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Why are US troops to participating in combat missions in Iraq when?

over three years ago President Bush stated that "combat operations in Iraq have ended"?

Shouldn't the US troops, at this point, only be there to help train the Iraqi troops?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Even if Bush said "MAJOR combat", I would say major combat didn't end back then! I think it gets more "major every day.

    Joe Biden has the best plan to stabilize Iraq, help them "stand up" and bring our troops home.

  • r1b1c*
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    combat operations as defined by the concept of 'war' ended when the Iraqi government ceased to exist, Bush's declaration was correct.

    Today the United Statesian army is facing resistance to the occupation of Iraq, if we must occupy that nation we have to subdue the resistance.

  • 5 years ago

    The countries that regularly help the US are serving in Afghanistan. often simply by fact it replaced right into a respected aim in retaliation to 9/11 Iraq replaced right into a diversion to the conflict on terror that no person exterior of a few countries needed something to do with. maximum countries knew that no longer something stable might pop out of this and have been ridiculed as being cowards via the corporate US media for being staggering. Even the Brits have become out ASAP, often to shore up the NATO challenge in Afghanistan. Turkey, the single Muslim u . s . that could desire to be a form for what different Muslim countries might desire to aspire to, informed the US to no longer do it. It replaced into an invasion with none concept to effect, it incredibly is why the US is doing this solo. As a Canadian who served in Afghanistan, I voted for the Liberal social gathering after the Iraq invasion(purely time which will ever ensue) to thank my government for having the stable sense to stay out of Iraq. stable good fortune with Iraq, you're on your very own it incredibly is unlucky.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Right after saying that combat operations have ended Bush said, "And now our coalition is engaged in securing and reconstructing that country".

    Securing it with the soldiers has been the hardest part, much more difficult than the reconstruction phase carried out by the international lawyers and businessmen.

    Oh, about the training? Yeah, they'll learn.

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  • Steven
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Actually get out and leave those people alone. Let them settle their own differences. What are they babies.

    What if Germany came over here to the states and said, "you have two many gays. So we are going to police the places where they hang out and shot them. They are causing problems and we feel that your government is a dictatorship. We should probably over throw your government to." A lot of people I am sure would cheer right now. But the point is would that be right?

    Does one country have a right to go into another country and tell them what kind of a government they need to have?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The question should be addressed like the following:

    Why should American troops stay in Iraq to fight under false pretexts of WMD and under Iraqis refusal conditions to it?

  • 1 decade ago

    US troops are just protecting the newly installed government and no combat operations are being conducted against separatist groups.

  • 1 decade ago

    president bush announced an end to the MAJOR combat mission in iraq, not ALL combat.

  • C B
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I think they are doing it just to piss you off.

    Perhaps it might have something to do with the level of skill and precision American military forces are able to preform their missions. When conducting precision attacks the US military is better than any other army.

    You can't preform delicate surgery with a chainsaw and a hatchet it requires a scalpel and a steady hand.

  • 1 decade ago

    Self-defense in a hostile environment is a full time job.

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