I am doing a project for my morality class in school, and need opinions on whether the Iraq war is just, or unjust. I will give the best answer to the person who makes the strongest point.
2006-09-20 04:33:55 · 10 answers · asked by gamehacker611 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
This is definetly going to be an opinion. Remember the old saying: "Opinions are like butt holes, everyone has one". Our invasion of Iraq was poorly planned and poorly timed. Was it justified? Absolutely! The people of Iraq were being massacred by the own leader for many years, that was unjustified terrorism. Under Saddam Hussiens rule, the suppressed and the common people had little or no worth monetarily. The regime kept the proceeds of nearly every bit of cash going into the country and left the people of the country in poverty. As for the weapons of mass destruction, they did have them, it has been proven by their own actions against the UN Security Council. Where are they now? My best guess is that they knew our intentions and shipped them over to Iran. Keep in mind that most of their labs were set up as mobile units so that they could easily be moved anywhere. Now that this issue is cleared up, let's delve into why we invaded in the first place. Terrorism! No, they were not ready to attack us. They did want to, and have been years in making a plan to do just that. They also posted bounties on every american citizen who was killed, even during peace time. All of this talk about mujaheeden war is propaganda, to get the citizen's to support the war both here in the US and elsewhere. As a world leader, we are morally responsible for our actions to help defend the people of the world, regardless of where they are, or the reasons they need our help. Yes, there are a lot of insurgents trying to beat us out of Iraq. But there are many more people in Iraq that agree with our presence and have given unenduring support to our troops. Look at their own growing army and police trying to defend their country. They need to develope these more, and are getting volunteers daily to do that, so that they can run their own country without our continued presence. The Iraqi leaders under Husseins rule always supported any actions taken against the United States both with funding and supplies, trying to weaken our resistance for when they were ready to carry out their own invasion plans. Kuwait is a good example of Iraq's intentions to invade weak nations and take over their people, property, and industry. Our invasion lacked the proper amount of people to do it quickly and successfully, but we are a strong nation that will persevere in the long run. We are there to help not hinder the new Iraq under the new government. If everyone could see that it is the insurgents that are killing Iraqi women and children and not believe the propaganda that it is us, they would back our troops rather than diss them. As a country we must stay united and supportive of our troops and our leaders, or we are no better than terrorists our selves.
2006-09-20 05:07:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it was unjust. How can invasion without provocation be justified? If the assholes in the White House had problems with Iraq's "weapons of mass destruction" (which never existed at the time Iraq was invaded), why weren't they willing to get rid of at least some of the US weapons of mass destruction, at least as a good will since the Cold War ended long ago? Besides, it is a fact that when another state is humiliated, it will finally rise and do horrible things-this is nature.
2006-09-20 11:41:17 · answer #2 · answered by Avner Eliyahu R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just, and Islamic fascism is not a religion of peace! It's not a religion at all, it's a political agenda disguised as a so-called religion, and the subhuman cockroaches that insanely choose to follow it's totally evil teachings should all be shot on sight, no questions asked. This topic is very complicated and cannot be answered justly without a vast knowledge of Mid-East history, so I urge you to tune into various AM radio talk shows such as The Savage Nation, hosted by Dr. Michael Savage, and do some searching via the Internet for a wide selection of facts and sensible opinions.
2006-09-20 11:46:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there really such a "thing" as a just war? Be it the Iraq War, now or its predecessor, Desert Storm? The Holy War being waged by extremist Muslims on their perceived enemies? For that matter, WW1 and 2, and all the other past and ongoing conflicts the world over?
War and other "crimes" we commit against ourselves and our fellowmen are not justifiable but inevitable. It is part of or symptommatic of our fallen nature.
Notice how you need not teach a child how to misbehave? He seems to know that instinctively, in all our natures. We do have to teach discipline and values tirelessly.
Please refer to the web page I've included for more insight about my reply.
2006-09-20 11:52:49 · answer #4 · answered by anieska 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's unjust because our men and women keep dying or suffering horrible injuries. We've lost over 2,000 soldiers to date, and if you ask me, I think it's about time we withdrew and got on with our lives. If we don't do that I doubt we'll have any soldiers left for anything else that may arise. I support our troops 100%, but I'm definitely disgusted and fed-up with the Iraq war.
2006-09-20 18:29:23 · answer #5 · answered by nobodyd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't want to raise a fuss, but saying that Iraq never had weapons of mass destruction, while a popular theory, isn't even remotely true. You may recall that whole Saddam gassing the Kurds incident. People seem to forget that WMDs aren't exclusively nuclear. That being said, I won't actually state my opinion on whether or not it was just. I'll let you develop your own opinion on that.
2006-09-20 23:06:23 · answer #6 · answered by mctfelton 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is quite obvious that no one likes war--it's an awful thing--innocent lives are lost, but why do we feel the need to place blame. Are we that selfish that we can't see a people that need help and go and help them. My brother was killed in the Iraq war and he believed in his duty and the fact that he was willing to lay down his life for an oppressed people---willing to put his own family aside and go into a nation that needed help from an insane leader--only shows one thing--true soldiers put service before self. I don't question the war---there will always be wars and rumors of wars. Your opinion of the war only comes from who you are listening to. My brother had a great love for people and he did not die in vain!
2006-09-20 12:17:42 · answer #7 · answered by heavnbound 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i bet i can guess what kind of answers you'll get......
i think it WAS just. i do believe the united states has a responsibility to be human. i believe we are compelled to intervene if it's necessary and if we can. the way we go about doing this is up for debate, sure. i think the war could have been handled better. and i think we, being responsible, should aid in humanitarian efforts without a secondary agenda. we're not known for doing that.
2006-09-20 11:46:15 · answer #8 · answered by practicalwizard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think this war in Iraq is needed all we are doing is losing troops. I think this all had to do with the oil in China
2006-09-21 00:25:25 · answer #9 · answered by Brian S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just but fought in an unjust way why bomb the citys where innocents are why not they put in plans before invasion for goverment
2006-09-20 11:48:41 · answer #10 · answered by JUDGE DEATH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋