How is fighting in Iraq giving me freedom here in Michigan?

Question

Someone said they are fighting in Iraq to give me freedom. How can that be? If Iraq is 10,000 miles away and it survives or becomes destroyed how can that affect me? I was told if we lose Vietnam we would all die a horrible death. Well, we lost Vietnam and I'm doing just fine. So tell me again how fighting in Iraq will give me a wonderful life.

Answer 1

the idea that war in iraq is giving us a better life is not thrown out there for the inteligent people of this country. You see, millions of people will believe what ever they're supposed to, especially when they're told that their freedom is at stake, and especially when the tv news stations have money and political allegience on their list of priorities instead of truth and investigative reporting.

now, i was not around to witness the vietnam conflict, and part of me wishes that i was, because then i'd know more about what to think about the iraq situation. then again, another part of me is glad that i wasn't around, because then i might have been drafted and might by now be burried in Arlington.

so who benefits from the war? Plenty of people. not me, not you, but a lot of rich white stock investors got more fat and more rich. and then there's those kids that grew up watchin GI Joe cartoons and playing those military video games that truly believe in american military supremacy, and wanted in on some of the action. those poor bastards where conditioned and taught that killing in the name of america was always a just cause, always necesary, and always a hell of a good time. those guys ended up wanting to kill kill kill, and they finaly have they're chance so they benefit in their own way.

but the war is giving the US a bad, excuse me, worse reputation globaly. and that i think is a bigger threat than non-existant WMDs. We Americans don't have long. that's someting i personaly feel is true. We are in danger, yes. but we are our own worst enemy. When japan invaded china in the thirties they thought they were doing what was right, but that and the other steps they took to become a world power (pearl harbor) ultimately led to Hiroshima and Nagasaki being destroyed. So it may be with america, we keep flexing our muscles and eventually we're going to piss off the wrong country, and maybe we'll get nuked. we are after all the only country to use the a-bomb, and what goes around comes around.

sorry if anybody disagrees, and i'm sure that a lot of people will.

Answer 2

You need to re-read Clevland**... 's answer.
I wished I wasn't the only person in the world who remembers when Suddam gobbled up Kuwait (sp?), the elite republican guard raped and pilaged until the U.S. stepped in and booted them out, or when the Kurdish were gassed, or the fact that Suddam never quit shooting at us in the no fly zone... We should have continued the highway of death, we wouldn't be having this conversation. Having a memory is so so hard! I'm beggining to think that there needs to be social change and the only way that can happen is for people like you to ignore history and wait for that thermal nuclear detonation delivered to the hearland by some radical who hates us because they were brain washed into thinking it's bad to be an Amercian. Why? They don't know, it's just bad and theyr'e not going to take it anymore! And you need to personally witness the aftermath. Then you can join the ranks of us who hate the Hanoi Jane's! Until then your'e detsined to play video games and watch the world go by.

Answer 3

You're right, Vietnam was lost and you're still alive. Never mind that Kim Jong Il has nuclear weapons now. I guess thats no big deal to you. Neither is the fact that they have ballistic missiles that can reach the western US. Thats nothing to you, is it? Wouldn't it bug you then to have another shitty dictator in another shitty mid east country? That'd be sweet, wouldn't it? To have Iraq AND Iran with nukes. Gosh, you'd still live in your little home in Saginaw with a thumb up your ***, not giving a f*ck and talking sh*t about men and women that put thier lives on the line for thier country. At least some people have some f*cking pride left for this country. How about instead of being ignorant you start being a little supportive.

In fact, everyone should show a little support. If you go to the web site at http://www.letssaythanks.com you can pick out a Thank you card and the Xerox Corporation will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services. It is FREE and it only takes a second. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these?

I dont care if you're republican, democrat, conservative, liberal, or anywhere in between...these troops have the hardest job of all and they need all the support they can get!!

SO DO IT!!!!

Answer 4

Good question Sir!!First thank you for serving Our Country. Since it sounds like your a vet I'm gonna respect u.....the very fact that you can write this question and read this answer should be enough but let me explain. Your in Michigan....wow.....have u been to Detroit recently? You can hear Islamic loud speakers going off with words from the Koran....here in America. What do u think would happen if we did nothing 2 try to prevent the continued threat of terrorism? This region is a hot zone for this type of insane dedication to terror. They want Americans dead....all Americans dead...they want to take over our country and leave the sands for the green lands. Our freedoms are truly at risk all the time...have you seen recent events & the pattern of violence that plagues us!!

Answer 5

The argument goes, Irag and Saddam were openly Anti-American, and Sadam has had a history of violence. Hence an attack from Iraq was very much possible. Since septemeber 11 it seems that is better to attack them first instead of wait for them to strike and have another sept 11.

Hence by preventing tragedies like Sept 11 and allowing u to live ur life without the fear of a bomb dropping on ur head. Fighting in Irag ensures ur freedom..

Answer 6

I look at it more for safety. Should we pull out of Iraq right now, the Sheits or Kurds or some other radical religious group would take over, create terrorist camps and mold the future into terrorist "saints". Camps would just blossom all over the country and attacks on the U.S. would be carried out from there. I would rather hold the country until they could care for themselves than face another attack like 9/11.

Answer 7

It is keeping you safe from terrorism. So they say. They say that even tho Saddam Hussein was not involved in 9-11 and even tho there never were any weapons of mass destruction, that blowing a billion dollars a day there creating millions of enemies for the US all over the Mideast, people who hate us and want us to die and who did not care about us one way or another before we attacked...is keeping us safe. I don't believe it, either, but thats the bilge they are pumping out and amazingly enough some people still buy it.

Answer 8

Well, the fighting in Iraq has helped us provide more oil. You now have the freedom to drive around.

Answer 9

YOU need to THANK the Michigan National Guard and Reserve Soldiers that are FIGHTING over there to "Protect and Defend" the Constitution of the United States. They do that so ignorant, prejudiced individuals (who are hostile to those who ACTUALLY Serve their country) can spout off with laughable, pitiful comments like this!

Answer 10

Your view is very narrow....does something have to be 10 miles away before it affects your little world? Maybe you wouldn't feel like you do if you had lived closer to NY or knew people that died because of terrorism. You really think our soldiers...our own men and women are wasting their time and effort....when they hear a person like you speak they must wonder if their loyalty is worth anything.....don't be part of the problem.