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:08:59 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/09/07/iraq-facts-strategies-opinions/#comment-381921 The "worth it" part of this strategy is that we get to maintain military bases in Iraq so that we can better protect our strategic interests in the Persian Gulf. That is the payoff; whether this degree of military presence is "worth it", I personally don't believe so. But obviously the Bush administration, most neocons, and more than a few Republicans feel that this payoff is "worth it." The “worth it” part of this strategy is that we get to maintain military bases in Iraq so that we can better protect our strategic interests in the Persian Gulf. That is the payoff; whether this degree of military presence is “worth it”, I personally don’t believe so. But obviously the Bush administration, most neocons, and more than a few Republicans feel that this payoff is “worth it.”

]]> By: Tom http://donklephant.com/2007/09/07/iraq-facts-strategies-opinions/#comment-381918 Tom Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:34:29 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/09/07/iraq-facts-strategies-opinions/#comment-381918 Given the long odds for success and the probable impossibility of maintaining 100,000 troops for 20 years, I'd say no, it's not worth it. What <i>is</i> the plan then? I'm not sure (but what did you expect from a liberal, we're only supposed to shoot down ideas for Iraq, not propose better ones ;) ) Given the long odds for success and the probable impossibility of maintaining 100,000 troops for 20 years, I’d say no, it’s not worth it.

What is the plan then? I’m not sure (but what did you expect from a liberal, we’re only supposed to shoot down ideas for Iraq, not propose better ones ;) )

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