Be sure to tune in on Thursday, October 16th at 7 pm for the last installment of our "Voting for the Future" special election reports. This series, hosted by Chris Bolt, WAER's News Director, touches on social and political topics relevant to the U.S. as a whole, and then discusses them in relation to their impact on Central New York. It is national news put in a regional context.
In this last edition of Voting for the Future, Chris will be considering the decisions ahead for the next president regarding the war in Iraq and military actions in Afghanistan.
How easy is it to make a decision to bring troops home and is that the right decision. How long would it take, even once such a decision is made? What kind of impacts has the war policy over the past five to seven years had on world opinion? And what impacts are we feeling here at home both economically and with the challenges of caring for veterans upon their return? In addition to the comments and viewpoints of experts, we invite you to call in with your questions and opinions.
So tune in Thursday, October 16th at 7 pm for "Voting for the Future, the War in Iraq," on your home for Music, News and NPR, WAER 88.3 FM.
Voice your opinion of the War in Iraq before the next WAER Voting for the Future election special. How should we define success? What would constitute a victory in this war? Which presidential candidate has the best policy for dealing with Iraq and
Afghanistan? Please click on “Comments” below to let your voice be heard.
3 comments:
The mission in Iraq is complete. There can be no traditionally definition of success here since we are there under false pretense. If the goal was to run up trillions of dollars worht of debt and contribute to the fall of the US economy...then mission accomplished. It's time to refocus efforts on the real war in Afghanistan and bring our troops home. Let the Iraqi's have their country back.
Not to play devil’s advocate, myop, but what do you think will happen to the country (Iraq) if we just totally withdraw? Will it survive?
The issue with the "what will happen to the country" argument is no one will ever know for certain what will happen. The best we can do is take our cues from the Iraqi Government who reportedly stated that they are ready to take the lead. It appears that we have taken an arrogant position on this by saying "we know better than you what's best for your country." I don't advocate total and immediate withdrawl. But a time-table should be in place so that the Iraqis can plan to assume control.
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