Now that Iraq is safer than New York City, what's next?

[sergbelxx]

Our generals have been reporting religiously the last few weeks very aggressively that iraq violence is way down, and in fact Congress is poised to provide about 70 billion dollars more to fund our involvement based on what the generals have been saying. So, given that Iraq is this safe now, what's our next move?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071220/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
gary, I was asking for your opinion as to what the next move should be. You see gary, some people believe that americans should be able to think independently and not just accept opinions that have been derived for them.

So ...I hope that helps you understand.

[garyb1616]

Maybe you should read the story you post....it has the next move in it.......

"Despite a nationwide decrease in violence of nearly 60 percent, Diyala province is still turbulent — largely because militants have been pushed into the area by the summer influx of U.S. troops in Baghdad, a freeze on activities by the Mahdi Army militia and the rise of Sunni anti-al-Qaida "awakening" groups.

"Yes, there are still some very bad things going on in that province," Hertling said. "We are slower in coming around because ... some of the extremists have been pushed east from Anbar province as they've seen the awakening movement there and north from Baghdad as the surge operations took place there."

Hertling noted, however, that the number of roadside bombings against coalition and Iraqi troops in the area had decreased between 40 and 50 percent since the summer. He said there were 849 such attacks in November, compared with 1,698 in June.

But he also warned that al-Qaida in Iraq was still capable of massive violence.

"You know, there's going to be continued spectacular attacks," Hertling said. "We're trying, along with the Iraq army, to protect all the infrastructure of Iraq. These people who are fighting us, who are fighting the Iraqi people, continue to just destroy with no intent to contribute to what Iraq is trying to be."

[zuezug]

safe?
fine....
go there as tourist....
just as you would if you were going to TIMES SQUARE.
mingle with the locals.

[pip]

really? it's safe? great! bring our troops home!

[blueridgeliving]

I just LOVE these stupid comparisons.

"Iraq vs. New York City"

That's just beautiful.

Here's a hint for you:

IRAQ IS A DISASTER.
IRAQ HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DISASTER.
IRAQ WILL ALWAYS BE A DISASTER.

I double dog DARE you to ask all the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi citizens who have lost their homes (being forced to flee in the night to escape death squads) who have spent all of their life's savings just trying to stay alive for the past four + years... and who now get FOOD BOXES to survive....

Go ahead. I double dog dare you. Ask THEM how great it's going.
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And the "next step" is to get the fvck out of a sovereign nation which NEVER DID A THING TO AMERICA.

That has ALWAYS been the "next step."

[Mahal]

At the height of violence in Baghdad, the city was safer than Detroit.

I think that liberals should abandon New Orleans and LA and let the conservatives "surge" there, too. It seems to work.