Up-to-Date Information on Iraq

I wanted to get the president's most recent outlook on Iraq, so I went to http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/ and it entails many questions the public may have on the war and why we just can't get out of it.

President Bush Discusses Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors, War on Terror at American Legion

"To succeed, Iraq's leaders also need the help of the international community. So the United States supports the Iraqi government as it pursues an international initiative to build diplomatic, economic, and security support for its young democracy. ... Diplomacy is going to play an important part of securing Iraq's future. Yet diplomacy will fail without a robust military strategy. The goal of the enemies in Iraq is power, and they're willing to kill themselves and innocent men, women, and children to achieve that goal. People like these can't be satisfied by negotiations or diplomatic concessions. Our strategy recognizes the hard truth. So we're going to continue to pursue our enemies in Iraq relentlessly, and at the same time, we'll work with moderate forces to achieve reconciliation between sectarian factions."

-- President George W. Bush

-- March 6, 2007

Why can't the U.S pull out of Iraq?

Now That The Battle For Baghdad Is Underway, Our Country Must Stand Behind Our Troops And Do Everything We Can To Aid Their Success. If American forces were to step back from Baghdad now, before it is more secure, the scale and scope of attacks would increase and intensify. Violence could spread across the entire country – and in time, the entire region. The enemy could emerge from the chaos emboldened – with new safe havens, new recruits, new resources, and an even greater determination to harm our Nation.

The New Strategy In Iraq Is Markedly Different From Previous Efforts.

Securing Baghdad is one of the top priorities and there are some tactics to this procedure.
President Bush is going to send 20,000 more troops to Iraq.

The vast majority will go to Baghdad, where they will help Iraqi forces to clear and secure neighborhoods, and partner with Iraqi Army units. With Iraqis in the lead, our forces will help secure the city by chasing down the terrorists, insurgents, and roaming death squads.

President Bush is also devising 40 "joint security stations" throughout Baghdad to have security.

In the past, our forces would help Iraqis clear out neighborhoods during the day, and then go back to their bases at night. This time, we will hold the neighborhoods we have cleared by establishing over 40 joint security stations throughout Baghdad. These will be neighborhood outposts where U.S. and Iraqi forces are jointly deployed 24 hours a day to secure the population, provide emergency aid to local communities, and gather information to root out extremist networks throughout the capital.

What do you think about some of the new found plans the president has derived?

Wondering how many civilians have died so far due to the War in Iraq?
http://www.iraqbodycount.org/