A majority of people are anti-war. Others support war. Why do they think war is necessary?

Question

Why would people support war when they already know that fatalities can occur? If they don't support war, then fatalities would be eliminated and no money excessively spent, right?

I don't see why our current U.S. president would send an additional 25,000 troops to Iraq. And the results will occur with even more deaths.

Answer 1

I don't know that you can say "A majority...are anti-war."
A majority seemed to support this Iraqi war in the beginning, now the majority have turned against it OR the way it has been conducted.

I have been unreservedly opposed to this war from day one, but it is naive to say that "...fatalities would be eliminated and no money excessively spent..."

People who support any particular war do so because they believe that there is an evil force that must be defeated and that the only way to acheive that is through warfare.

Where we (pro- and anti-war) tend to diverge is on the final condition, that war is the only way to achieve the goal.

Even though each of us finds the opposing side exasperatingly stupid or misled or whatever, I am pretty sure that most people come to their conclusions honestly.

Answer 2

There are many reasons for countries to go to war, and history shows that wars, unfortunately, are very natural occurences in the world.

The most easily understood reason for war is to protect one's country and citizens. The mistake a lot of people are making with the current Iraq war is that they believe Iraq is so far away that we have no business being there. That is simply not true.

First and foremost, Saddam undeniable supported global terrorism, such as that which brought about 9/11. As an outspoken enemy of the US, it makes sense that it was in our interest to take him and his government out of power ASAP, in order to stop his funding of terrorist entities.

In addition to that, Saddam had already (in 1991) proven that he wanted to expand his influence to neighboring countries, and that (in the 1980's) he was more than willing to use dirty bombs on civilian populations.

Is there any doubt that this war was necessary?!

Answer 3

The War within the War continues, and the Troops Bush and his supporters, like Lieberman, McCain, and the Zionists, are adamant to send to join those still in Iraq, are simply lives sent to be sacrificed for Bush's warped and incompetent mind and decisions! I wonder how Bush would answer to God, the Almighty, on his Judgement Day?

By the way, if we had not pulled out of Vietnam, perhaps all the rest of South East Asia nations, including Burma, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Phillipines, Indonesia, etc. too, would probably be swept into chaos and civil war... far worse than what had occured in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Let's be honest with ourselves. We can't even win the War with the mess we made in Iraq, and the war in Adganistan, who in the right mind think that we can see victory we can survive with an additional war with Iran???? Where do we find additional soldiers (without a draft???) and $$$$ (when the Bushies and the NeoCons are so charitable with this nation's tax refunds???

Answer 4

And just how many fatalities were avoided because we were not at war on 9/11?

The problem with refusing to fight is that others will fight you anyway. It is possible that war will ultimately reduce casualties. Look at Pol Pot in Cambodia--he killed 2 or 3 million Cambodians. How many would have been saved if the populace had been armed and had resisted him?

Many people don't understand that, ultimately, the only way to have peace with the Islamists is to kill all the Jews, become Muslims, and live under sharia law. Sorry, I'd rather fight. These people didn't attack us before because they weren't organized enough, or we had better defenses, or we didn't allow so many to have student visas, or our flight instructors had the sense to report their suspicious behavior, or the FBI had the sense to deport suspicious people, or the ACLU did not attack our defensive actions as severely as they do now, or the judges had the sense to rule against the ACLU, or the newspapers hadn't brainwashed the American people as thoroughly as they have now, or or or.. .

And just what do you think will happen if we pull out of Iraq? Something like Vietnam (are you too young to remember? Watch those old newsreels!), only worse, because these people are hell-bent on killing us and they have the means to acquire wmd's of one sort or another, and they can do it with our money (oil). (Vietnam didn't hate us as much as they wanted us out. They didn't have the ability to acquire wmd's) And they can get in the US easily because the Republicans don't want to close the borders because business have cheap slave-labor and the Democrats don't want to either because they want the welfare votes. It we pull out, it will destabilize the entire region, and it's already pretty unstable.

And we are making progress. The press doesn't want to report it because they hate Bush and anything conservative, so they slant their reporting.

Answer 5

Countries with a history of running and hiding in the closet when aggression comes at them also have a history of being conquered over and over again. The Middle East is the pis* hole of the world and thank God that they will soon be out of oil and money.

I grew up in the 50's and 60's. If a bully punched you in the nose and you went running off that bully would either follow you and pound you harder or be there the next day with his bully friends. The only way to keep from getting pounded on was to stand up and fight back, even if you lost they would move on to victims who would not hurt them back. Nations are just like that, especially nations like those of the Middle East and Mexico. Only the girls never learned this lesson. I don't know how it is for boys these days.

And your correct about the deaths, so far the US Marines and Iraq's "Army" have been kicking butt these last 2 weeks.

America rocks

Answer 6

if you want peace, prepare for war

you cannot double your efforts and expect the same results. only by loosening the rules of engagement and taking the war to those aiding, and supporting the enemies (iran) will the war end.

A secure Iraq is unacceptable to Iran. an Unsecure Iraq is unacceptable to the US, (minus the democrats). Something will give. Either the terrorists and those who support them will be defeated, or will be emboldened. The war on terror is not a short war, it is a generational war. When the Dems took power they took a 30 years war, and they will give us a hundred years war. It must be won decisively and quickly.

the quickest way to end a war, is to lose it. - George Orwell

Most dems want a quick end, and dont see the consequences of a "loss". They will embolden the enemy to strike us harder and deeper in our countries. They are already emboldened because they are about to win europe, because years of living the multicultural dream has made the europeans weak, and many in this country seek to emulate the europeans.

The enemy is planning to take us over, our leaders are planning to appease them. who will win? will our children forgive us as their knees fall to the east? will they remember the weak knees of their fathers?

Answer 7

Have you considered the benefits of these add'l troops? Do so then trhink your questions.

As far as war is concerned, no one wants war. It's a last resort. And although the general consensus is that this war is illegal or unjustified, I choose to think that this was well thought out based on the information that was provided 3 yrs+ ago. That information may prove to be inaccurate (has not yet), but until then I will support my government. So should everyone else (Dem or Repub).

Answer 8

I think most people that "support the war" are not actually supporting the war. Who eally WANTS to fight and police other countries and lose our people? But I think people DO support our military that is over there risking their lives daily for our freedom and way of life. We may hate what's happening but at least we can say so without being killed or tortured :)

Answer 9

The majority of people are not anti-war. The majority of people in this country believe that President Bush is mishandling the war in Iraq. People that support the war in Iraq believe that President Bush made the right decision to engage in military action against Sadam Hussein's government/party/military. When asked the RIGHT question: the majority of people do NOT want us to fail in Iraq - they want victory. We Americans are just too impatient to wait for it.

Hussein mocked the United States, The UN and The World after failing to adhere to over a dozen unanimous UN resolutions imposing restrictions, sanctions and rules on Hussein's government, power, ruthless killing and greed. Iraq was a threat to our national security, a threat to the region, a threat to our allies and an even greater threat to the people of Iraq. Three free unfettered elections have taken place in Iraq since 2003. That's an unbelievable accomplishment for any new struggling democracy held under ruthless dictatorial control for over three decades.

President Bush does not want failure in Iraq - that's why he is sending in additional troops, that's why he has gotten a solid commitment from PM al-Maliki to lift the political boondoggles in the troubled provinces surrounding Bagdad and extending out to Syria that will allow the Iraqi and American military to secure and hold neighborhoods that have been cleared of terrorists and insurgents from Iran/Syria and al Qaeda, that's why he is not giving up on the Iraqi people like so many Presidents before him have broken their promises to the people in harm's way.

I don't want war, I want victory. I don't want needless deaths, I want brave men and women who are willing to serve our country to protect our freedoms. I don't want to fight this war on terror here, on another morning in September - I want this fight to go to them!

Answer 10

The decision to start a war comes from congress and the president. It takes our men and women in uniform to finish it. It takes us to support our troops.