Introduction
After the US defeated Iraq and succeeded in removing Sadaam Hussein from power, they continued to stay in the country in order to ensure that peace prevails in the country and ensure that innocent people have their human rights observed without being killed for not adhering to the dictatorial and unfair demands of the Hussein government.
The US government has assisted in ensuring that the conflict between the Sunis and the Shiites is under control to avoid eruption of any civil war as the two communities were divided in deciding who should take over the government leadership after the Hussein removal from power. Immediate withdrawal of the US troops from the country would have caused a severe civil war between the ethnic communities who have been in conflict for a long time. Therefore, the US troops have attempted to maintain peace and order in Iraq by avoiding the eruption of the predicted civil war that would devastate the economy and its people negatively and adversely.
Main body
Secondly, the US has been committed in creating a better relationship with Iraq people by training and living together with Iraq soldiers in order for them to attain the necessary military techniques to maintain law and order in the country. This was done with the help of Arizona National Guard Military Police that has been set up in the country to enhance good relations with Iraq people to reduce the increasing cases of terrorism against the US due to their belief that the Americans are the greatest enemy of the world as they consider them against the Muslims.
Thirdly, the US government has spent billions of their money in assisting rebuilding Iraq after the war. Considering that peace I the country has not completely been achieved, it would make no sense for the US troops to leave Iraq something that might lead to destruction of the facilities and buildings built. Therefore, their presence can be explained as an attempt to protect what they are trying and assisted to rebuild or put up. In addition, the US assists them with food relief, education programs and even grants to put up beneficial projects.
However, this reason should not the basis that the US troops will use to continue staying in Iraq rather they should assist in making the transition of leadership more peaceful and democratic to avoid people from one community feeling left out something that would lead to a civil war. It is rather contradicting that the US troops remain Iraq even after assisting form a government to rule the people. What the US government ought to understand is that Iraq is an autonomous and sovereign state and therefore they should be allowed to rule themselves and make their own decisions.
Secondly, the reason for Iraq attack by the US was never justified rather it seems that like the war was instigated by the US interest to control the Iraq for its resources such as crude oil. This is mainly because before the war the Iraq people never anyone grants or assistance only after the war erupted that the normal operations of the nation were consequently disrupted making them vulnerable for US assistance. Therefore, the presence of the US I Iraq is mainly because of their own created fear that the Iraq people could be a threat to the world security as well as their efforts to control the Iraq resources for their personal benefits.
Conclusion
I believe that whatever changes that the US is undertaking in Iraq, they contributed much to their destruction during the war. For instance, they destroyed the Iraq buildings and facilities in their bid to win the war and take over Iraq. Therefore, there is no miracle they are doing to Iraq people rather they should leave Iraq people leave as autonomous and sovereign state because their presence makes Iraq a colony. In addition, the presence of Americans has been the major cause of the killings of the 3604 US troops otherwise the Iraq people would not be angered by the Americans and start revenging by bombing soldiers and even the innocent Iraq themselves.
References
Obama again denies change of Iraq stance, 2008 CNNpolitics.
Stephen Biddle, “Iraq: Can We Guard What We’ve Gained?” London: McGraw-Hill publishers, 2007.
Karen J. DeYoung and Thomas E. Ricks, “As British Leave, Basra Deteriorates,” 2007.