Iraqis are dying because Sunnis are killing Shiites and shiites are killing Sunnis. Iraqis are not dying for their country -- they are killing each other because they disagree in their religious beliefs.
Meanwhile, Al Qaeda crosses the borders killing our troops. Our troops are pinned down in the Green Zone, for the most part -- because we don't even trust the Iraqis we are trying to protect. The Iraqis believe in their hearts that it's okay to kill Americans -- since they are occupiers.
No, we don't need another 200,000 troops in Iraq. About 10-20% of that will suffice....
That will be about the size of our surge. I support the surge -- but all the generals will tell you that it is far to few to accomplish a victory -- especially when Iraq doesn't even have a government that lives inside of Iraq. Because Iraqis are killing each other, very few Members of Parliament are willing to show up. Half of them don't even live inside Iraq anymore. Parliament has voted on NOTHING this year because they don't have a quorum.
You are flat as$ wrong on all accounts (above). Simply flat out wrong. Pinned down in the Green zone. Give me an F'ing break bud!
You are not in touch with the true facts ...but only what the Media is feeding you....
I could refute pretty much everthing in your reply, but instead I’ll just say stop getting your news about Iraq from the NY Times.