Troop Increases For Iraq

Troop Increases for Iraq must be avoided

As of September 29, 2006, over $379 billion has been allocated by the U.S. Congress for the Iraq war and over $355 billion has been spent as of January 4, 2007. (Wickipedia). That figure doesn't take into account the 3,012 US troops that have given their life for this war.

The US has ousted Sadam Hussien, didn't find any WMDs and given much control back to the Iraqi people. Wasn't that the original goal? Then why are we still there?

Iraq is a wound and the US keeps picking at it. Forcing more US troops back into the area is only cause for more unrest in the area as it tries to heal itself. This must be helping the Islamic fundamentalists in some fashion as the Iraqi people must feel resentment for the US occupation.

Where does the madness end? Was Vietnam so long ago that everyone has forgotten the lesson? The US is not the world's police force and needs to understand that. The United Nations Security Council and the rest of the UN body as a whole should deal and act in future instances such as these. Per Wikipedia,

"The UN's role in international collective security is defined by the UN Charter, which gives the Security Council the power to:

* Investigate any situation threatening international peace;

* Recommend procedures for peaceful resolution of a dispute;

* Call upon other member nations to completely or partially interrupt economic relations as well as sea, air, postal, and radio communications, or to sever diplomatic relations; and

* Enforce its decisions militarily, if necessary."

Why is he US a member of the UNSC when we're overriding what the council was established to do?

The US needs to recognize