Winning Out of the Loop

There are a large amount of articles in the known world that describe possibilities of situations and outcomes between the United States and the War in Iraq. Some of these articles really press on the issue that our war is "winnable" as long as we stay in it and put forth our maximum effort. Other articles, however, tell us that the war will just go around in circles and we'll never get anything out of it, or even come close to anything close to a "win."

The first article that I decided to read made statements concerning US's commitment to the War. How we'll have to stay in it to win, and that backing out early will lead to a failure. The author of the article, Michael Barone, noted important segments of what Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies calls Iraq and Afghanistan:

"What the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan have in common is that it will take a major and consistent U.S. effort throughout the next administration at least to win either war. Any American political debate that ignores or denies the fact that these are long wars is dishonest and will ensure defeat" (Barone).

The other article travels in a different direction. Saying how we're in a constant loop and nothing is really getting done at the time we were promised. We're just wasting time, money, and most importantly the lives of American troops. We've attained some sustainability, but not nearly enough to make a difference or be any close to ending the war. It seems like a constant loop.

Citations:

Barone, Michael. "Two Winnable Wars." U.S. News & World Report. (Feb 25, 2008): NA. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Drexel University (PALCI). 6 Apr. 2008 &contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=OVRC&docId=A175396983&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=drexel_main&version=1.0>.

Zakaria, Fareed. "Stuck In The Iraq Loop.(World View; Fareed Zakaria)(military deployment in Iraq )." Newsweek. 151. 12 (March 24, 2008): 37. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Drexel University (PALCI). 6 Apr. 2008 &contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=OVRC&docId=A176830587&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=drexel_main&version=1.0>.