Is Iraq really worth it?

Question

With the death count of American Soldiers rising daily and the situation seeming to go nowhere, why does our President insist to continue to "stay the course"? 4 years of fighting and no resolution. When is enough, enough? Soldiers are burnt out and families are fed up. For someone who's main job is to protect the welfare of the American people, does this guy get it? I am sure that there are some die-hard, flag waving, warm-blooded Americans who support, but I would like to know, why should we "Stay the Course"

Answer 1

Whether or not Iraq is 'worth it' depends on whether or not we will be allowed to finish the mission.

Remember that the Iraqi people choose democracy as their form of government in UN-certified elections.

Al Quaeda, Iranian agents, former Saddam henchmen and - apparently - the US Democratic party want to see this democracy fail.

Answer 2

this is a meaningless war. it was used as a distraction by our so called leaders so we have to trust them one way or another like it or not. like it or not, Iraq didn't have anything to do with 9/11, and it was truly none of our concern about what was happening in side another country. we used excuses which we couldn't back up as we went in, and now what? people, flesh and blood, souls are being ripped from a mans body, doesn't matter which side. if someone believes that this war is something to be supported, why don't we strap them with a m16 and send them off to the war instead of the many husbands, and sons and eyes of the innocent? these soldiers, Iraqi or American, are our fallen angels. it doesn't matter what we believe, in the end, we are just another soul taken away in a act of war. these are the fortunes of war, you will get nothing in return.

Answer 3

I am sad to say I am a registered Republican. I did not vote for Bush and I never would have. I am a great judge of character and I noticed right off his arrogance and lack of knowledge on foreign policy. He is a spoiled spoon-fed child who turned into a spoiled adult with all the power he could ever want.
I honestly feel this war was for one reason only: so that he could get his place in the history books as a war President who won the war on terror. Instead I think he will go down in the books as the worst President in History. One who took us to war with lies and arrogance. One who stood on the Aircraft Carrier and preached that "We Won" while men and women where still dying.
He cares little for human life. If the person who dies is not in his inner-circle it does not touch his world.
We are losing men and women every day and our President does not really care. He wants more soldiers to sign up and carry out his plan for democracy. He wants to invade another country and push democracy and freedom down their throats.
They do not know what it is, and they dont want it. They are used to being ruled by the Iron Fist. And once we took Saddam away from them they dont know how to act. They are out of control and they truly hate all Americans, all Christian, all those who are not of there faith. They want to wipe us off this Earth, plain and simple.
We need to get out NOW and let there be a Civil War. Then and only then will there Government take charge.

Answer 4

Iraq is a toilet bowl.

But we aren't there for the quality of the porcelain.

We are there for the oil.

Whether the oil is worth the cost we have paid in lives... Is for smarter, more educated people then myself to decide.

Miketyson26

Answer 5

Well, let's see what the omnicient, sage, and peace loving Democratic leaders have said:

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
--President Bill Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
--President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998

"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face."
--Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998

"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."
--Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998

"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton, signed by:
-- Democratic Senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others, Oct. 9, 1998

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
-Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998

"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
-- Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members ... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
-- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002

"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction."
-- Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002

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Answer 6

If democracy was so important to Iraq, they would have already been fighting for it. They weren't. It is not worth it. It never was worth it.

Answer 7

To bush it was he got his oil and covered up for 911

Answer 8

it isnt worth it, cause we arent getting anywhere