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I have been searching for a solution to the current Iraq war. I created this lens to assemble some ideas and proposals. It is comprised of existing proposals that I've found in the public arena and some of my own ideas. You are welcome to comment, offer your own solutions and vote for your favorite. Whether you are for or against going to war in Iraq, we are all in the same boat now and we should do our best to find a solution now. We owe it to our soldiers and to the Iraqi people.

-Jack Lee

email: jackclee99@gmail.com

The proposals to win in Iraq

These are some of the current proposals in the public arena to win the war in Iraq.
Iraq Strategy from the Bush Administration
(A) This is the official position as published on the White House web site. Stay to course and leave when the job is done.
A financial solution by Jack Lee
(B) Here is a proposal I came up with and posted on my blog. It is a financial solution. $10K to every Iraqi over 5 years and pull troops out within 1 year.
Solution from Bill O'Reilly
(C) An Iraq Solution proposed by Bill O'Reilly.
He thinks dividing Iraq into 3 states is the answer.
Congressman Shays's plan
(D) Congressman Chris Shays wants a timetable to withdraw our troops.
Congressman Murtha's plan
(E) Congressman John Murtha wants the troops out ASAP same as Iran's leader.
Saddam return to power
(F) Some actually wants Saddam returned to power.
Senator McCain's solution
(G) Senator McCain wants more troops to help stabilize Iraq.
What Iraqis want
(H) The Iraqi themselves wants to reduce the malitias, a strong government, all US troops withdrawn with one year, continue help with reconstruction of infra structure and no UN or NATO peacekeepers - according to a recent poll.
Hillary Clinton's views on Iraq
(I) Senator Hillary Clinton's position on Iraq.
Institute for Policy Studies
(J) A detail plan to end the Iraq War by the Institute for policy Studies - Jan. 2005
Congressman Rangel wants re-instatement of the Draft
(K) Congressman Rangel wants re-instatement of the draft to hopefully stop the war in Iraq.
James Baker panel
(L) James Baker and his panel recommends change of strategy and bringing in Syria and Iran to help stabilize Iraq. They recommend gradual pull our of our troops by early 2008.
The Baker Hamilton report
OpEdNews
(M) Gustav Wynn thinks impeach President Bush is the answer.
Victory plan
(N) A plan for Victory from the American Enterprise Institute.
Proposed solution from Stacy Becker
(O) A proposal from a member of Straythecourse.
1) Agree to withdraw. The timetable for withdrawal will be a joint deicsion of the Iraqi government and the U.S. military (since it's a miltry option) based on how best to stabilize the country.
2) Pass a big fat reconstruction bill with incentives (don't use the incentives for withdrawal--you don't hold people's lives hostage)
3) Let the Iraqis decide on oil revenue and governance.
4) Join the international community in supporting the fledgling government and economy.
5) Help repattriate Iraqi refugees and provide asylum to those who aided us."

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  • proposaladmn Mar 16, 2010 @ 11:18 pm | delete
    You have some current great proposals in the public arena to win the war in Iraq. I think that your
    suggestion can be great solution. I want to give you 5 stars of these lens.

    Thanks
  • Ferg. IN THE END THE DIFFERNCE WE MADE FOR OUR COUNTRY WON'T BE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LEFT, THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE HOW MANY PEOPLE WE MADE SMILE!! Aug 11, 2009 @ 10:39 am | delete
    Instead of the government getting the military to go to iraq and kill people to get oil because they dont want to split the profit with them.
    I believe that we should join the military and try to make a difference. Instead of scaring them away with our guns to get what we want; money, land ect... we should use the money that goes to making equipment to help out iraq and re build building that were destroyed in war and bring them water and other supplys that they need and give them hope and im pretty sure when we help them they wont even want half the profit because were giving them all they ever asked for, and instead of killing kids at the end of the day and we actually help all the people to get what we want, dont you think that would be the real way of actually serving for our country instead of killing them all.. and pretending were proud. because i know for a fact after killing millions of people to get what I want I wouldnt leave with a smile on my face.
  • monique May 11, 2010 @ 10:32 pm | delete
    the soldiers don intentially want to kill children. but when they have little kids coming up to them to buy things or just to ask for simple aid and they are wiling to help then.....BAM! their blown up... when you see your friends blown up by some kid with bombs strapped to his/her chest who can you trust after that?
  • mulberry Oct 21, 2008 @ 7:16 am | delete
    It's nice to see someone focusing on solutions and generating ideas!
  • Han Sep 19, 2008 @ 2:20 pm | delete
    We lost a great opportunity in Iraq. After the initial invasion what we needed was a humanitarian aid mission, meetings with Iraq's important men and negotiation not an all out assault on the Iraqi people. Bremer sent the Iraqi army and thousands of government employees into the streets. Unemployed and still armed they faced an increasingly hostile occupier, most notably private mercenaries like Blackwater that slaughtered thousands with impunity - Remember Nisour Square?

    Sadr continued to rise in popularity as the US indiscriminately bombed Fallujah killing thousands of women and children - as revenge for the Blackwater mercenaries hung from the bridge.

    These are not the strategies of statesmen trying to "win the hearts and minds" of Iraq but the random attacks of a fractured military presence with no clear goal and a private military with no accountability.
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