Why are our soldiers being sent where there's sectarian fighting in Iraq?

[bigtree]

Iraq has their own police force and their own army. Why are U.S. soldiers being used to patrol Iraqi streets? They're mission should be for the defense of America, not Iraq.


U.S. Joins Iraqis in City Where 91 Died
U.S. Troops Join Iraqis in Patrolling City Torn by Sectarian Killings

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN

BAGHDAD, Iraq Oct 17, 2006 (AP)— U.S. troops joined Iraqi forces and police Tuesday in patrolling the city of Balad, where a surge in sectarian fighting has killed at least 91 people.

American and Iraqi officials said the violence in the city 50 miles north of Baghdad has eased but not stopped.


http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2577083

[annabanana]

1. What percent of "Iraqi forces" and "Iraqi officials" are

Shi'a? All of them? Are we supposed to believe that these guys divorce their tribes when they join the military?

Gawd I wish that American Officialdom could take off the red-white&blue glasses every once in a while. (i.e., I'm sure that Condi's trip to Asia to "make" China enforce restrictions ought to go swimmingly)

[bigtree]

2. using our troops as the primary defenders of a foreign government

seems to me to be stretching our Constitution beyond its limits.

[jannyk]

3. I guess 'cause the one truth uttered by this

administration in 6 years, belonged to Colin Powell 'If You Break It , You Own It'.

We fucked it up, willingly and knowingly, all by ourselves.

[bigtree]

4. would you leave a bull in the china shop

expecting that it will clean up the mess it made?

[genie_weenie]

5. Why indeed? Oh Strategic interests.

Money, its a hit.
Dont give me that do goody good bullshit.

Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today

[grytpype]

6. To stop the Maliki "government" from collapsing before the midterms

that's why

[bigtree]

7. kinda like 'Weekend at Bernies'?

[leftofthedial]

8. war profits

oil

the domestic fear agenda

the draining of the treasury in order to bankrupt social programs

cover for massive theft from the treasury