This newspaper article tells us that the Iraq vice president is asking for deployment of more troops from United Sates, which he believes will ensure security in Iraq. Politicians say the deployment of troops has to be fast as the situation would deteriorate even further.
An Iraqi politician said that Iraq's government response to the violence was "slow and unprofessional". From my contextual knowledge, the Iraq's government is not very experienced as Iraqi Prime Minister only took power in May and thus needs support from United States to pacify the capital.
However, despite the urgent need for troops, deployment will happen most probably several months later. I believe United States should listen to the request for a speedy deployment as the Iraqi government knows the situation in Iraq best as they are experiencing it. However, there may be political reasons for the slow deployment which I do not know of. There could be difficulties in arranging for the deployment or support problems as this idea would not gain support from many people whose son’s lives would be in danger. However, I believe the United States is trying their best to help and we should respect their decision of the arrangements.
This decision of deployment has caused debates. This deployment of troops is using military force to stop the people's acts of violence. However, I feel this is not good in the long run as the unhappy masses might create trouble in the future. I believe a better approach is to settle the unhappiness peacefully, with both sides giving in to one another. However, politicians may not want to talk terms with "terrorists", who are criminals who create trouble. Furthermore, politicians may feel that giving in will make them more daring in opposing governments.
This article taught me the importance of having countries to help you in crisis. Thus, I realised we should always maintain friendly ties to increase our chances of survival. The importance of having an experienced government is also displayed. Iraq's government is inexperienced as they have only taken power in May. Thus, the inexperience could have caused the lack of control of the people. However, my belief may not be true. The United States has recently invaded Iraq and this might have caused angry people to become terrorists. Furthermore, I am assuming that the government is inexperienced in making decisions because of the short period they have been in control, but the politicians might have a lol of experience in making major decisions before taking control. Thus, the cause of this mess might not be the government.
My views on this article are shaped by me, someone who is ignorant of political affairs and with a mindset that Iraq’s government is inexperienced. This might have made me misunderstand the reasons for the delayed deployment of troops and the mess in Iraq. I can learn more from articles like this by reading newspapers to gain awareness of political issues and by having an unbiased view.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
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