Why do people say "we" are in this war together? Isn't this Bush's ( and his supporters) war?

Question

Why do I need to support this quagmire or the administration that misled us into it. I am still not sure what we invaded in the first place.

Zee: 9/11 = Iraq ? Hardly.

Dorian: Not being one of these Republicans who believed in Mr. Bush or his war I am OK laying low to see if they can fix it before Bush leaves office.

Mark P: Most Americans no longer support this war. As support continues to dwindle, along with Bush's credibility, ( what is left of it ), most American don't see any reason to support Bush's war and his losing policies. I agree "we" are stuck for now and the forseeable future.
And whom do we have to thank for it?

Kimht: That did not apply during the national election of 2000, did it ?

Alberto: Had this president been legitimately elected for both of his terms, maybe so. I see the 2000 election as a case of outright theft.

Alberto: You are entitled to an opinion. The 2000 election was stolen outright. Bush is not my president. Bush is not a legitimate leader and I will stock up on popcorn and watch the GOP and the Bush administration try to fix this bogus war they started. No I am not " in " this one with you or Bush Admin supporters. This is his war.

Mark P: That is correct: I entirely wash my hands of any responsibility for this war in Iraq. I never understood why we had to invade in the first place.
This is the price Republicans and Bush pay for their abusive unilateralism. They wanted a war ; now they have one. Bon appitite.

Answer 1

Bush likes to think himself as king. The monarchs say 'we', because they represent their realms and speak on behalf of their people. However, most of those countries are Constitutional Monarchies.
Yes. The US did invade Iraq for no just cause. It was not UN sanctioned, after innumerable searches for 'weapons of mass destruction'.
I'm eternally grateful that Canada didn't allow herself to be bullied into this sham of a war, courtesy of Bush's power-tripping.
Footnote: Canada is also on the terrorists' radar. We will not start a war (to use a Bush euphemism 'pre-emptive strike'); but by God, we'll do our best to finish it.

Answer 2

1. 9/11 happened which got our entire country revved up against terrorists.

2.The President got this dumped in his lap at 8 months in office. How well would you handle it?

3.We went to Afghanistan to find Bin-laden.

4.The ire was running high and his people began sharing what turned out to be rotten information regarding Saddam Husein. The roll of war got us there.

5.His stubbornness has kept us there. But you have to consider Now what will happen if we pull out? I voted for him and am on the line whether I am sorry or not. But the general stubbornness as to what is working and what obviously isn't should have changed things 6 months to a year ago.

6.The idea of bringing their own Military back in seems good if they have a legitimate desire to have a free country.

I know I hate the fact that this could turn into a country like Korea where we have kept troops since the early 50's.

Americans support the country, if we do not support our country and our Government, we will look WEAK to our enemys. We pray they make right decisions, but then again we never agree with everyone. Support your Country, we all enjoy the freedoms, support your Troops. They are doing the jobs hired to do by this country.

This too shall pass, All wars end in time.

We are just a small part of History and that is what Is happening every day we live, History.

Happy Holidays.

Answer 3

You ask a good question but I have to break it into three parts to answer it.

First, the world depends in great part on Middle Eastern oil and it is in EVERYONE'S interest to end the violence as soon as possible. In that way, we "are in this war" whether we like it or not.

Second, a number of people in the world think that Bush's invasion of Iraq did more harm than good in trying to end the violence. Even many who thought invasion was the right thing to do now feel the opportunity to address the conflict was grossly mismanged by the present administration. Some think that the war should be re-tooled, but definitely NOT by the existing presidential team.

Third, the damage is done and now there must be some sort of military action to address the harms created by the mismanagement. To pull out now would even further undermine the interests of our Middle Eastern trading partners like the Saudis.

Answer 4

First of all you should never, EVER feel as if your desire not to support the administration or the war makes you a bad American. It does not. On the contrary, your dissenting voice makes our nation much stronger. I certainly don't want to live in a nation filled with yes men. Questioning authority, questioning policy, questioning information --- these are all vital factors to a healthy and thriving democracy.

There probably isn't an American alive today who would say that Iraq is not better off without Saddam. Of course they are. That would be like saying that Europe wasn't so bad with Hitler and Mussolini around. It was.

But those of us who take the time to learn what we can about the state of things in the world understand that the reason Bush and his cronies used for going into Iraq was all smoke and mirrors.

I'm not only saying this because I'm a liberal. Only a fool argues the facts, and the facts are there to be found by anyone who is more than a Bush yes man.

Consider the WMD argument. If Bush was truly concerned about WMD, he would have taken steps to keep it out of Iraq and out of any other terrorist state, or terror-backing state. But he has not. Case in point: North Korean merchant vessel SoSan.

In late 2002, the U.S. Navy Intelligence community tracked a merchant vessel leaving North Korea and bound for the Middle East. More specifically, it was headed to Yemen --- the same country where the USS Cole had been bombed in a terrorist action just 2 years before.

We (I say we because I was a North Korea analyst in the U.S. Navy at the time and I participated in this travesty) tracked the vessel for days. Finally the decision was made to intercept the vessel and verify it's cargo. Spanish special forces boarded the ship and indeed found missiles.

Several types of SCUD missiles, short to medium range, were found. The SCUD can be weaponized in unconventional forms which means it can deliver WMD. SCUD missiles can deliver chemical, biological, and possibly even nuclear warheads.

So right now you're thinking, "A clear victory for the U.S.," right? WRONG. Bush gave the missiles AND the ship back. Yemen got to keep their missiles and the vessel SoSan was allowed to continue on to Germany where it picked up precursor ingredients for CHEMICAL WEAPONS. It was then allowed to bring those precursor ingredients back to North Korea.

WMD? Sorry, wrong answer. If you've been shouting out your "yes" in support of Bush's supposed war against terrorism, then please provide me with an intelligible response to this error.

Iraq was on Bush's "Axis of Evil" list from the beginning. So were Iran and North Korea --- and Bush already has them in front of the U.N. Security Council. Does this sound eerily familiar to the pre-war days of Iraq? It should.

Considering the recent Democratic take-over of the United States House of Representatives and the shift of power in the U.S. congress, Bush may not be able to complete his master plan. We should all thank God for this.

Yes, Bush probably thought he was fighting the good fight, but by lieing to the American public (and yes, he has lied to you) he lost my support. When he looked into the camera aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and told me that "Major combat operations in Iraq are over," he lied. Period. When he said we knew for sure that Iraq had WMD and that this was why we must invade, he lied also. I might have supported his actions --- maybe even to this day --- if he had left out the lies and been honest, open, and straight forward.

Where is Bin Laden? Why are we still warring in Iraq and discussing sending MORE troops? Where is the WMD? Why did he allow the SoSan to continue on its way?

Don't believe Bush's lies. I sure don't.

Answer 5

We are a Nation and we have a leader, this leader it is call the president, chosen by the people and also a government and if we don't like how they worked they don't get elected in the next elections. Do you understand our ways or you are an illegal, living in our Nation. Please go back to your country and fix what's wrong there. And if you are an American and don't like our way of life you could choose a different country and get the hell out of here. We are very happy with our nation. Thank you.

Plankshee:
You should know that the USA is not a perfect country but it a country of laws and rules. What you said about Mr Bush election, the opposite party the Democratic party didn't find no evidence of corruption or stealing the election. So the elections were legitimized. Your problem is with Mr Bush, our president or is it about the USA.? You have a nice day,,,

Answer 6

Its a big misperception from some Americans that cannot face that fact that is better to combat terrorism on their own soil. Look at Iran and Syria who financially and militarily supporting the terrorist in training to start attacking their own citizens to create (1) a civil war (2) To make America look as if their a weak superpower, if we US wanted, we could wipe out all this activity we could do it instantly, but is becoming a civil war by proxy of Iran and Syria.

To say you don't know maybe reflect in the 10 + mil people whom voted for democracy. Its a terrorist act against its own people to be like Abbas and Hamas, a terrorist org. that won seat in the govt. but wont want to allow Isreal to exisit.

Answer 7

E Pluribus Unum (from many, one)? Our Social Contract?
Ultimately we are part of the whole. If you enjoy a disproportianate share of the global wealth (earn more than $2 per day), then you have a stake in seeing the U.S. succeed. You may not agree with the war, but make no mistake, as part of the Sovereign in the U.S. (the people) it is OUR war.

Response:
The question as written does not cover support, only ownership. Support is a very different animal, but for people to wash their hands of their responsibility in the actions of the U.S. and say "it's not my fault" or the like, runs contrary to the relationship that we share with the government. Dissent is a vital part of our national fabric, support the war, don't support it, both are fine. What we should not lose sight of is our collective ownership of it. No American should or can just wash their hands of it and place it on the shoulders of someone else.

Answer 8

.... and as far as WHY we should support it. Not supporting it emboldens the terrorist to kill more of our troops, and many innocent civilian Iraqui's as well. Not saying you don't have the right to speak your mind, I'm just pointing out the consequences of your actions.

This is nothing new. I'm not sure of the historical accuracies of the movie, but in "Braveheart" Wallace was fighting a partisan war... one he could not win until the country was united. Same principle applies today.... United we stand, divided we fall... or more of our soldiers fall.

Answer 9

We are all paying for it. Well not all of us. Just us who actually pay taxes instead of getting a refund. I guess that pretty much means the Bush supporters, give or take a few.

Answer 10

Isn't your country's motto: We are one nation under God?
Not someone with delusions of godhood?