Would America be better off if we did not invade Iraq and practiced containment while we went after osama?

Answer 1

I think things would of been a bit better but the problems and hatred would still be there we are all infidels

Answer 2

Well, Saddam put on his poker face for the UN and we all know the UN wouldn't do a thing. So we called his bluff. Sure looking back it would have been nice to have avoided the whole thing but hindsight is 20/20. Well, now we are there and have two options.

If we stay
We have a possible ally in the middle east. (which is huge!) And after all, we did get the psycho Saddam and his crazy family/leaders out of control.

If we leave
We are perceived as weak which will be a big boost for Al-Queda. The Iraqi people we are helping will end up hating us for leaving. Civil war will break out and the government will probably be overthrown and another crazy leadership will eventually take over and prob be backed by Iran and Syria and etc.

I do agree that we have made several military mistakes while there. Maybe that could have avoided some of the mess we are in now. But I believe the Iraqi soldiers are doing about 80% of the stuff out there and they are the ones really taking the casualties.

Answer 3

Containment??? Isn't that just a marketing term for the enablement policies of the '90s? Were we "containing" Al Qaeda when we ignored attacks on the WTC, Khobar Towers, embassies in in Tanzania and Kenya, the USS Cole, and fled from Somalia because we suffered the number of deaths equivalent to 60 seconds of traffic fatalities on our Interstate highways?

And what has Osama Obama done in the last five years that he wouldn't have done if he was room temperature (assuming he isn't)? I'd say the boy is pretty well "contained".

As for Iraq, if we're really at war with a psychotic theo/ideology that wants to return us ALL to the good ol' seventh century way of life, can anyone look at a map of the world and suggest a better strategic location from which to project our military power?
(Jack Murtha, call your office.)

Answer 4

Iraq Was a mistake, i dont know about you, but if i had some one kill anybody i loved, i would want to see justice, or at least capture the man responsable, why havent we heard of Bush going affter him, think about the time, soilders and money thats gone into iraq, where all that could have been used to find Osama, but for some dumbass reason Bush has a vendetta against Iraq, and we probably wont see America leave Iraq until after Bush is gone out of the white house, I dont think the election is comming up fast enough.

Answer 5

Well containment has never worked in history, why would it have worked in this situation. Yes, it would not have worked - did you have pre-picked out buildings we do not need. They picked on 9/11 but if we sent a list maybe they would use it. I guess we would have to tell them when the most people would be in the building & why it is important to us.
I am being a smart aleck. No conatainment would not wotk, so we had no choice but to go into Iraq & now Saddam is out of power & they elected a Democratic goverment. They are headed in right direction & soon we will come home.

Answer 6

Yes we would be better off and Iraq would surely be better a lot .
better off, they should have let Sud am in charge he was the only one that could control that mob over their, look at all the young people who have died because Bush decided to invade Iraq, did they have a thing to do with 9-11? I think not going there was a way to get to Iraq. and there oil now there country is destroyed.what next?

Answer 7

no, Five well placed nukes, Saudi Arabia(the money comes from there) Syria, Iran, Iraq and Pakistan, o yea throw in Sudan and Afghanistan for Good measure. The only way to kill the snake is to cut the head off. Americans have lost their will to inflict serious damage to defend itself and therefore their country.

Answer 8

America never invaded Iraq, only the United States. The United States is only one of 34 American nations, it is extremely unfair to blame all of America for the actions of one nation.

It is likely that you mean the United States, keep in mind that there is no such a thing as ‘American’ nationality, America is not a nation America is a continent with many nations in it. The US never named itself the name of the United States is a designation it comes from the end of the Declaration of Independence, "WE, therefore, the Representatives of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in GENERAL CONGRESS, Assembled...". The preamble to the U.S. Constitution reiterated the phrase: "We the People of the United States..." (The authors of these two documents probably used the phrase "united states" in place of a list of colonies/states because they remained uncertain at the time of drafting which colonies/states would sign off on the sentiments therein.) The geographic term "America" specifies the states' home on the American continent.

It is therefor incorrect to refer to US citizens as Americans with the intent of denoting citizenship, or the United States as America with the intent of denoting a nation. Americans have a term for US citizens, we are called United Statesians by the rest of Americans, to say American with the intent of denoting citizenship or America when we mean the United States reflects poorly on our attitude towards the 70% of Americans that are not United Statesians.

Answer 9

no, not really. we really do need the oil they have.. we dont need it right now, but we will. Think About the American WAY OF LIFE as you know it. its very critical that we keep at the war untill we win. I know alot of people think we will never win. but we will . its just going to take time. this is like no other war we have ever fought in the past. we arnt fighting a uniform Army that we can see. beings they dress the same as the public we have to consider that everyone is the Enemy. its rather sad really but there is no other way.

Answer 10

It changed into more beneficial than oil....it changed into also about saving the U.S. dollar from crumple. Hussein wanted to initiate promoting his oil in Euros. this can overwhelm the U.S. dollar if it spread to different countries. we are the international's greatest debtor u . s . whose overseas money is supported by using the international marketplace for petroleum being denominated in money. one in all Paul Bremer's first acts as head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq changed into to decree that each and each one Iraqi oil sales be henceforth denominated in simple terms in U.S. money....THAT changed into the actual project executed.