How much money, lives and resources have we spent in Iraq so far to introduce democracy? Would they worth?

Question

Would they worth spending? How do Britain get benefit from this investment for a democracy in middle east?

Answer 1

we get cheap oil off bush,who gets it from iraq by armed robbery,bush had to go to war as saddam threatened to sell oil in euro's,which would have made the dollar worthless

Answer 2

Can't say really.
In my opinion, that whole democracy is just a way to force
other countries to obyde by rules wich would also mean the countries have to meet up to all sorts of protocols,
wich also means they have to open up.
Wich in turn means
for foreigners to have access into the resources of that specific country.
It's not just about the people living there, I dont believe it.
Westerners always have something to gain where they put their noses into.
Or else they wouldnt be there.
With money being a big motivator.

So where it all comes down to is that its all about the money.
Not about giving who live there the power wich comes with democracy.
Its the oil and strategic power the big countries want. what else?
Have you ever seen a war about countries and places that
are flooded with water and starvation most of the year?
Hell no! Why not give them democracy?

So it has to do with something else than trying to give people
democracy. Its all about the money if you ask me.
If you keep money as motivator in mind.
Then you will see through the 'real' intentions of it all.

Answer 3

I just returned from there, and its not all about the democracy, we are helping them understand cleaner living, diets, water filtration, electricity usage, and many other wonderful things we take for granted here. I was lucky enough to have many conversations with the locals, 99% you talked to were very nice and glad we were helping them, that one percent of people causing trouble are the ones that are afraid of change. It really chaps my hide when we have all these people here griping and complaining about being there, when they have not been there or even had a family member there, most of us that come back, i believe, are glad we are there to help. It is a duty and a privelige to do what needs to be done to keep my family and friends safe, i will be more than happy to go back because it's my duty to the general public.

Answer 4

Like sid B said, economics.

When we entered the first world war it got the entire world into such a bad depression, and then the second world war got us out.
Helping is great, but are they really going to take to demaocracy. The people in the middle east have been livivng like that for hundreds of years, I don't think the change is going to take as smoothly as Bush thinks. Look at whats happening already.

Answer 5

economics leads politics and then economics has to work around the effects of political decisions which of course are impossible to an extent to reverse. From economic point of view the world can be reaching its optimal level of oil discovery, ie the sulphur content in oil drilled may change, hence Iraq in a stable political context provides a temporary source of guarenteed oil supply that is origin-secure. To an extent it can be said that unstable oil sources directly impact upon the standard of living that the west enjoys,

Answer 6

War always boils down to economics. However look at Nazi germany and the things we didn't know were going on until the wars end. Look at the recent terror attacks that at least partly worked, you never about the ones that get stopped but it's at least one a day. I can't tell you how I know but believe me it is true. In the long run you are saving both money and British lives.

Answer 7

far too much in every respect. Democracy is not a single entity and also the idea of democracy differs with cultural, economic and existing political situation for any country. you can noit impose your democracy in a different context.