Bush the Turd

[Thumpalumpacus]

I'm not sure I agree with this. As much as I hate to see us further eganged in combat, we went in and destablized the region, so I think we bear some responsibility when it descends into chaos, especially when it's due to such a large threat like ISIS. I think providing some sort of support is just the price we have to pay for starting an unjust invasion into a soveriegn country.

I get what you're saying, but Zogby polled Iraqis along with citizens of other states back in 2011 which demonstrated at the time that a majority of Iraqis wanted US troops out. While the survey was taken before the rise of ISIS (which occurred in Syria and doesn't seem to be so clearly our responsibility), it does bespeak a deep antipathy in Iraqi society for foreign troops on their soil. In that poll, 60% said the 2012 American troop withdrawal was a good thing. The rise of ISIS may have changed some minds, sure, but the deep distrust and resentment of American military operations inside their borders would likely be exacerbated by the deployment of ground troops.

I agree that we have an obligation to help repair the damage that we inflicted upon that nation. I don't think direct military aid in the form of ground troops would aid that goal, myself -- in fact, I think it would be counterproductive.