Do you agree with the president's decision to go to war with Iraq? Why or Why not.?

Answer 1

No, not at all.

As early as summer of 2000, I was taking bets on when --- not if, when --- GWB would get us involved in a mid-east war (provided he secured the presidency, of course). Giving the military to George W Bush was like giving a hammer to a three year old. Suddenly everything looks like a nail.

There were so many other options available this evil man chose to ignore those other options in his rush to war. He has deliberately and dishonorably sacrificed the lives of our sons and daughters to his pride and ambition.

Answer 2

In the beginning I didn't, but I do now. You see, there was no legitmate reason for us to go to war in the first place, being the reason that we had "slam dunk" evidence that Saddam Hussein had nuclear weapons and would use it against us. Well, I didn't believe the WMD reason and still won't. However, given the situation, I support this war.
Why? Well, Saddam Hussein did break international law and was a sworn enemy of the United States. He was a gross dictator and supported terrorism. Given his history of notoriety, Saddam Hussein is a man that should be ousted from power.
By the way, even though many think we should pull out, I don't. We went and broke Iraq's leg, so we got to fix what we did. Yeah, there's not justification for war and yes, its faulty, but we can't leave it now, after what we've done there.

Answer 3

well... there are no real links to terrorists... the US has more links to supporting Osama than Iraq does... and there are MANY countries in the middle east that were VERY friendly with Osama...

There weren't any WMD... Powell said that his presentation that was key to the war effort was one of his biggest mistakes...why would he say that... could the presentation have been bias and not completely truthful?

So... why are we there... to oust a dictator that has killed thousands... maybe... but there are dictators that have killed millions that do have WMD... China and N. Korea come to mind... and we do nothing to them... even trade a lot with China...

Overall there doesn't seem to be a good reason that we are there that actually has facts that you can site to back it up... and that's what troubles me... putting soldier's lives at risk for something that "you think may be true"... I think we should know for sure when it comes to the life of a U.S. soldier... so I don't support it, because the reasons for war shouldn't change... you should know what you're doing when you go in...

Answer 4

Iraq is Bush's war, it was pure politics, an ideological idea, to make him, Cheney, and all their oil cronies richer, and (to avenge his father, George, Sr.) based on George W. Bush and his fiscal conservative (born-again) Christian beliefs; it is a religious war, a monotheistic doctrine, George W. Bush's prophet is Jesus born of God, and the Bible; Saddam Hussein's (Baath party) in Iraq is mostly Islamic, their prophet is Muhammad (or Mohammed) of Allah (God in Arabic) and the Koran (or Quran). Islam means "submission to the will of God", Muslims fundamentally have the same belief as Jews and Christians, just interpreted differently, as is the Catholic universal Christian church. Democracy is an imposition to many of the Muslim (or Moslem) religious faith, principles or cause.

NOTE: The attacks on America were directed by Osama bin Laden, Terrorist, a Saudi Arabian, and pro-Islamic terrorists called al-Qaeda.

There are evil doers in all Religions and Non-Religious peoples. America has had many, Al Capone, Charles Manson, Jeffery Dohmer, Ken Lay.

Psalms: 26. 5- I have hated the congregation of evil-doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

If America and the Bush Administration want to continue a war on terror, (Afghanistan is justified because of 9-11, Iraq is not justified) I personally believe we should look within our own borders first; a war on child molesters would be a good start.

Answer 5

No - Iran would have been a better choice they were and are the threat.
Saddam was a pig - but he had the Islamic radicals under control in his country, now they are about to join hands with Iran and really cause problems.
The problem is that no one knows how to win a war any more.
In the old days the winners stripped the land of all valuables and suppressed the losers.
IE - Sherman and the march to the sea - and Grant and Reconstruction.
Too many wusses in command now days.

Answer 6

To put it simply...NO!!!! The president had absolutely no right to go to war with Iraq. Last I checked, it was AFGHANISTAN that had planes crash into the Trade Center and the Pentagon. Honestly, I think Bush wanted oil. Yes, Saddam was evil, but really. Bush was just finishing his daddy's dream for draining Iraq.

Answer 7

No...not in the way it was done. By deceiving the American people with lies and lack of support from the UN.

Dubbya should've stayed focused on Afghanistan and finished what he started there. How can he not find Osama?...he's too busy with a war that should not have happened...yet.

Answer 8

No, We entered the war under false pretenses. Too much trust was put into Chalabi testimony about WMD.

Answer 9

Yes, we pussy-footed around with Iraq for eight years while they violated U.N. resolutions and shot at our planes patrolling the no fly zone.

Answer 10

Yes. This country was a sworn enemy of the USA. S.Hussein was a dictator... similar to Hitler and very dangerous to world peace. The Iraqi people could not remove him.