America is spending.. 8 billion ..dollars a month in Iraq. Is it money well spent?

Answer 1

Definitel not. Those money are better worth spending for health and other areas of the country that badly needs money.

Answer 2

This war in Iraq is a Don Quixote thing for George Bush. He's off in some different place where reality is his own imagination and nothing at all to do with what really is. The money being spent in Iraq is essentially a waste. This is not to say that the US military has not accomplished a great deal, but they are pushing sand grains up a slippery slope. It will all come sliding back down again. It was reported on CNN last week that some general had said he and Tommy Franks, I think it was, did not have any understanding of the culture and society of Iraq back at the beginning. Nor did they have any understanding of the history and the troubles the British had in putting the whole thing together when they arbitrarily drew borders out of thin air. Despite all this the US stupidly thought it could create a "democratic" Iraq, which is sort of like mixing oil and water. It is becoming obvious that without a strong dictator the country will have to be divided up into three separate areas along sectarian lines. Forget the idea of democracy. Unless the US is willing to police the thing forever it will never last as a democracy. So all of this effort to create a democracy is a waste of time and money. The whole thing will eventually go down the tubes.

What is utterly amazing to me is that even as it becomes more apparent that this is not going to work, even as the violence keeps getting worse, George Bush keeps saying it is working and things are getting better. One wonders how bad it has to get before he finally has to shut his yap once and for all and acknowledge reality and get off his Quixotic mind trip.

All the money being wasted in Iraq could be much better spent right here in the US helping Americans who need it. But George Bush thinks it is more important to help Iraqis (get killed by other Iraqis) than to help Americans here at home.

I don't get it, I really don't. Somebody kick me in the head.

Answer 3

If it ultimately leads to people in the middle east becoming civilized yes. Our efforts are the only ones that seem to have that goal in mind. If it just opens the door for more people to exploit the weak then no. So far I think we've done a lot of good, but it will take generations of culture change to inject respect and tolerance into a culture that can't seem to respect their fellow man despite their different beliefs and background.

Answer 4

Whatever it takes to win. People who prefer withdrawing and letting the battle come to this country do not realize how much more it will cost if that happens. The same nitwits that pulled out of Viet Nam instead of taking the fight to the north and ending it are now screaming to withdraw. Weakness only promotes aggression. Wise up liberals and defend your country instead of attacking it.

Answer 5

can you put a price on freedom? How about democracy? This is money well spent, for us and for future generations of Americans, if only you could see...

Answer 6

I think yes, for Bush and his arrows in the big company for oil and military factory to increase his family and his Friend money.
but not for the Americans people whose bay tax and spend a lot of many for fuel. and there relation with the Islamic world.

Answer 7

No, it's not money well spent. Even more importantly it's a total waste of human lives.

Answer 8

A complete waste of money!

It's all borrowed money too....that's why we have a 250 billion dollar deficit.

Answer 9

N-O! I can see both sides, but I am still going to have to go with no.

Answer 10

that depends on if you are stockholder in Haliburtin or not if you are then yes if not like most of the US citizens including myself then no