Bush plans to increase size of U.S. military

[vnomad]

And the changes will have to be consistent with the recommendations of Iraq Study Group.

The Iraq study group recommends cutting their losses and getting the hell out of there. I don't see any solution to the quagmire. Splitting the country ought to be an option if the result is peace.

 

[PakSniper]

The Iraq study group recommends cutting their losses and getting the hell out of their. I don't see any solution to the quagmire. Splitting the country ought to be an option if the result is peace.

Even with that their will be still disputes of land grabs and stuff (Oil big factor)., and if 1 side carries out an attack you will still have the problem. Overall US just screwed the ME over.

 

[ali ahmad]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An increased U.S. naval presence in the Gulf is not a response to any action by Iran but a message to all countries that the United States will keep its regional footprint "for a long time," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.

CBS News reported on Monday that a projected naval buildup was intended to discourage what U.S. officials view as increasingly provocative acts by Tehran pressing for a nuclear program and support for Shi'ite militias in Iraq.

"I don't think it's a response to anything anyone else has done," Gates told reporters during a three-day visit to Iraq.

"I think the message that we are sending to everyone, not just Iran, is that the United States is an enduring presence in this part of the world. We have been here for a long time. We will be here for a long time and everybody needs to remember that - both our friends and those who might consider themselves our adversaries," he said.

The U.S. command responsible for Middle East operations has asked the Pentagon to add a second aircraft carrier to the Gulf region as a warning to Syria and Iran and to help it carry out other operations, according to a senior defense official.

The war-fighting Central Command wants the carrier strike group and its warplanes by end-March for "deterrence" and to increase "flexibility," including for potential noncombat operations, said the official who asked not be to be named.

Gates on Friday acknowledged the increased U.S. presence in the Gulf.

"There has been an increase in naval strength in the Gulf in the past several weeks," he said.

But the new defense secretary, who replaced Donald Rumsfeld on Monday, said he did not know if United States would send another carrier to the Gulf.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061222/pl_nm/iran_usa_gates_dc

 

[Adux]

Middle east screwed itself over, when it did not stand up for itself

 

[PakSniper]

Middle east screwed itself over, when it did not stand up for itself

Exactly, inviting foreign people over to baby-sit is the worst thing you can do.

 

[genmirajborgza786]

this IRAQ war is going from bad to worst the enternerl infrostrucure is not bieng able to control the situation on the ground and is in a bad shape its in a complete chaos and confusion more troops will hardly change anything maybe for short term with another "faluja" type operation but will be far from any long time salutions and thats where the U.S administration lacks the technical as well as the political/military control that is seeing the fall back at this time . this war has indeed realy gone from bad to worst IMHO.