Have a look at this article and tell whether the US is really interested in the wellbeing of Iraqis.?

Question

This is in view of ordinary Iraqis living in fear.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/6199575.stm

I know its a war. But does US forces care about the Iraqi people if Bush was so insistent on "liberating" Iraq. 650,000 Iraqis are dead already. Iraq's governement lacks regional and international support, that's why its weak.

Stygan Wolf, I did not mean to disrespect anyone. Why you disrespect? Its clear, you don't care about humanity.

Answer 1

I concur with Kimberly. The troops, although subject to HORRENDOUS conditions indeed do care about the Iraqis.

The troops are also trained to kill the enemy. The psychological ramifications of being in such a place cause some to "break" and commit acts that are very disturbing, however no war is a "clean war"

In reference to the article... from what I understand, the uprising is out of control. This is why our idiot President wants to send more troops over there. Even though we started this mess, I personally think it is time that other countries offer us a hand because the events taking place in Iraq right now affect the whole world


Thank you George Bush *sarcastically speaking*

Answer 2

The well-being of the Iraqis was never the issue.

One cannot successfully use a standing Army to control a civilian population.

An Army is trained to do one thing: Kill the enemy until he has no choice to submit or is eradicated.

Militia will always rise up to challenge the invading Army. It would be no different if it were to happen here.

Most importantly Militias ALWAYS have the advantage.

Bush Sr. knew this in 1991. True then true now.

We are using depleted uranium weapons in Iraq. The undetonated weapons are relatively safe. The successfully detonated weapons produce a fine powder that contaminates everything in the area. This dust is fine enough to be picked up by the wind and distributed around the globe.

This dust emits Alpha Radiation. This is the most deadly form of radiation when ingested. It is many times more deadly than the better known Gamma Radiation.

DU weapons include 7.62 bullets, mortars, artillery rounds, tank munitions, missiles, bombs, and whatever else the Government has coated with this stuff. This means this deadly dust is all over Iraq. The half-Life of this dust is around Four and a Half BILLION years. The Earth will be swallowed by the Sun before this dust decays to a safe level.

Do a search for Depleted Uranium Weapons and read for yourself.

Worried about the civilian population in Iraq?

Worried about OUR TROOPS?

I will not claim to know what motivates our President, but doing right by the people of Iraq was not much of a consideration.

Answer 3

Americans do care for the wellbeing of Iraqis. We are a caring people. This sometimes causes problems for everyone. We think we have all the answers and know the best way for everyone. It doesn't work like that. The issue is what to do now. Past actions have gone miserably wrong, but again we are determined to make life better for the Iraqi people. Somehow we have must take the mistakes of the past and right them. We realize what is going on in Iraq and this was our worst nightmare, never would we have intentionally caused this much pain!

Answer 4

Until the Iraqi military and police get up to standard, things are going to be tough. It probably was a mistake to disband the old military, but keeping it intact would have produced other problems. There just isn't and never was a painless solution, and leaving Saddam in place wasn't as rosy an option as people seem to think. Eventually things will calm down, and the administration's plan, though poorly executed so far, is not a terrible one and likely will work, though they've certainly taken a good many missteps. Over the long haul, the Iraqi people will almost certainly benefit, and all this carping now is not helpful to them or us.

Answer 5

I've not looked at the article. I can't bear to get so upset and frustrated by the circumstances. We all know, the only reason they went into Iraq was the oil. The Iraqi's have lost one monsterous dictator and now lumbered with another.

Answer 6

People have the same complaints in L.A. The fate of the Iraqis in the hands of the Iraqis. They gotta grow some balls and stand up for themselves. These are the same people that folded and ran when they saw us coming. THEY should decide which side they are on.

Answer 7

a quote form a daily paper in the middle east-UAE, when asking an Iraqi refugee based in Sweden which he would prefer- Iraq ruled by Sadam Hussein , or Iraq invaded by American troops he answered- that it was a bit like asking someone if they would prefer-AIDS or CANCER, both deadly- you choose. for Iraqi's the choice is lose/lose, sad and tragic for them.

Answer 8

If you were to ask an individual soldier, they would say that their duty there is to help the Iraqis stabilize their country.

Answer 9

I've been thinking maybe we should see what happens when they have to fend for themselves... we can stand by the sidelines and see them stabilize the country... we can see how they handle a civil war...

sort of a trial run....

of course the US will get blamed for NOT being there when things go awry...

Answer 10

yeah when i was over there we took care of alot of injured iraqis