http://dailydissent.org/video/cnnodom120205a.wmv
Reagan's NSA Director: We Must Leave Iraq Now
General William Odom, former head of the National Security Agency, believes the only way to stabilize the Middle East is to leave Iraq now. The retired general points out that we are alienating our allies and we need a coalition to help us stabilize the region. The idea that things will be worse when we leave misperceives that we are causing those very things today -- we have created civil war in the region. The longer we stay, the worse the situation will become. Staying in and making matters worse, will embolden the terrorists even more -- we don't have a choice but to leave (video).
Source:
http://dissent.blogspot.com/2005/12/rea ... leave.html
additionally;
General William Odom, a Retired General, Former Head of NSA Under President Reagan recently wrote an article “What's Wrong with Cutting and Running?” in which he persuasively argued that the war is serving the interests of Osama bin Laden, the Iranians, and extremists in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. All that we fear could go wrong if we “cut and run” is actually made more likely by our staying in Iraq. He argues the first step is to admit that entering Iraq was a mistake.
Source:
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articl ... cleID=3567
Mainstream American Military, Foreign Service and Intelligence Leadership Says No to the Iraq War
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~amazing!~ I would have never thought that one day I'd be posting Reagan's NSA as reference of another person who also thinks it's best we leave Iraq ... and further, that we never should have gotten involved in the first place. ~amazing~
Perhaps (just maybe...) from his mouth, to Bush's ear and all the others in his adminstration that need to hear; just maybe ... we'll get them home, soon. (I'll be home for Christmas...)
Seems those of us not wanting this war have some rather surprising, as well as strong, allies.
The views of these elite of military, intelligence and foreign service is buttressed by soldiers and commanders on the ground in Iraq. The Wall Street Journal on October 5 reported that while “President Bush worries that withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq too quickly will embolden the insurgents there. A growing number of military commanders and civilian policy makers are voicing the opposite concern: They fear the large U.S. troop presence is actually helping feed the insurgency and stunting Iraq's political growth.” Other returning soldiers have described atrocities, hypocrisy in how Iraqi's are treated and others have refused to return to Iraq – even when threatened with incarceration.
The opposition to the Iraq War is broad and deep among those with expertise in foreign, military and intelligence matters. Indeed, their broad opposition reflects the views of most Americans where a growing majority opposes the Iraq War and occupation. Will the political leadership of either Party represent the views of the American public and end this debacle?
Source: Mainstream American Military, Foreign Service and Intelligence Leadership Says No to the Iraq War
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articl ... cleID=3567
