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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
- 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- (H) The Iraqi themselves wants to reduce the malitias, a strong government, all US troops withdrawn with one year, continue help with reconstruction of infra structure and no UN or NATO peacekeepers - according to a recent poll.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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mulberry wrote...
It's nice to see someone focusing on solutions and generating ideas!
Posted October 21, 2008
Han wrote
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.
Posted September 19, 2008
koolkid wrote
I'm writing a 1-2 page report on the War in Iraq and I need to write in detail about each main side, the problem and possible, already tried, solutions and solutions of my own. any suggestions?>??
Posted May 19, 2008
jackclee wrote...
Missy, check out my lens on Global warming solutions -
http://www.squidoo.com/global_warming_solutions
-Jack
Posted May 09, 2008
missy wrote
I believe to solve the war on iraq's anti- patriotism, we need to stop the war. we can do this by getting a democrat, like Hilary Clinton or Barrack Obama in office as president. These two both believe in taking our troops out of the war. Slowly, but surely. I believe we can stop the war by surrendering or having a peace treaty with Iraq. Though people may say "we will never surrender" what do we have to lose? We don't need oil!!!! We are working so hard to make alternative fuels anyway! Why should we get it when America has already guzzled pretty much all of it down anyway! Give Iraq some. Last but not least, it's bad to use oil any way. This earth does not need any more global warming. E85 Ethanol! Even though several of you say hybrids, and ethanol are expensive. But you'll like it a lot more when it's all we have left. Corn is everlasting. Oil isn't.
Posted May 07, 2008
