Do you think invading Iraq was a wrong thing to do?

Answer 1

The war was unpopular from the outset in many Coalition countries, as reflected in opinion polls and widespread protests, including the largest worldwide protest in human history, on February 15th, 2003: a day of Global protests against war on Iraq. The Iraq War was widely viewed by many critics as counterproductive. Many viewed the war as improper (being a moral and ethical violation); and, at the extreme, illegal under international law. By the summer of 2005, there was an increase in the number of individuals in the United States that felt the same way. A decorated British Royal Air Force Officer has been court-martialled for refusing to take further part in the war. He was decorated more than once in the Iraq War, and considers that the war is illegal. He has been charged with "refusing to obey a lawful command".

Crtics have cited that, economically, the various engagements in Iraq has cost the United States about USD $200,000,000,000, and still costs about USD $4,000,000,000 a month.

Primary Objections
· No evidence of weapons of mass destruction were found.
· No evidence linking Iraq to Al Qaeda, or the September 11, 2001 attacks.
· Post-war planning was inadequate. In the absence of a clear plan of action for creating a democratic and sovereign Iraq, the insurgency grew.
· The war has tarnished the reputation of the United States, in Muslim countries, France, and countries that were with Iraq before the invasion.
· The war has endangered United States national security by bringing Al Qaeda elements into Iraq and establishing a network of terrorists where none existed before the American invasion.
· Civilian infrastructure has been destroyed including water, sewage and electricity as a result of the invasion; much of which has never been repaired.
· There have been heavy civilian casualties including the killing of motorists at checkpoints

Answer 2

As for invading Iraq I believe it was a very selfish and down right mean thing to do but because the one in office just had to do it for his daddy and to lie about the true reasons for doing it makes it even worse for America as well as for Iraq and all those other countries who were basically forced to join in with this act of terrorism, yes it was and still is the most wrong thing to do.
We are not responsible for what anyone in office does and we would rather those responsible would be made to pay for such acts but no doubt won't because of who they are and all the money and power they have so it's those innocents that have to pay dearly for something that never should have happened but unfortunately did.
Those good Americans would have done most anything for that not to have happen but as good Americans we have no say in much of anything that the head office does or says.
I am truly sorry for all the harm that has come to Iraq and it's people as well as for all those who had to go there to fight for the lies that we were told about being there.
Yes, it was so very wrong to invade Iraq for the reasons we were given.
Again I may get blasted for my answer but again I tell it like it is.

Answer 3

Let me put it to you this way.

With 20/20 hindsight, 2 1/2 years later, we now know that Iraq did not have WMDs, nor was their WMD program all that fearsome. So yes, it was wrong to invade.

However, at the time the decisions were being made, there was a great deal of intelligence that said Iraq had them and had a formidable WMD program. This intelligence came not only from the USA, but from many countries, including countries that disagreed with our decision to invade, like France, Germany and Russia. Given the circumstances and information at hand at the time, it was not wrong.

Answer 4

Absolutely. The goals of the war could have achieved without invading Iraq, killing thousands of our troops, thousands of Iraqi civilians and alienating moderate Arabs and Muslims in the region.

Answer 5

It was not to a point. We got Saddam. But Osma is another thing, I think we should just pull out of Iraq and them them deal with it themselves. All Bush is doing is cleaning up his daddy's mess and put in us all the the hole more and more every day. Did you know that we were in the hole 3 trillion dollars already, and Clinton had us almost out of dept.

Answer 6

Personally, I think that Bush waited until Americans were seeing red over 9/11 and then slowly shifted the focus from Afganistan to Iraq. I think that getting rid of Saddam was great, but I think it could have been handled better. Loads better. And I don't think Bush's "we-don't-need-any-help-America-can-take-it-on-alone" attitude did much to help, either.

Answer 7

Completely wrong.

Besides causing thousands of deaths and wasting the money of the American taxpayer, we've apparently decided that this liberation (as it has turned into) of people that generally could care less for us is more important than helping the impoverished and the needy in our own country first.

Answer 8

Only history will tell about the bees hive we disturbed in an area thats been fighting wars forever, I would have to say yes.

Answer 9

shut up

P.S.

For someone who "asks and answers questions based on TRUE FACTS" and "HATES liars," you're really ignorant. You've never heard of any great cities created by blacks? You must've been asleep.

Answer 10

Well, yes.
Tactical, strategically just plain stupid. We should have used Saddam to help us against the terrorists. He was better at controlling them animals than we are.