why are we still at war?

Question

why are we still at war i think that we have needed our men here more then we needed them there. Why wasnt they able to come home when we needed them the most. i think they should have been back a long time ago when we were in need off our man i just dont understand whats going on now. if it is the oil why dont they just use the oil on our own land then there would be less lifes lost and that would gave our people more jobs. if it is money then i think that we are speading more money haveing our man over there then we would if they were home.
i just want to know what everybody else thinks about that so i can get a understanding about it.

Answer 1

we're still at war because of oil, however the Bush regime is much more interested in the money and power than american lives. the money and power will payoff higher by using middle eastern oil rather than american oil. already we've set up a puppet government in iraq. the reason democracy hasnt kicked in over there is because we havent let it. the war is to important to them. they profit from it both politically and financially.
and yes we do need our troops home. they arent fighting some evil dictator, or saving my freedom. saddam never posed a threat to american freedoms. if anyone poses threats to american freedoms it is the terrorists in washington dc. right now congress is trying to vote to eliminate flag burning, which is an essential part of your first ammendment as freedom of speech.
and many of the troops that are being killed over there are National Guard. The National Guard was, and still is, intended for use on our home soil for things like evironmental disaster relierf, like katrina. it is illegal to send them to fight a war in another country, yet the bush regime has managed to do it any way.
there are SO many more factors that i would love to get into, and will if you would like me to, but i think that basically sums it up.

and to people saying that "crazies are trying to kill us. should we kill them?" or "we have to apply pressure to the militant force that's there?" the answer(s) is no. they're no crazier than you or i, or any other person. they're patriots to they're country. anywhere from 100,000 to 350,000 iraqi lives have been lost, maintly civilians. picture this: iraqi's invade america on a bullshit term, and kill your family. what would you do? i can bet you'd fight back. they're not terrorists. they are insurgants. they have no links to terrorists cells, especially not Al-Queida, like we try to link them to. They are not talking orders from bin Laden, or anyone. they are upset that we're there and that we're killing them.

i posted this earlier:
things that make me mad.

1. That Almost anyone that reads this can tell me who Brad Pitt is dating, but couldnt tell me the names of their Senators, or anything about politics to save their life.

2. That our congressional representatives are taking bribes from oil companies to lean oil policies their way. Already over $142 million dollars have been accepted from people in congress.

3. Our government launched a war against Iraq on the basis of WMDs even though they knew that information was false months before.

4. We are now looking into any means possible to keep Iran from developing Nuclear Weapons, and are willing to use our own Nuclear Weapons on them to stop them. Casualties for such an atroscity would easily be over one million lives.

5. Our leaders are profiting from this war, both politically and finacially.

6. Our government sat back and watch as North Korea developed their own Nuclear capabilies.

Everyday we move closer and close towards a facist theocracy. Americans who try to speak up are labeled as traitors, un-patriotic, and /or terrorists. Many americans are to caught up in the lies the government and media throw at us.

My challenge to anyone who reads this is to do some homework. Find out how your everyday freedom is being taken away right in front of your eyes. Watch the evening news tonight instead of access hollywood, or do your research on the web. im not forcing my political belief on you. im telling you the truth because i think, as an american you desearve to know.


The Irony To "The War On Terror" That Washington Is Fighting Is, That The Real Terrorists Are IN WASHINGTON.

Answer 2

I served in Iraq. It's not about money or oil...it's about freedom and establishing allies in the middle east. Everything that we as Americans take for granted they don't have. Try living in a city with one gas station for 100,000 people. Everyone thinks the soldiers should all come home but I would go back in a heartbeat.
You say we need the soldiers here...for what? Louisiana? We did have soldiers on the ground there and they got the job done. As for money, yes the war costs money but it costs almost just as much having the troops here training for war. My job was that of Combat Infantry and I will almost guarantee you that every other infantryman who has been there would go back. Some for the rush but most because of the men they fight alongside. As for oil, we do use ours but the problem is we ship it overseas to be refined and then pay other countries high prices to have it shipped back to us. On that point I agree that we need to cut out the middle man and refine it in US refineries. It would create tons of jobs and cut the cost almost in half.

Answer 3

I'm just going to have to do something I hate to do, and copy and paste. This is a previous answer of mine to a similar question. I hope it helps:

Here are the reasons for attacking Iraq:
1) Iraq's noncompliance with the conditions of the 1991 cease fire
2) Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and programs to develop such weapons, posed a "threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region"
3) Iraq's "brutal repression of its civilian population"
4) Iraq's "capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations and its own people"
5) Iraq's hostility towards the United States as demonstrated by the 1993 assassination attempt of former President George H. W. Bush, and firing on coalition aircraft enforcing the no-fly zones following the 1991 Gulf War
6) Members of al-Qaida were "known to be in Iraq"
Iraq's "continu[ing] to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations"
7) Fear that Iraq would provide weapons of mass destruction to terrorists for use against the United States
Now, a quick conflict would have meant that we did what Clinton did: Fire a few missiles over, and call it good. Why was that an issue? Well, it is rather strange that Hussein refused to allow in UN inspectors, which was one of the terms of the treaty that ended the Gulf War. It's also strange that before we invaded, many trucks were seen departing the country. The borders were very busy those couple of weeks...with orders to let them through from Saddam. Man, he sure was in a hurry to get SOMETHING out of the country, wasn't he?
He was thinking we would attack the way Clinton did, then he could just get back whatever he had shipped out, and go on doing what he had been doing. He didn't expect us to topple the government while we were there. I don't think anyone did, except the President and his cabinet. There's a reason for this. If Saddam had expected it, he would have left the country instead of hiding in a hole. And believe me, if this had gotten out, he would have known about it. Our enemies are watching us too, you know.
Keep in mind that Hussein was doing exactly what Hitler was doing prior to WWII. Hitler amassed his military and weapons, in violation of the Versailles Treaty...and everyone was alarmed but did nothing until he invaded Poland. What if we had stopped him immediately?
So. If we leave now, while the Iraqi government is weak, it will open them up to attack: From Syria, Jordan, Iran and many other countries. Then, Israel, UAE, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia will have to jump in to help. Then...who knows?
We had to topple the government to be sure that another Hussein did not take office. And we have to stay to make sure that the police force and Iraqi army are strong enough to handle the insurgents.
If we leave before we're done, we'll be spitting on the memory of 2500+ soldiers who have given their life for this endeavor, and 18,000+ soldiers who have been injured. It will be the same as what we did in Viet Nam. And the LAST thing we need is another Viet Nam.
Our soldiers are doing their job, and they're doing it well. Let them.

Have a great day!

Answer 4

I think most people in this country are asking the same question. Bush calls this a "war on terror". What a lot of people don't realize is that a war on terror cannot be won.

Why are we still at war? I'm not sure anyone can answer that. If you listen to the Bush administration, they declared "mission accomplished" a few years ago. As with most other things, this statement was a lie - or, at least, it meant nothing.

Answer 5

Bush doesn't want to leave Iraq because then it looks like he lost, although at this point there isn't really a way to win. He wants to show that he can control whoever he wants. He also wants more oil because our oil mines aren't producing as much as they used to. We are spending more money than we have., digging us farther into debt. Over a million dollars a minute on military costs, 400 billion a year. I no hard to believe. And everyone who is a child of a baby boomer will have to pay for it in taxes.

Answer 6

More blood, for more oil.

That's how it works I suppose.

Every time that a democrat in the house or senate tries to push the idea about an exit strategy forward, it gets squished, mainly because Republicrats are in the Majority.

I hate it. The war is soooooooo expensive and too many lives have been lost.

Answer 7

Because Bush will keep us there until he finds anything resembling a WMD any small part will do. We will be there until he is out of office. -- The Supreme Court rules President Bush overstepped his authority with military war crimes trials for foreigners held at Guantanamo Bay in a case involving a former driver for Osama bin Laden.- CNN Finally someone takes a stand against him.

Answer 8

Malthus theory was proved by Darwin by struggle for existence.
We are 6 billions. War is a type of extraspecific struggle like tunami.

Answer 9

Bush origonally went to war because he thought there were nuclear bombs there. Once everyone realized there wern't any bombs, Bush didn't have the balls to say "Looks like i was wrong, sorry for blowing up your country." and then pull out.

Answer 10

Because George Bush is a dumb ***!!!! It we stopped the war for 5 days everyone in America could be covered with Health Insurance for the rest of their lives!!! DO NOT VOTE FOR HIM OR HIS DUMB *** BROTHER!!!