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I refuse to accept the growing commentary that the sacrifices made in Iraq were in vain. I am working on an opinion piece on the subject, and would love to hear from the community. While "Winning the peace" and "accomplishing the specified missions" are part of why these sacrifices were not in vain (in my opinion). I would enjoy hearing from others on the subject. Those that made the ultimate sacrifice no longer have a voice in the media, and I would like to say why I think their sacrifice was noble, pure, and perhaps as far from in vain as possible.
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There are probably some good historical parallels to the Korean and Vietnam wars from a strategic standpoint.
I'll talk to some of the guys I served in Iraq with to see if there are any pertinent stories that might help.
I'll talk to some of the guys I served in Iraq with to see if there are any pertinent stories that might help.
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CPT Dave Shephard
LTC (Join to see) did a lot of economic development for the area our unit was deployed to, maybe he has some good stories that might be relevant.
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I feel they may have been. The questions that I don't have answers to are: Were the goals, based on the circumstances we went into Iraq under, achievable? Is establishing democracy in an Islamic country plausible? Were the resulting effects of disrupting the regional power base what we wanted and expected? Until I can come to terms with the answers to these questions, I don't have positive vibes on what it is we did there.
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The problems with Iraq began when Paul Bremmer replaced Jay Garner as the envoy to Iraq and dismantled the Iraqi military. That made the insurgency in Iraq swell from a rag tag minority to a large number of trained soldiers.
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