Total+Iraq+Withdraw

WM: Cost-Benefit Analysis, emphasize good of U.S. Observation: US fighting a losing battle a) generals wanted 400,000 troops to secure Iraq, only 133,000 troops, 47% of the Iraqi population approve of attacks on Coalition forces  b) Americans cant secure streets, losing hearts and minds c) can't win war without enough troops and without support of the Iraqi population. Troop escalation of 20,000 won't be enough. 553,000 troops and we still lost in Vietnam. Fighting losing battle   H US soldiers dying  Link: over 200,000 insurgents, outnumber Coalition forces according to Iraqi  intelligence director, more we kill the more they hate us,  Brink: All these insurgents using lEDs, Ambushes, snipers, mortars, suicide  bombings, sabatoge to kill US soldiers  Impact: War has cost over 3,000 American Lives, 22,834 U.S. wounded, death  rate increasing  H America Can't Afford Iraq War  Link: 2006 budget deficit = $400 billion per year, National Debt $8.6 trillion Brink: Cost so far = $360 billion on Iraq war, $2 billion per week, est $2 trillion before war's end Impact: less $ for public school system, social security, welfare, Katrina disaster   Plan: Withdraw all US troops from Iraq. // Mandate: // Reduce US troop levels to zero. // Agent: // US Federal Government // Enforcement: // US Military // Funding: // regular military transportation budget, negligible cost compared to maintaining war // Timeline: // ASAP Solv 1 Soldiers not in Iraq, soldiers won't be targets Solv 2 America not fighting war = less money on military upkeep and vehicle replacement = more money available for US public schools, social security, government pensions, natural disaster relief. Al Give soldiers a break. Soldiers have been deployed and redeployed, most of troop "surge" will be by sending troops their sooner than scheduled and by extending deployment of troops in Iraq by 90 days A2 US Democracy More than half of Americans believe we are losing the war 80% of Americans favor removing troops from direct combat
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