“Didn’t Tommy Franks write in his book that we would be in Iraq with major force for ten years and then double that or more with a protective response force to protect the region?”
That’s what I keep telling the domestic partner, who is totally against the Iraq war because “those people have been fighting over there for 4 thousand years and we aren’t gonna stop them, etc.”
We just need to think of a new name for keeping forces in Iraq for a while. I mean, how long have we had people in Germany? How long did we keep people in Japan and Korea (still in Korea, I think)
The casualties over there, while even one is horrible, are relatively minor and played up to an immoral extent by the media.
Peacekeeping Force? Observers?
I had not thought about it but I like your comment and calling our efforts a “peacekeeping force.” Smart idea, in my opinion. That also helps us in making sure Iran does not try to cause more problems because we would be so close. We would be close to Afghanistan if help is needed there and it would be a deterrent for our helping Israel.
Advisors is the offical name. We have them all over the place but no one ever seems to notice them