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Article on US President and Secretary of Defense’s new plans for military in Iraq. Describes the general mission of the war, and the governments plans to end it.

War has been waged in Iraq for what seems like forever now, and it has been all over our news on a daily basis since it began. What is this fighting really doing however? Are we really protecting the rights of the Iraqi government? These are questions we all want answers to and we look to the head of our government for answers.

Right now is the most crucial time in the war with the United States’ new defense secretary, and new generals coming with new strategies. The main factor in the success of the years of fighting that soldiers have been waging in Iraq is if the new Iraqi government can really stand up on its own. The US mission in Iraq is to suppress the violence created by radicals occurring there. Bush seems to think that it cannot and that another surge of troops is necessary in the fight. He claims that the right decision is to stay engaged and deal with the radicals, while Senator Carl Levin says that the President must end this “blank check to Iraq.”

In opposition to a surge was former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. While Bush thought more troops were needed, Rumsfeld believed the contrary to be the best solution. He wanted to decrease military force all around in Iraq, however his successor entered office and it seemed that a military surge was now definite. Both President and Secretary of Defense now share the same view on troops in Iraq, and although numerous others disagree it seems forces will be increased within the next 4 to 6 months