Finally, an exit strategy....

Daisy · Nov 30, 2006

Just blame the Iraqis!

Once it is no longer our fault, it is also no longer our responsibility and we can walk away (not cut and run, but cut and walk briskly) with a clear conscience.

[neocon]See, it's not our fault, we handed them liberty on a silver platter, so if they just want to squander it by killing each other, hey, we can't help it. They are obviously a backwards and barbaric people - they don't even speak English, most of them - or they would make the sectarians and insurrectionists stop it. We gave them and election and help them with their constitution (including provisions to make the oil contracts sacrosanct), well, now it's up to them to make it work.[/neocon]

Analysis
As Iraq Deteriorates, Iraqis Get More Blame

From troops on the ground to members of Congress, Americans increasingly blame the continuing violence and destruction in Iraq on the people most affected by it: the Iraqis.

Even Democrats who have criticized the Bush administration's conduct of the occupation say the people and government of Iraq are not doing enough to rebuild their society. The White House is putting pressure on the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and members of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group have debated how much to blame Iraqis for not performing civic duties.

This marks a shift in tone from earlier debate ... Some see the talk of blame as the beginning of the end of U.S. involvement.

"It is the first manifestation of a 'Who lost Iraq?' argument that will likely rage for years to come," said Bruce Hoffman, a Georgetown University expert on terrorism who has worked as a U.S. government consultant in Iraq.

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It isn't just politicians who have decided that the problem with Iraq is the Iraqis. In the military establishment, said Joseph J. Collins, a professor at the National Defense University, "there is lots of disappointment in the performance of Iraqi officials of all stripes."

Thomas Donnelly, a hawkish defense expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said he considers blame a legitimate issue. "Ultimately, just like success rests with the Iraqis, so does failure," he said. "We've made a lot of mistakes, but we've paid a huge price to give the Iraqis a chance at a decent future."

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Several other experts of various political stripes said this tendency to dump on Baghdad feels like a preamble to withdrawal.

"It's their fault, and by implication not ours, is clearly a theme that's in the air," said retired Army Col. Andrew J. Bacevich, a Vietnam veteran and longtime skeptic of the war in Iraq. It reminds him, he said, of the sour last days of the Vietnam War, when "there was a tendency to blame everything on the 'gooks' -- meaning our South Vietnamese allies who had disappointed us."

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The Bush administration hoped the long-delayed formation of a government, which took about five months after the Dec. 15 election last year, would produce more initiative by Baghdad. But the security and political situation continued to deteriorate, so the administration increased the pressure on Maliki's government. Over the past three months, U.S. officials and foreign diplomats said, senior U.S. military and administration officials visiting Baghdad have conveyed the same message: Get on with it.

"Our role is not to resolve those issues for them," Rice told reporters last month after pressing Maliki to be bolder about disbanding militias and reconciling sectarian differences. "They are going to have to resolve those issues among themselves."

Source: Washington Post:Thomas E. Ricks and Robin Wrigh:November 29, 2006: Page A01 (linkie)
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carpro · Nov 30, 2006

Daisy said:

Just blame the Iraqis!
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Exactly where the blame belongs.

billwald · Nov 30, 2006

Will this teach us that republicanism can"t be exported? Fat chance of that! The purpose of the adventure was to break up the country and secure the oil fields for our owner/oil barons

Bro. James Reed · Nov 30, 2006

Daisy said:

They are obviously a backwards and barbaric people - they don't even speak English, most of them...
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

This reminded me of The Simpsons episode where former President Bush and Barbara move in across the street.

After learning that Bush spanked Bart, Homer says,

First Bush invades my home turf, then he takes my pals, then he makes fun of the way I talk -- probably.
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:laugh:

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