whats your opinion about the war?

Answer 1

saddam husein himself was a weapon of mass destruction. just to catch him alone was enough of a reason to go to war.

Answer 2

The first two answers to this question pretty much represent the two extremes among the various viewpoints. Here is a more nuanced view:

It was iffy whether we should have gone in. There were indications that WMDs still existed in Iraq, but no certainty that they were still there, or that Saddam Hussein was going to do anything with them. But the powers that be (Bush, Congress, and a few allies) concluded that military action was needed. I can't say it was the wrong decision with the information they had, but I also couldn't fault them if they had chosen not to take action at that time.

The results, both immediate and over the past three years, have been mixed. Not very many people seem to remember that the U.S. was initially welcomed as liberators by many Iraqis. I particularly recall scene after scene of Iraqis beating pictures of Saddam with their shoes (a sign of extreme disrespect in their culture).

On the other hand, failing to maintain order after toppling Saddam was a major error. Bush was criticized a few years ago for not being able to answer a reporter's question about what was his biggest mistake. (He didn't say that he had made no mistakes, just that he didn't have an answer to the question what was his biggest mistake.) My answer would have been that we disbanded the Iraqi army instead of using it to keep the peace under a new regime. Or maybe my answer would have been our failure to plan for how to manage the peace, including having contingency plans for various possible developments (especially the fighting among varoius factions within the country).

And today? I think it's still unclear whether the people of Iraq can be coaxed into having a modern democracy instead of ongoing civil war. But I think we have to continue trying to work with them until it's clear one way or the other.

Answer 3

Which war? The war in Iraq, the war in Afganistan, the war on terrorism, the poential war with N. Korea or the poential war with Iran? Bush has so many wars and potential wars going on that you have to be more specific. The same answer would probably apply to all. They are certainly not going according to the course Bush planned. But in a more "positive note" we can report that we are "staying the course."

Answer 4

The war needs to be ended immediately. Iraq did nothing to the U. S. We are making enemies for our country every day we are there.

Answer 5

mistakes were made, and yes, we have to learn from the, but it is better to kill them there, as to have them kill you here