what's your opinoin about what happens in Iraq?

Question

put urself in the iraqi'a civilians shoes, and then decide

Answer 1

there is a book by a norwegian correspondant called asne seierstad called 101 days in Bagdad.

in it, she interviewed several iraqi civilians on what they expected before/during and after war. many of them agreed that, under a power void after sadam's toppling, civil war would follow.

it's sad that the US didn't bother to find out what would happen after invading and toppling sadam before making war, not after.

thing is that during hussein's regime, sunis were mistreated or directly abused. therefore, there is lot of resentment accumulated, hence the present quasi civil war.

now that bush may announce that 20,000 more soldiers might be send to iraq to pacify civil unrest it's hard to tell what will come next.

that's what happens when a country meddles in another country's affairs, using as an excuse the existance of nuclear weapons, threaten that proved to be a lie.

Answer 2

Iraqi civilians must be terribly afraid of what the future will bring.

It's entirely likely that their fate will continue to be decided by the political climate in the US, rather than the realities in the Middle East.

The failure by the Bush administration to comprehend those realities has destroyed their country. Now, after years of that failure being compunded by huge financial losses and thousands of deaths, the political climate in the US has again shifted. The new Congress, and in all likelihood the next President, will be more interested in cutting those losses than in what will happen to Iraqis.

Of course, given what a horrible mess has been created by Bush and Co., having him 'stay the course' for the rest of his term, if the course continues along the same lines, is only likely to cause their situation to continue to deteriorate.

If I were in their shoes, I'd want the US to start putting money into restarting the Iraq economy, and putting Iraqis back to work. Right now, it's going to pay companies like Halliburton, who don't have much in results to show for their record profits, and who don't employ Iraqis, for the most part.

We saw what happens when a disaster strikes in the US after only a couple of days, with Hurricane Katrina. Violence and looting, anger and desperation, and death. Multiply that by hundreds of thousands of deaths, hundreds of thousands displaced, destruction of jobs and livelihoods, years of unemployment, and no hope.

If I were an Iraqi, I'd want to start rebuilding what I lost. I'd want to see factories reopened, construction begun, employing Iraqis. I'd want to be able to have a job, and a chance to start over. And I'd want my 'liberators'--the US--to stay long enough to make that happen.

Sadly, unless Bush actually plans to dedicate the money and troops he's going to ask for tomorrow for that purpose, it's unlikely to happen. Even then, Congress would have to go for it, and that's also unlikely to happen. So, in my opinion, in my Iraqi civilian's shoes, I'm screwed.

Answer 3

My opinion is we help them to form a democratic government. However that being said. I would want to know that they want our help. Maybe we should hold a national survey in their country and ask them to vote for they either want us to stay or they want us to leave. Then we honor their decision whatever it is. I don't want to hear from any government policy makers. I don't want to hear from the shakes. I want to know what the majority of the average citizens in Iraq want. I want to know how they think we can best help them. I really do want to know what the Iraqi people want. The sad thing is I am not sure they themselves have figured that out yet. It seems they have been told what to think for so long under the dishonorable and deceased Hussein that they are not sure what to do with the freedom that is being offered them. I would not tell them what to do . I would help them to find there way to democracy if that is what they want. Bottom line. My opinion really does not matter. It is what do the Iraqi people want?

Answer 4

We have no business in Iraq at ALL-Iraq did not bomb us or harm us in any way-What the hell ever happened to Bin Laden? Seriously did we just forget about the fact that HE was the mastermind behind the World Trade Centers attack?This entire war is B.S and has been so from the beginning..Why do you think our ARMY and other Military services are suffering? Because NO-ONE wants to fight a war that has had nothing to do with us.Finally I would like to note that I have been against this war from the very start,however I still support our troops because they are doing what has been commanded for them to do.But why put them in harms way when there is no need for it.

Answer 5

i was in there shoes when i was 3 the 6 day war 1967..i tell what until this every time i here a thunder i jump and till today i will not watch a war movie. and i wonder how the kids feel in Iraq

Answer 6

I think you would be surprised.

If you put yourself in Iraqi civilians shoes, you'll learn three things.

1. They will survive and adapt to whoever wins.

2. They WANT security and don't like the insurgents

3. They DON'T want the Americans to leave until there IS security, here.

Answer 7

I pray it will not become "Iraqinam"

Answer 8

thank god the us is fighting iran for me