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| Should The War With Iraq Have Been Started? |
| I think the war on iraq was wrong. It should not have killed half as much people as it did look at the terrorism it has started. Why could it not have been solved politicaly?? What do you think i would like to know!! Honest |
 nono  05 Feb 2008 18:51
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Yes. Its just the popular thing to accuse Bush of starting a pointless war right now. We all wanted
it after September 11th. Because its taking longer to finish what we started than expected people
are getting pissed, and forgetting the reason we went to war in the first place. WE WERE ATTACKED
PEOPLE. |
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Yes it should have been started. I don't care how many biased books, incorrect statistics, or just
flat out lies you source to me, because I know people who are currently over in Iraq risking their
lives fighting, and agree to being there because they see first hand what is going on over there.
And it is not good.
The United States had it started with Saddam since Desert Storm, and this is basically a follow up
and finishing chapter to that war. Saddam was a tyrannical leader and was perfectly capable of
funding and/or initiating terrorist attacks on the USA, and any other country he so desired.
No WMDs? Sure that's what the UN says. Iraq was Hussein's country, much like your bedroom is your
room. If you had weed in your room and your parents were coming to check because they suspected
you, would you show it to them or hide it? Same situation. You can't rely on the United Nations
who have been known for their incompetence to just be able to walk in and find something as immense
as WMDs. Saddam would have them hidden and out of sight in a heartbeat. I wouldn't be surprise if
there were or still are WMDs in Iraq. Saddam had enough weapons to wipe out the entire world three
times during desert storm, where does that all go in 10 years? Only the naive believe they were
dispatched.
The truth is, in order for the United States to remain a power in this world, they need to keep
everything in their control. The country is a target whether you comfortable people want to believe
it or not, and so events like this must occur. It's not nice, but it's how things work when you're
number one on the block.
Not to mention, media sources fail to mention the elimination of terrorists in Iraq and how much
progress is actually being gained. They're too busy talking about how army guys are dying, despite
the fact they joined the army and took an oath saying they'd lay their life on the line for their
country. |
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Of course it should have been started! We were blatantly attacked, and just sitting down and taking
it would be stupid. Also, the surge IS working, there is a trend of declining deaths, and former
Iraqis are now starting to move back into their homes. |
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The war in Iraq should most definitely have been started. People were attacking our country and
planning more to come. Although now we have removed the immediate threat that was Sadaam Husein so
we should pull out and not stay in order give democracy to iraq. We have our own democracy to worry
about. |
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Yes, the death rate has gone down drastically since US and UK troops have come. We could not have
solved it diplomatically. It is tragic that lives are being lost in the army, but they SIGNED UP. IT
WAS THEIR CHOICE. |
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A foolish attempt by a foolish man to become more popular politically. There was no proof to assume
Saddam had any WMD's in his possession, and he knew that. Saddam was corrupt, but that doesn't give
Bush the right to attack the country he was in charge of. |
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It is not Americas moral responsibility to police up the world and rid humanity of all dictators and
violators of human rights. The American governments duty should be to the American people as layed
out in our Constitution. We are not supposed to intervene in the affairs of foreign nations...so
say our founding fathers...ya know...Washington, Hamilton, etc.
A true patriot believes 100% in the Constitution and raises the red flag when someone violates it.
The Bush administration as well as other admins before him have violated the Constitution
consistently. My government has turned the greatest Constitution ever written into toilet paper.
They pick and choose what they can benefit from and then discard the rest.
It is the governments disregard for Americans that are costing American lives in Iraq.
Bring the troops home! Let the Iraqi people determine their own fate. It is not the place of the
western world to dictate democracy where democracy has NEVER been welcome. We need the troops home! |
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I don't think the war in Iraq should of been started... But there's always going to be something
that is going to cause such things.. There's always going to be country's in dispute.. Even tho war
is wrong and innocent men are risking their lives and many are dying.. If it wasn't the war in Iraq
killing people then it would only be something else. |
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No it was Wrong |
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If we would have not gone to war then the world can see that we are weak and that they can do what
they want when they want because they wont get attacked for what they did hm... That's sad that
people fight more for war then to support the troops over there fighting for our freedom |
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In 2002, USA started "Iraq War" with U.K and Australia. Since September, 11, 2001, America has
protected their nation from the weapons of Iraq, Iran, and North Korea. They said that the reason to
attack to Iraq was to protect nation and for the freedom of Iraqis against Sadam. I partially agree.
It's right to protect one's nation, but they used the way of war. However, fundamentally I think
that USA started the war for economic and political purposes and that war should be banned in any
situation.
I believe that the United States of America stared the war for Iraq's oil and to return the USA to
economic prosperity. USA has got plenty of economic profit because of wars(Iraq, Vietnam, Gulf) USA
which has the best ammunition industry has sold their very expensive weapons such as a fighter
planes, aircraft and missiles to other countries. These cruel weapons will be able to cause another
war.
Many innocent people died because of the Iraq war including children, old people and women. USA
also attacked Afghanistan to find Osama Bin Laden. Many people were killed, too. A war is a battle
between the military not for children, old people and women. It's wrong to attack other countries to
protect your own nation. There are no unimportant people. All people including children, old people,
women even soldier are important.
In conclusion, I think, the Iraq war is wrong. All wars are wrong. There must be an another way
like policy that involves smooth negotiation, different to killing and wounding. Actually, I think
USA is the best nation of in the world and they are trying to keep world peace. But war was very
wrong way to bring world peace
I don't want war anymore. I think that war should be banned in any situation. |
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Of course it shouldn't. Iraq had nothing to do with the attacks on America. They didn't even support
Al Qaeda. The Bush administration used it as an excuse and then desperately looked for evidence that
never emerged. They still, however, managed to convince the more ignorant American citizen that Iraq
had something to do with it. The rest is history. |
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The way Bush took us to war in the first place was a huge mistake. That said, it is a good thing
that Saddam is gone. Furthermore, people seem to forget that before we went in there we "No Fly
Zones" which were often involved in active military skirmishes since the time Saddam returned to
power after being driven back for Kuwait.
But fundamentally the Iraq war was a mistake. It reinforced a paralyzing stereotype about America
which views America as a belligerent bully country which forces its own will down the throats of
other countries. This stereotype weakens our links to our allies and might be increasing how many
new terrorist recruits are being convinced to join Al-qaeda |
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This should never have happened in the first place. Bush was only sending troops over there and
blowing the whole thing our of proportion for MONEY.
He also knew he would be well backed up by Americans, and of course the UK always seem to back them
up as well
It also meant that Bush would be re-elected |
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No, the war in Iraq was a terrible mistake and has had disastrous consequences. Hidell makes a good
point about George Bush's interest in establishing US bases in the area, but I would also argue that
many in the US administration, such as Colin Powell, probably actually believed that Saddam Hussein
had WMDs. The attacks of September 11th, 2001 had a major psychological impact on the US. These
events essentially generated a type of siege mentality and a sense of widespread paranoia. If Bush
had any prior plans to invade Iraq (and even some of his own public statements at the time of his
election in 2000 seem to suggest this), then 9/11 may just have given him that essential push.
Although the US only entered Iraq in March 2003, an invasion was already on the agenda in early
2002 and UN teams under Hans Blix were investigating the possibility of WMDs that year, and thus
generating headlines throughout the world. As such, the US was ready to go into Iraq only a few
months after 9/11, but at this point was still going through some international formalities. This
does suggest that the profound psychological effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks may have given
the final push to invade. |
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Bush was looking for an excuse to invade Iraq from the first day of his presidency, he just used
outright lies in a desperate attempt to link Iraq to 9/11 so he could get in and beat up Saddam for
trying to kill his daddy.
Only an idiot would think otherwise. |
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Of course the war shouldn't have been started. It was an abomination. It couldn't have been solved
politically because there was nothing to solve. Saddam had no WMDs and Bush knew that. WMDs were
just the pretext. Bush wanted the war for two reasons : To get re-elected and to establish bases in
the Gulf region. Bush knew how patriotic Americans are. He knew that if he started a war people
would rally behind him. He also wanted bases in a resource-rich region.
Read the document Rebuilding America's Defenses published by the Project for the New
American Century (you can find it online). In a roundabout way, it basically calls for America to
establish permanent bases in the Gulf region using Saddam's weapons of mass destruction as a
pretext. Many members of the Bush administration were among the founders of this organisation and
the document served as a template for the whole Bush presidency. |
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