Over 3,000 U.S. Men and Women have died in the Iraqi war, should we continue fighting and why?

Question

I just wonder how many deaths are enough? My number isn't including soldiers from other nations or civilians, that estimated count is over 50,000. Please answer without any partisan BS, just an honest thought out answer. Don't say republicans are stupid or democrats are stupid, just what should we do about the current situation. Thanks for your responses. Oh and please provide sources if you use them!

Answer 1

Even one death is too much if it is in vain. No one likes war and that certainly includes me. That being said, sometimes war is necessary. If it is to preserve our way of life and our freedoms, it is necessary. I do not KNOW if this battle in Iraq will affect our way of life and our freedom in the short run. I can not help but FEEL that if we leave before we succeed in establishing a government that can stand alone and protect itself that it WILL affect our livelihood in the long run, if not before. I DO know that the war on terror is necessary. Our enemy has stated that they will not accept any other religion but theirs and they believe women are second class citizens. Their attacks on our nation, as well as other western nations goes back many years. A thorn here and a thorn there will weaken the elephant to where he is more manageable. The oil money has enabled them to gain weapons with which to fight us. They would have attacked us many many years ago had they had the financial tools. I like peace better than war but not peace at any cost. I do not know how many deaths are enough but I do know our enemy is depending on us losing our resolve and leaving Iraq BECAUSE of the cost in lives and the horrors they commit. I think we should play the hand out that we are now attempting and if it improves there, then we can SUCCEED so stay there until we reach our goal.

Answer 2

i did not agree with going to war with Iraq .Since we are there we must stay and secure Iraq .if we left now there would be civil war and i think Iran would cause problems if not try to take over Iraq. i do think we are fight the war way wrong. all borders to Iraq should be closed. also the Iraqi people should not be able to roam around so freely. since we are no longer fighting a military.
i also want to add some of our soldiers are be convicted of killing un armed citizens i think that's a load of crap. think about how most of our soldiers are getting killed . suicide bombs. i would shoot anyone coming towards me that did not stop or obeyed a command.

Answer 3

We should not have invaded Iraq in the first place. We were lied to by Rumsfeld, Cheney and Bush, each with a lot to gain personally from this war. That being said, I think the best solution is to open a dialog with Sunni-dominated Iran and arrange to partition Iraq along Sunni-Shia ethnic lines.

Answer 4

Well, compare it to the amount of deaths in New York City alone, in a year. And, people aren't afraid to go there. Think of how long we've been in Iraq. Just compare the two & see. If you like your freedom, support the fight.

Answer 5

I don't think we should have gone over there, but since we did and we are still there, I think we should finish the job. But we can't finish unless the Iraqi government and the Iraqi people stand up and become responsible for themselves. I think we should give them a timetable: either you will take responsiblity for yourselves and your country by such and such a date, or we will pull out and let you suffer the consequences.

Answer 6

When you figure out how many deaths are enough -- be sure to add in how many will die if we leave in Iraq. And how many will die if they follow us home. And how many will die If Iran gets a nuke, or expands its influence in the Mid East and makes the 70's oil shortage look like a Christmas party.

Answer 7

The United States of America violated its own Constitution and illegally invaded another sovereign nation that in no way threatened, provoked or attacked us. We did this for three really lame reasons:
1) George W. Bush was ordered to invade Iraq to "get even" with Saddam Hussein for humiliating George H.W. Bush during Desert Storm;
2) Dick Cheney wants all that OIL swimming underneath Iraq's sands so that he and his Exxon-Mobil buddies can get richer and richer and richer keeping American motorists 'hooked' on cheap, easily-accessible foreign OIL;
3) The giant U.S. military-industrial complex needed another 'war' to boost its sagging profits. Ever since World War II, American industrialists recognized how profitable 'war' would be, so they bought off politicians, hired pricey lobbyists and formed special interest groups to promote and encourage 'war'. Thus, the U.S. was involved in the Korean Conflict, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Cold War, Vietnam, and Desert Storm - all unconstitutional and illegally-initiated 'wars' not declared by Congress, as provided for in our Constitution.
'War' has become a necessary element to our nation so that wealthy elitists and a handful of selected citizens can command control over our government and continue to line their pockets with obscene fortunes earned from the backs of American soldiers who have died in vain for no other reason that to make a few hundred thousand of our U.S. citizens immensely rich.
'Republicrats' are both to blame: our elected politicians have allowed this travesty to continue for over 60 years. They should be ashamed, as should the ignorant voters who continue to put them in office. -RKO-

Answer 8

bring the troops home now.