[fintstone]

Originally posted by stuartj
The "current peace" keeping mssion in Iraq. Well, thats going well, isnt it. Credible sources on the ground such as Paul McGough state that to reduce the US body count, the US has pretty much retreated into the Green Zone and letting the various Iraqi factions have at it, relying on Iraqi security forces. Teh fact that the Securtity Forces and the death squads wear the same uniform could be germane.

But Im fascinated. When did this "Peace keeeping" mission start? After the COTW rolled across the border, invaded the country and occupied it? After Iraqis welcomed the er, Liberators, with flowers? Now we are "peace keeping"?

You are a crack, Fint.

The war against Iraq only lasted a few day. the government fell and the armies were defeated. And, yes, many soldiers were indeed welcomed with flowers.

Currently the US is engaged in a mission to protect Iraqis from terrorists that are killing thousands of innocents and to prevent civil war due to the power vacuum. Peacekeeping is the logical term. We certainly are not at war with the Iraqi government.