No Cival War in Iraq Pres. Bush?

Question

Is there anyone who still believes that by going against our allies and removing the "evil dictator", we in the U.S. have allowed a cival war to erupt that we cannot control?

Just in the belief of the existence of WMD's, we are told that a victory is attainable when the rest of the world disputes it?

Will we ever regain our honorable position in the world community of nations that the current administration has taken away?

Where is the hope?

(why do so many people of opposing views continue to use labels, epithets which accomplish nothing positive?)

Answer 1

Funny thing the citizens of Iraq do not believe they are in a civial war, but you know better then them.

MOST Iraqis believe life is better for them now than it was under Saddam Hussein, according to a British opinion poll published today.

The survey of more than 5,000 Iraqis found the majority optimistic despite their suffering in sectarian violence since the American-led invasion four years ago this week.

One in four Iraqis has had a family member murdered, says the poll by Opinion Research Business. In Baghdad, the capital, one in four has had a relative kidnapped and one in three said members of their family had fled abroad. But when asked whether they preferred life under Saddam, the dictator who was executed last December, or under Nouri al-Maliki, the prime minister, most replied that things were better for them today.

Only 27% think there is a civil war in Iraq, compared with 61% who do not, according to the survey carried out last month.

Answer 2

A ruthless ruling minority is defeated by a foreign nation then the invading nation allows a vindictive majority into power then the invading nation stands in the middle of the ensuing mayhem while they intently kill each other off without mercy and at the same time both sides taking out as many of the occupying force as they can muster, add to that poison mix a good dose of militant anti US foreign Islamic Jehadfists who’s mission is to keep the blood running by whatever means necessary to make the US look bad and you wish you could call this $hit storm some kind of old fashioned Civil war.
Seems to me all we are accomplishing at this juncture is stretching out the inevitable. Looks like sooner or latter we are going to pull out in utter disgrace, the Neo Cons will do their best to put the blame on the democrats for the failure, the bathist Sunnis and insurgents will get a quick and decisive @ss whoopen and the Iraqis will pick up the pieces and get on with their lives.
As they pundits say, there is no good solution to Bushes Iraq attack disaster.

Answer 3

Your first couple of questions don't make much sense. What exactly is the question there? If you are merely questioning the motives of the war, then I'm with you. Otherwise, I am not sure what you are asking.

Regarding the position our country holds in the world and hope, don't overreact to the situation. World views are constantly changing, and always have been. The current administration is temporary. When they are gone, who knows what will happen? People thought the same thing during Vietnam, but eventually we got out of there and the world view of the United States improved. World views on the United States, or any country that is in a position of power, ebbs and flows throughout history.

Besides, although the view of our government is pretty weak right now due to the war, there are a lot of other aspects of our country that people all over the world admire. We still commit great acts of charity all over the world, produce vast works of art and entertainment, provide a lot of raw materials and food to foreign nations, and are still looked upon for leadership in other important issues. I'm not saying that everything right now is all hunky-dory, but it is not so bad that there is no hope. Perceptions change in a blink of an eye.

Answer 4

America is in a honorable position anyways. Not sure, but Bush made some mistakes. Saddam was being silly by provoking Bush. But seriously Bush didn't have to massacre them ether. No one did find WMDs. This is really politics. Politicians have to be blamed for this problem. Well I again am not sure, but Bush better think of something fast. Or Iraq will be America's burden for quite some time. The hope lies in the next President that is elected, not to make the same mistakes as Bush did.

Answer 5

He is an embarassment. However, we should never give up hope. In spite of everything, we are still the super power of the world.
I think the first thing we should do go into Darfur, now. These sorts of missions are what we used to be known for. We need to get out and do something instead of complaining about it. Everbody needs to vote.

Answer 6

Everyone seems hung up on the question of civil war in Iraq, namely are they in one?

No.

People want it to labeled as such so they have something else to hang around G-Dub's neck, but the facts do not point to civil war.

In a war, people declare sides, they divide, they organize they have leaders, they have an actual war over territory, power or policy.

What we have in Iraq is groups of terrorists ticked off about the power trying to muck things up.

Do they want radical Islamists in charge, sure...

However, to call this a civil war is to give terrorism credibility as a military or political force and I am simply not willing to do that.

Terrorists are cowards and bullies who prey on the innocent for their own purposes. That is not legitimate political discourse, and it is not worthy of the title civil war.

Terrorists are nothing but criminals with political agendas.

If they want to act publicly, wear uniforms and stand up for what they believe, I'll call this a civil war, but not before.

If they want to hide behind schools, mosques and hospitals and blow up innocents then they are terrorists.

It truly is that simple.

To be a party in a civil war, one must act in a warlike but civil manner, that means abiding by the rules of war. You do not get to ignore Geneva Conventions, then hide behind them when you are caught. (well actually smarmy leftists let you do that, but they should not)

Iraq is NOT in civil war.

Answer 7

We must remember that it was the threat of impeachment of Nixon that caused him to resign as president and thusly began the end of the Vietnam war.

If Bush were to be held accountable for his war crimes, he also would probably take the coward's way out, and resign.

With that, Cheney would be president, but he would know that if he doesn't walk the straight line he too would face impeachment.

History would repeat itself and this would be the beginning of an exit strategy for this God-awful Iraqi war.

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Answer 8

So you make your judgements of what is true,and what is not true based on how someone 'feels' about you?

Very "liberal" of you.

Try using facts and witnesses instead of feelings, and you will know that saddam had wmd, which he developed despite UN resolutions. Both his second highest airforce official, and a nuclear scientist who worked for saddam, said so.

You can dismiss them, as many liberals do, merely because youdon't want it to be true, or you can get your head out of the sand, and support our countries efforts to protect you and the rest of the thankless liberals.

Answer 9

The Hope is that presidential elections are in less than two years and we can vote this evil regime out of office.

Answer 10

There is no hope in Iraq. Too many fanatical Muslims.