Why are people against the Iraqi war?

Question

I mean, it has already been proven that:
1) The war wasn't about oil and the US didn't take any oil
2) Iraq did have WMDs (they were found a few days ago)

I mean I think the USA did a good thing by freeing the Iraqi people from an insane dictator that killed his own people. The Iraqis love their new freedoms. Those insurgents are from outside of Iraq.

"some Iraqis and they said they would rather have Sadaam back dictatorship or not than to have the U.S. over there."

Some americans wanted to be ruled under a king again (they wanted washing as a permanent leader). That is normal when people get their freedom.

"I'm an American and live in the US and I am AGAINST the war in Iraq. It is totally pointless. The US likes to butt in where they don't belong. It affects me because the US government is putting my life in jeopardy. We are more susceptible to terrorists now because everyone hates us. I don't want to die in a 9/11 type of event because G.W. Bush is trying to finish what his Daddy started. Besides, my personal belief is that conflicts are better resolved through gentle reasoning rather than stooping to barbaric methods."

No, if anything we in less of a risk of a terroist attack. USA showed them that they could fight back.

I agree with you vegasbaby*vegas
Lincoln was one of the most hated presidents for what he did during teh civil war. years later, he is now people's favorite president. 60 years from now and Bush could be in the top 20.

"No...I think u r wrong, the Iraqi now life in much more frustrated than they used to before. moreover women can't safely go out and hardly escape from becoming the target of the GI to satisfy their devil's lust (hope u had read the recent story in AP...even one woman had been raped n KILLED by those animals)...plz dun try to be a world police!"

"give me liberty or give me death"

The road to democracy and being a republic is not a peaceful one. There will be lots of problems with Iraq. But it is for the better. They are no longer living under saddam

Answer 1

I just don't like the fact that we have to be the world's police when we have issues of our own we should be spending money on and trying to free up the U.S, deficit instead of wasting it on someplace where we don't even live. We've been there for far too long.

Answer 2

you're ignoring the facts and greatly generalizing with your answers..

1. Rumsfeld himself said that we should use the oil to help pay for the war... are we not doing this?

2. The White House and the DOD (department of defense) said that these are not the WMD that Bush was talking about... Iraq clearly had them in the 80s, but Bush said they had been making them since then... these were made in the 80s and do not apply to Bush's reasons for war....

The insurgents are all from "outside of Iraq"?... that seems like an incredibly naive statement... can you back that up? or for that matter, any of the things you said up?

According to the news over the past few weeks, Iraq is working on a resolution in their government to "ask" the U.S. to leave.... they just love us so much, don't they...

So, however you want to look at it.. either "job is done"... or "cut and run"... it seems to be time to leave...

Answer 3

I'm an American and live in the US and I am AGAINST the war in Iraq. It is totally pointless. The US likes to butt in where they don't belong. It affects me because the US government is putting my life in jeopardy. We are more susceptible to terrorists now because everyone hates us. I don't want to die in a 9/11 type of event because G.W. Bush is trying to finish what his Daddy started. Besides, my personal belief is that conflicts are better resolved through gentle reasoning rather than stooping to barbaric methods.

Answer 4

I was against the Iraq invasion because it didn't solve the problems with terrorism. Saddam didn't have an arsenal that could reach us. And those WMD's that were found a few days ago, were used/and or destroyed following '91. That is, if you cared to read into the article not just the headline. My friends and I knew we were going to invade Iraq days after 9-11. We were receiving requests for information about Iraq long before we received any requests on Afghanistan. I know of several guys in the intel field that refused to re-enlist because their portion of the 9-11 report was rewritten and edited. I know of a Captain that turned down a promotion and resigned because of the same reasons.

Answer 5

Hmmmm....your ignorance is matched only by your biased take of events. The WMD's you seem so excited about were from nearly 20 years ago - they were degraded and unusable. The administration, desperate to justify their invasion, have already admitted these weren't the WMD's they started the war over. So, please don't pretend that these antiques justify anything.

The war is costing us $300 billion and counting. We removed Saddam, who didn't have an active weapons program, and in his place we now have a government controlled by a Shiite majority with strong ties to Iran (you apparently have forgotten Iran is part of the axis of evil. Giving Iraq to the friends of Iran, isn't really a good thing, now is it?). That's not much bang for the buck, by any standard. Not to mention the fact, that despite spending billions and billions on bloated, corrupt infrastructure projects, Iraqis now have LESS electricity than they did before the war. Good job, Bush.

In addition to exxagerating about the importance of the WMD"s, you also have lied about the nature of the insurgency. MOST of the insurgents are Iraqi Sunnis. The fact that you had to support your argument with two misstatements would seem to indicate that you can't make your case with the actual facts.

Answer 6

A minority of the people in the U.S.A. (which does not mean they are wrong or bad) are against the war in Iraq because they can be.

It's as simple as that. In a country that prizes freedom and creativity, on ANY given subject you will find people FOR and AGAINST that subject. We have the freedom to think differently, the free speech that makes doing it publically possible, and the freedom of expression that makes disagreeing with each other a non-mortal choice.

In some countries, disagreement is a bad thing, particularly against the government. Such an act can have lethal consequences. Here, we tolerate the choice (though we have the freedom to answer the dissent ourselves with our own free speech) so that we also will always have that freedom.

We disagree on lots of things. But we are first, and foremost, U.S.A. citizens.

Some of us forget that, particularly in politics. We tolerate that as well. Enough will always remember it to make the United States of America strong.

A note for your question: We also didn't start the war. Saddam broke a cease-fire that we had from the first Gulf war by not abiding by the U.N. agreement for a period of a decade. The U.S. simply decided not to tolerate another moment of it after a decade of patience and watching the U.N. repeatedly threaten Saddam while doing nothing to enforce their threats. We later found out that Germany, Russia, France all had very good reasons for not wanting problems. They were supplying Iraq AGAINST the U.N. agreement not to, giving them arms, chemical supplies, etc.

There is so much more, but it is outside the scope of answering this question. Keep asking questions. We might find out we're wrong, tomorrow. Or not. The search for truth leaves the possibility open. Surround yourself with such people.

Answer 7

1) Don't be so naive

2) 500 14 year old cans of Mustard gas do not constitute "a grave and urgent threat to the United States", as Pres. Bush called WMDs. The Duffler report remains unchanged....there were no WMDs in Iraq. Saddam didn't sneak them into Syria, and he didn't bury them. They were destroyed before Bush got selected. This administration lied and "cherry picked" intelligence in order to bring about the stated neocon goal of establishing a permanent US base of operations in Iraq so the US (and US corporations) would have a strong military presence in the middle east.

Even Fox "News" has dropped this. Santorum was just using it for political gain. Santorum didn't talk about it "a few days ago", it was almost 3 weeks ago.

Answer 8

Americans are dying. There are hundreds of horrible dictators. Are we to McDonaldlize every country? The war is taking away billions that can be spent on our horrible problems at home. The Weapons of Mass Destruction evidence was found in minuscule proportions.This is the only war with the most amputees. What kind of life do these kids have now? This was a rushed decision after 911. Osama Bin Laden is a Saudi not an Iraqi. Of course Saudi Arabia owns 7% of our country.A war on terrorism cannot be won. I see another Viet Nam. Thank you for your view. It really made me think.

Answer 9

I agree with you 100%
people don't agree cuz war is a bad word, they are ignorant to the situation and don't take the time to watch CNN!
I feel pain for soldiers families lost in Iraq but they choose to serve this country BLESS THEIR HEARTS and anyone complaining doesn't have the guts to do what our president MAY HE GO DOWN IN HISTORY BEING ONE OF THE BEST for taking a chance and freeing an entire population of people that
deserve it. Most people in the USA are selfish. Oh just fix things here, It takes a whole world to have happy countries!
Oh and as far as "babysit" as someone said, yes it is our job, we are the most powerful nation in the world. We have the means to make the world a better place and we should be doing so. DON'T be so selfish. If you had unlimited resources wouldn't you help out those less fortunate? You'd better or you know where your going honey! Be ashamed of being ignorant!

Answer 10

No...I think u r wrong, the Iraqi now life in much more frustrated than they used to before. moreover women can't safely go out and hardly escape from becoming the target of the GI to satisfy their devil's lust (hope u had read the recent story in AP...even one woman had been raped n KILLED by those animals)...plz dun try to be a world police!

Answer 11

Well, in all honesty, it's a good thing Bush liberated Iraq. I mean, they were asking for our help, right? But why is there still so much crap going on in the United States, thought? Same reason Osama still hasn't been caught, right? Don't care, right? Thought so. Congrats on Iraq, I'm sure there'll never be another dictator like him, as long as we put him in power. You know, like Fulgencio Batista and Ngo Din Diem. They were the best leaders for the country, much better than those commies Fidel Castro and Salvatore Allende, right? Anyone the US puts in charge is always perfect, right? Just like the Bush's good ol' friend, Osama bin Laden.