Ongoing Iraqi Violence Almost Makes American Invasion Seem Pointless

[joeybee12]

WASHINGTON—Following the latest surge of violence in Iraq, a Pew Research Center poll released Monday has found that a substantial majority of Americans now believe the continuing bloodshed in the country almost makes it seem as if the 2003 U.S. invasion might have actually been somewhat pointless.



Approximately 83 percent of Americans surveyed said recent incidents such as a car bomb explosion that killed 40 in the city of Kut, the executions of seven worshippers outside a mosque in Youssifiyah, and a series of other attacks that have left scores of Iraqis dead and wounded were the kinds of events that, if they didn't know better, might make them think the lengthy occupation really wasn't worth it in the slightest.

Forty-three percent of Americans said if someone wanted to, they could very nearly make the assessment, based on current conditions on the ground, that perhaps the United States wasted valuable resources on an unwinnable, nearly impossible endeavor.

"If I didn't have the full story of how and why we got into Iraq, I could see how the continuing violence might, possibly, make the whole war seem almost misguided or something," Atlanta resident Arnold Grover said. "You read about terrorists dressed as police officers gunning down men at a recruiting station and catch yourself wondering for a moment if maybe, just maybe, we might have actually made a terrible decision that just made a bad situation worse and squandered the international goodwill we enjoyed after 9/11."

http://www.theonion.com/articles/ongoing-iraqi-violence-almost-makes-american-invas,21238/

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

1. When did the Onion start printing real news?(n/m)

[joeybee12]

2. More real than what you find from the MSM...nt

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. It *was* pointless.

What a collosal waste of trillions of dollars that boondoogle was.

The saddest thing is, chances are with the whole Arab Spring, Iraqis would have probably revolted against Saddam on their own by now, doing what we did without our unnecessary involvment.

[bemildred]

4. K&R. nt