The war in Iraq..agree or disagree and why? Is it getting better or worse?

Question

When will this war end? I still don't understand how violence solves anything! 20,000 more troops deployed....will it help?

Answer 1

No, it will not help.

Answer 2

The situation in Iraq, not the war, is getting worse. The overthrow of Saddam Hussein without an adequate replacement government created a power vacuum that has plunged that nation into civil war The U.S. actually won the war an accomplished the original mission. The U.S. is good at that, "Shock and Awe", but the military is neither equipped nor trained to create a government. That is the responsibility of the governed.
I do not agree with those who say that Saddam should have been overthrown. He may have committed atrocities in his own nation against his own people, but he did not attack the United States or attempt to invade us.
There was no rationale for invading Iraq. It was just plain wrong. Now that it has been done, we are obliged to try to bring some kind of order to that nation before we leave. Eventually however, Iraqis will have to deal with each other. There will probably be violence, but even the U.S. had a very long, very bloody civil war.

Answer 3

Definitely disagree. The whole war was based on lies and fuzzy logic. They were damned for not producing weapons that did not exist, represented no danger to their neighbors, and the nation was at peace with itself... unlike today, with dozens of civilians being slaughtered every day, and their entire way of life turned upside down.

As for the whole "war on terror" crap, Bush/Cheney knows damn well that his good buddies the Saudis have been funneling millions to terrorists, whereas report after report fails to find any real evidence linking Saddam's government to 9-11 or any terrorist groups. And, they know damn well that the only thing they've accomplished is to fuel anti-American sentiment around the world, which has in turn fueled the flood of new volunteers and funding for terrorist groups.

This war will end when we get the hell out of there and stop fueling the sectarian violence. The Iraqi resistance will see the new government as our puppet as long as we're there, and the bodies will keep piling up. Adding more troops and increasing American visibility will only make things worse... as will the war hawks continuing to talk about how we need to better control and manipulate the Iraqi government into doing as they're told. So much for Democracy!

Answer 4

I disagree with the Iraq war We are there under false pretenses Links to 9-11- None Nada Zero Same goes for W.M.D.s Our fight was in Afghanistan with Bin laden Who Bush let escape and has stopped searching for. Things are only going to get worse over there until We get the hell out. Unfortunately I do not see that happening until either cuts off all funding for this war and forces Bush to withdraw our troops or Bush is out of office Sending in 20, 000 More troops will not help anything It only gives those we are fighting with over there 20,000 more targets to shoot at.

Answer 5

We are getting into the middle of there civil war...I never wanted this war from the beginning, It made No sense to me to go there, Bin Ladin wasn't there..He is the one for 9/11 And If It wasn't getting worse in Iraq, we wouldn't be putting more troops there. Bush wants this mess that he has admitted to messing up, wants it all to go away before he leaves office, so that he will look good, Sorry Bush.......TO LATE !!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

I disagree, and it's getting worse.

Why? Primarily because our President cannot be trusted.
Simple as that!

Adding more troops won't help. Getting rid of this administration in 08, and limiting his power now through bi-partisanship via congress is the only thing that will alleviate the MASSIVE mess Bush has made.

Answer 7

This is not a War... it's a military quagmire.
If You were on the ground, you'd certianly welcome reinforcements. Doubtful they'll help. The ground forces should never been sent in to quell violence in the enemy held cities in the 1st place!
In Fallujah, they were up against religious zellots whom were bent on fighting, and/or dieing despite all odds against them.
No U.S. forces should have been deployed on th ground. Instead Air Power should have eliminated the enemy by dropping large, like MOAB's, or Daisy Cutters to rupture all the sophisticated underground structures, & ammo dumps which the insurgents are using to great effect. If the Air Power had been continued, the pre invasion strikes extended, as they were in the 1st Iraq war, knocking all the ammo dumps, equipment, and bunkers, as it should have been, this conflict would be over and we'd be in the rebuilding stage. They didn't even blow-up the 100's of large ammo, and weapons dumps in western Iraq! That doesn't make any sense, as for sure, those weapons are largely what's been killing our forces.
They site their protecting the civilians... Apparently, their is a prominate Iraqi Doctor, and his Family stranded in a street battle which is occuring outside the green zone as we type. This is sad. He's more than likely the exception, than the rule. I suspect that any civilians whom were living in Fallujah, many of whom were given the opportunity to leave, were family of the insurgents. Otherwise, they'd have been ethicnally cleanzed by them! Their lives are not worth the cost of 1, nor any, U.S.Troops! To put at risk our precious troops, in order to 'save' the familys of our enemy was downright criminal. The commander whom ordered that Marines, & Army forces go in, at a loss of over 60 casualities, all for naught, instead of ordering an all out air strike utilizing: MOAB's, Daisey Cutters, Bunker Busters, & Rolling Thunder- tons of 500 lb. dumb bombs, should have been relieved of duty and brought up on charges.
Eventually, the ground forces will be brought out...
At that point, Commanders will have no other choice but to bomb the insurgants into submission, or extinction.
The 'Surge' is a bluff, probably concieved most likely by that fat pig Karl Rove, in order to pass blame for the only intelligent action which must be taken at this time which is to get our people the Hell outta thar!!!
Bush will call that 'Cut & Run'. Just like a corrupt Attorney who backs 1 into a difficut cornor, than calls him violent when he strikes back in self defense.
This Adminstration's failed: Get-Rich-Quick scheme got us into this debachal, now their hopping to cast 'blame' on the Democrats for taking the apporiate action of getting U.S. out!!!

Answer 8

if you watch the news it`s always bad,the troops are doing some good there but you won`t see that on the news all they concentratrate on is casualties.maybe if fighting the war was left up to the troops and not the politicians something could happen[same thing happened during vietnam].if you look at our civil war 693,469 people died

Answer 9

Agree.
Because they attacked us while we were dealing with Hussein's regime, and they're attacking & killing the citizens of Iraq which, at present, cannot defend itself.
The war will end when it's over.
Violence solves plenty, just look at the long-term results of wars throughout history.
20,000 more troops may or may not help, depending on how it all plays out.

Answer 10

if you think the war is moral then you would agree with staying the course, and if you do not then you won't.
the real questions is what makes a war moral or not.
Abe Lincoln said a moral war is war where the cost of war is less than the cost of peace in terms of human suffering.

Answer 11

The war has no clear mission from the outset. Its and Israeli lobby war and mission to keep Iraq war forever.