Why are we at war???

Answer 1

The Iraq War (2003 to the present), also known as the Second Gulf War (and by the U.S. military as Operation Iraqi Freedom and the UK military as Operation TELIC), started with the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Subsequent occupation of Saddam Hussein-led Ba'athist Iraq by a United States-led coalition has resulted in ongoing asymmetric warfare between resistance forces and coalition forces. The New Iraqi Army was created to replace the old one that was disbanded after the U.S. led invasion. In the midst of fighting between resistance, coalition, and Iraqi forces, sectarian violence between the majority Shia and minority Sunni populations continues today. [23] The causes and consequences of the war remain controversial.

A growing number of citizens in coalition nations have urged their governments to withdraw from Iraq. Supporters of withdrawal argue that the Iraq war is unwinnable, that it has no purpose, or that it has become another Vietnam war. [81] [82] Those who oppose the war also argue that the huge financial cost, as well as the loss of innocent human life, will be ended by a withdrawal of troops. Another consideration is the destabilization to the Middle East region that may occur as a consequence of the sudden departure of the United States military. Given the strained relations between the United States and Iraq's neighbor, Iran, and considering the powerful influence of Iran among Iraq's Shi'a Muslim community, some people fear that Iraq is going to convert into a fundamentalist-lead client state of Iran. The civil strife between the Sunni and Shi'a communities, as well as Kurdish hopes of establishing an independent state of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, could lead to a full-scale civil war.

In addition to the criticism of the war itself, there is also a large amount of criticism from people that support the war but criticize the current military strategy, believing that the current strategy causes unnecessary deaths and injuries of coalition and Iraqi troops, as well as civilian contractors, and does not adequately meet the insurgent threat. Included within this is the criticism that, if the military strategy were much more effective, then there would be much more support for the war among the people of the coalition countries, especially the United States, except in the case of the strict pacifists and isolationists, who are always opposed to foreign wars regardless of the efficacy of the strategy. In a classified memo to the current administration, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld recently revealed that he believed the current stategy in Iraq was not working and was in need of change

Also;
The war in Iraq was originally justified as part of the U.S.-led War on Terrorism. Specifically, the Bush Administration argued that Saddam Hussein had ties to al-Qaeda, and that his overthrow would lead to democratization in the Middle East, decreasing terrorism overall. The alleged ties between Saddam and al-Qaeda were never confirmed, however, and numerous reports of intelligence agencies investigating the matter -- including several reports of the CIA, the U.S. State Department, the FBI, and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, as well as the investigations of foreign intelligence agencies -- concluded that no evidence had been found supporting an operational connection between Saddam and al-Qaeda. The New York Times commented in September 2006 on the conclusions of the bipartisan Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, "there is no evidence that Saddam Hussein had prewar ties to Al Qaeda and one of the terror organization’s most notorious members, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi."[12][13] (See main article: Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda).

Answer 2

Bush claimed Iraq had WMD's and we thought we were the target of this secret project. I guess we went to war on fear. I don't really count the Afghanistan as part of our war because we pretty much handed half of its operation over to Nato, but the conflict over Afghanistan was a overdue battle with a group of terrorists committed against American interests throughout the world.

Oh yea, we all wanted some revenge for 9/11

Answer 3

Because after 9/11 and Canada didn't want to help with the invasion of Iraq(wich history has shown that was not a good idea)but had to show the US we were willing to help fight terrorism somehow...And at the time help a softwood lumber deal,we Canada ,sent our boys over to a no win situation,sure we'll win all the battles,but the war.....No . So,why are we still there?Until we establish a arib peace keeping force(I can dream can't I ?) This war will be like the Energiser bunny on and on and on

Answer 4

To liberate Iraq, and to discourage terrorist from messing with the United States. All of you who are badmouthing the U.S. in your answers need to think twice, the US military that is fighting this war protect your freedom to say nasty things about your own country... if you can't take the heat move somewhere else, try Iraq.

Answer 5

We are at war because the banksters wanted more profit, so instead of bombing Mecca following the world trade tower incident, we invaded Iraq because it's far more expensive, and the war will drag on for decades if not generations, guaranteeing the flow of money to these jackals for even longer.

The "war on terror" is like a "war on blitzkrieg". It's absolutely asinine to declare war on a strategy, on a battle tactic. We haven't even identified our enemy yet!

Every penny spend on the Iraq conflict is wasted, it will yield neither resolution nor victory.

The Muslim jihad being brought against all non-muslims can only be defended against once we understand that we are not the initiators of the conflict.

Invading Iraq was ill-conceived. If Tom slugged Dick, would the best revenge be for Dick to slug Harry?

Saddam may be a bad guy, but he's the wrong bad guy. He's not the one who slugged us. He was cheering the one who slugged us, but he's not the one who needed slugging in return.

Now that Saddam is no longer helping to defend against radical jihadists, they're pouring across the border to demoralize us by 1,000 cuts.

And we cannot ebb the flow because of our moral underpinnings.

In other words, they will win unless we:
A. Establish America as a Christian nation.
B. Identify our enemy.
C. Recognize that mosques are military targets.
D. Develop a defense against asymmetrical warfare.
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Answer 6

I tried to tell people it was a bad idea to go into Iraq but nobody paid any attention. Dennis Kucinich was the only politician who stood up and said don't go to war in Iraq. Dennis is the one who should be running for president in 08.

Answer 7

because america is in a ecconomic competition with the EU, china, and Japan.

saddam switched to the euro and was doing buisness with europe before we stoped him.
we are at war becasue the survival of america as the #1 super power depends on US control of Iraq. democratic or Not.

so we are at war because we are loseing our grip on the world and we want more leverage.

Answer 8

America wants the massive amounts of oil middle east countries supply.

Answer 9

Which war? They have different reasons.

Answer 10

An attempt at nation building, or projecting our power, in the Middle East.