What's your opinion?

Question

Should we really be in other countries helping their people when we have enough of our own problems to deal with? Sure, we're making allies that happen to have the natural resource we're desperate for. Sure, we're "planting a seed of democracy" in the middle east to grow. But what right do we have? This whole middle east, War in Iraq business started out being about Bin Laden. Next thing we know, it's Saddam. We hear a little whisper about oil. What's next? Along with all this, we find out there was a little something about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Perfect excuse to put our noses where they don't belong. I say "excuse" because lo-and-behold it turned out there weren't really any wmd's over there. We keep getting reasons why we're still in Iraq. They keep changing. They don't have a real reason other than their own personal agendas, so they invent them. By them I mean the government, the people who make those decisions. These are my opinions. What's yours?

Answer 1

Bravo, your not alone gorgeous.

Try not to listen to the zombies on here who resort to nothing but lies and cursing. Have you noticed how they just step toe around a question, leaving behind nothing but their vile waste.

I agree with everything you have said and I'm sure there is more to it then just what they have told us.

Tip of the iceberg so to speak.

Answer 2

If you would do some research you would find out that the whole spiel you just did is media bull excrement. Weapons of mass destruction existed and still do in Iraq (links 1 and 2).

Oil is not the reason we are over there. All through history there have been fanatical regimes, with world domination as the only target. And with that, the downgrading and humiliation of the populous to achieve the set goal.

As Americans and a free society that has the influance necessary through votes. We have a responsibility to vote. I have read quite a few questions and answers on here and realized something again. Half the people that ask or answer on here don't research and evaluate the story for themselves. They rely on 5 minutes of world news on tv or a blog while not seeing the whole story. Even the newspapers and internet sources are lying. (link 3)

The Iraq war has very little to do with Bin Laden. True there are reports about Al Qaeda visiting and training in Iraq, also seeing Suddam. Sodarn Insaine had arleady killed over 5,000 Kurdish IN Iraq. (link 4) Also, long before that I was in the Navy on an Aircraft Carrier that was in the Suez Canal when the USS Stark got hit by an Iraqi missile. (link 5)

Part of the problem is foriegn nations getting involved. Since the onset of The United Nations there have been problems with political and outright bribery. It took them until 2003 just to look at the problem. (link 6) Since the inception of the United Nations there has been an increase in crimes against humanity and genocide. You have to look at Bosnia, Rowanda, Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Darfur. The international community (mainly the populous) has to come to grips with what is going on around them. Or, take the gumption up and do something about it.

Well I've went on long enough. Hope it opened some thought.

Answer 3

Only when asked. Not by force.

Look at the facts, as others suggest. The monthly death toll among Iraqi civilians has been steadily increasing the longer the US remains there. There is no end in sight to the civil/sectarian violence, and a hundred thousand troops hasn't been enough to even slow things down.

Regardless of why we went to Iraq, the only measurable reason we're there is to help Iraq form a government. I believe the catch phrase of the day is: "We'll stand down when they stand up."

And how long will that take? Months? Years? Decades? And how long do they need to remain standing before we leave? A month? A year? A decade? And if they can't sustain their new govt, which all indication is that they won't be able to do, do we go back? And how often?

The occupation of Iraq is a never-ending mission. And why that one country, and not the dozens of others who are just as much in need of liberation and support? And do we spend hundreds of billions of dollars and decades for each of them?

We can't even secure our own borders, or solve the problems of our own country. But yet we waste so much money and effort, and cost hundreds of thousands of lives, doing what nobody -- not even the Iraqis -- want us to do.

Answer 4

1. Planting the seeds of democracy is needed to remove tyranny. The best way to eliminate evil and poverty is to replace it with freedom. Think of it like quiting smoking. The most effective way to quit is to replace the bad habit with a good one (exercise, etc.)

2. The war in Iraq was not about Bin Laden. The problem existed before 9-11. I will explain again. We defeated Saddam and he signed a treaty allowing the UN to inspect for weapons that could kill a lot of people, AKA WMD's. He refused to comply. This voided the cease fire. We had every right to do whatever we wanted to him. All the other stuff and reasons may or may not be true, it does not matter. We had 1 good reason to go there, so that is good enough for me.

3. There were WMD's there. Saddam used them on his people (Kurds). He admitted it to the UN. The French, and a bunch of naysayers also admitted it. We could not wait for him to get a nuke. He would have used it.

4. If all this is for oil, we could kill every Arab with little effort. We could even drill for it in the US. We have many environmental laws that cripple our oil drilling.

5. We must stay in Iraq now because they need our help to establish a free government. It can take a decade. Think, we have the first freely elected government in the Middle East EVER. That is a win by itself. We have Iraq's neighbors Iran and Syria helping the terrorists.

I suggest listening to a Rush Limbaugh to get a balance. You listen to old media sources like CBS, CNN, ABC, NBC, etc, I can tell based on your information.

I am an open minded person and listen to people. I deal in just facts and these are some of them. Look into how long it took to get out of Germany after WWII. Americans are not patient and do not understand what is at stake. Most of the problems in Iraq are in just a few areas. Most areas are peaceful. I know someone who was there. He spent hours explaining what really goes on there. My favorite line from him was where is everything I see on tv? Terrorists know that they need to create death and bombs blasting near where the media is camping out. That will make it on the nightly news. Terrorists have been using our own media to turn the Americans against the war efforts. They did the same thing in Vietnam. This time, we have a President with a spine. More than 50% of Americans know this. Thank GOD.

Answer 5

I agree with you 100 %.We are spending way too much of our money and losing American lives in a country where most of the people hate Americans.We will never be able to force our beliefs on the people of Iraq.If we were to withdraw from Iraq , and mind our own business, the dreaded terrorist would have no interest in us.President bush is just inventing one excuse after another to justify his personal vendetta. Hopefully our next president will respect the wishes of the MAJORITY of Americans and drop this whole thing.

Answer 6

I agree with you opinion. If someone doesn't agree, there's no need to force. Let them live their lives the way they want to.

Perhaps in America people think that democracy is the best way to live, but it is not the case with the rest of the world. Again, it's a matter of opinions.

And I think the word "hypocrite" would fit perfectly... since people critize how uncultured the others are, while they themselves don't bother to look in the mirror. Read the local newspapers. Everytime you see something about murder, kidnapping, stealing etc., do you think that we are justified to say what is civilized and what is not?

If we know what is right, then why do we sin?

Answer 7

The 'right' that we have is called 'self-preservation'. You fight to be free, and fight to stay free. The world is not a nice place. That is why throughout history there have been millions and millions of oppressd people killed under ruthless dictators.
Yes, we have a corrupt government. Yes, we need to elect decent leaders. And yes, we will loose what we have here if we aren't careful. (great questions by the way! I would love to have a conversation with you)

Answer 8

You seem to be on the right track unlike many people who insist that the president is fighting for our freedom. The war was and is a big mistake that is costing the country billions and billions of dollars and human lives that could have a better use. People who want to use name calling and other propaganda tactics are going to be in business as long as there are people out there who has a closed mind......

Answer 9

A help should not be confined within the limits of national boundaries. Naturally, one offers help using one's advantage or strong asset. In this case, U.S. is strong on firepower and on resources namely: manpower, skills, technology and the national desire to impose one's superiority on these terms. The several 'excuses' you cited might as well be the motives behind, only that one was overemphasized above the rest for political consideration.

I personally have nothing against helping those who sought for it no matter how insignificant their number is, in this case, an Iraqi or a group of them who I'm sure desires a better quality life for themselves and the rest of their famiies and whose opinion counts as much as yours and mine does.

That is my humble opinion.

Answer 10

I AGREEEE!!!

We should be helping our own country first. We should be taking care of the orphans in the US rather than getting adopted children from other countries..We should be focusing on OUR homeless and OUR starving families........ we sent how much money to the TSunami victims.........did the same amount of help come from other countries when Katrina hit?? (i'm betting not)