The fourth year anniversary of the war in IRAQ, your opinion.?

Question

There are three question I like to know
1. How much money are we spending on the war, a week.(guessing is ok)
2. Is the war ethical or unethical.
3. What should be the next step for us.
All opinion are welcome, this is for my studies. Thanks.

Answer 1

1. To date the cost has been about:
$409,702,160,000.00
http://costofwar.com/index-public-education.html

$2 Billion per week according to congress...
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/09/28/cost_of_iraq_war_nearly_2b_a_week/

2. This is a trick question. We are not at war despite what you hear on TV and radio and read in the press. We invaded two countries and now occupy them. The occupation is unethical because the US intent is to a game to control the Middle East not bring freedom and democracy. The cost of oil is on a steep increase. Query "Peak Oil"

3. The next step for citizens is to get educated about the truth of 9/11 and how it was used to gain popular support for the attack and occupation of the Middle East. Query: "911 Truth"

The US needs to stop its illegal and immoral approach to dominating the world economy.

Answer 2

I dont know, but I would hazard between 2 - 5 Million a week we spend.

I personally believe it is ethical. I spent time in Iraq with the Marines during the intial invasion of the country in 2003. People were happy to see us, and they were thankful, I know this because I was there, I remember, and I will never forget the hell some of those good people were living in.

I think we should begin to put more pressure on the Iraqi Military and Security police forces to take a more active role, thow them into it, dont wait for them to be ready. Take Baghdad by force, street by stree, house by house, secure and hold it, and hand it over to the Iraqi Police and military. I can see this taking 3 years or more to do. Freedom is not free, and many men and womenhave shed their blood as a sacrafice so that others may live to know a tase of freedom. I dont see a quick end to this war, we couldn't have expected it, you dont start a war to back out when it gets unpopular or ugly. People die, bad things happen, but thats why its called war.

Answer 3

The war in Iraq is cheap by the standards set in other wars. There were numerous battles fought during World War 2 which killed many more of our soldiers than this entire war has cost. Of course, I would prefer that NONE of our troops were killed. It is terrible waste of wonderful young men and women. I think I would have just dropped a nuke or two if it had been my decision.
I think this war has demonstrated the moral, ethical, and intellectual bankruptcy of the Democratic Party and Liberals in general.
Maybe we did go to war on bad information, but Saddam surely did act like a man that had to be stopped. Now that we are there, to leave would be unconscionable since hundreds of thousands or even millions of Iraqis would die. Much the same way that 1.7 million Cambodians died as a result of the Democrats abandoning the war in SE Asia.

Answer 4

Well rogue, it seems you and I should talk some more, a ranger and a rogue. As to your question, friend, I can not guess as to how much we spend per week. I count a soldier's death more important than a dollar amount. This being said, I also agree with our presence in Iraq. I believe in natural freedoms, like those we live by and revolted for. I do also think a new plan is needed. Everyone deserves the right to pursue happiness, and walking down the street in fear of death is not that right. But, should the US leave now, our enemies, and there are many, would view us as weak, saying they were right, the US cannot endure a fight. I understand the loss these families endure, and am ever grateful for that. In Iraq, we doing what is right. We are standing for freedom, for people. It is imperative that someone does. I will not say I desire to go to Iraq, but I would if the government told me to. Life is precious, but so is quality of life. Terror is not a weapon, and those who use it must be held responsible for it. Our next step is to stabilize the the region, crafting a strong Iraq, as we helped Japan, but we must be willing to commit half a century or more. America's one downfall is that it cannot endure a fight, because many of its citizens have become complacent. Fare thee well, fellow traveler, may your studies be insightful, and the stars light your path....

Answer 5

How much money are we spending? about 2 million a week...but read "The rest of the story!"

Is the war ethical or unethical? It is a 'just' war...but read "The rest of the story!"

What should be the next step for us... find your answer at the end of "The rest of the story:

THE REST OF THE STORY!.....................

Did you know that 47 countries' have reestablished their embassies in Iraq?

Did you know that the Iraqi government currently employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?


Did you know that 3100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263 new schools are now under construction and 38 new schools have been completed in Iraq?

Did you know that Iraq's higher educational structure consists of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers, all currently operating?

Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2005 for the re-established Fulbright program?

Did you know that the Iraqi Navy is operational? They have 5 - 100-foot patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels and a naval infantry regiment.

Did you know that Iraq's Air Force consists of three operational squadrons, which includes 9 reconnaissance and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft (under Iraqi operational control) which operate day and night, and will soon add 16 UH-1 helicopters and 4 Bell Jet Rangers?

Did you know that Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion?

Did you know that the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000
fully trained and equipped police officers?

Did you know that there are 5 Police Academies in Iraq that produce over 3500 new officers each 8 weeks?

Did you know there are more than 1100 building projects going on in Iraq?

They include 364 schools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83 railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and 69 electrical facilities.

Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5 have received the first 2 series of polio vaccinations?

Did you know that 4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary school by mid October?

Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq and phone use has gone up 158%?

Did you know that Iraq has an independent media that consists of 75 radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations?

Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004?

Did you know that 2 candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a televised debate recently?

OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW! WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW? OUR MEDIA WOULDN'T TELL US!

Instead of reflecting our love for our country, we get photos of flag burning incidents at Abu Ghraib and people throwing things at the presidential motorcades.

Tragically, the lack of accentuating the positive in Iraq serves two purposes: (1) It is intended to undermine the world's perception of the United States thus minimizing consequent support, and (2) it is intended to discourage American citizens.

The next step.... I agree with Newt Gingrich, who thinks the United States needs to train the Iraqis as rapidly as possible and "pull back" from the cities to bases and air fields and serve as reinforcers as opposed to occupiers (this position is outlined in WSJ 4/11/2007 as the official policy).

Answer 6

Thanks for the actually balanced question.

1) Probably too much and I would like to see it decrease, but not at the detriment to the troops or the mission.
2) Saddam was a tyrannical Dictator who murdered and oppressed his own people so I would say ethical. But by that reasoning we should od something about the conflicts in Africa as well.
3) The next step is preparing the freely elected Iraqi government to protect its own country and getting our people home. Plain and simple.

Answer 7

1. We have spent HALF A TRILLON DOLLARS on this war and have sacrificed over 3200 Men and Women

2. This war is not ethical we need to put a stop to this, and be the voice of the troops and BRING THEM HOME NOW!

3. For the next step we should elect someone who knows what to do (Nancy Pelosi), we need to do this by supporting the impeachment of Bush and Cheney and put Nancy Pelosi in POWER and see what she can do! Bush has no Plan OUT!

Answer 8

1) Don't know what the exact amount is. But defense it one of the only things the federal government is supposed to be spending money on.

2)Ethical is an odd choice of words but yes, it is ethical.

3)Support the newly elected government of Iraq. Keep pressure on the terrorists and all who dare support them in every possible way.
Dispel any doubt in the minds of our enemy that we have the heart and the will to stay until the job is done.

Answer 9

1) A fraction of our governments budgets
2) Any war that removes evil tyrants from power is ethical, its not ethical the way we pick and choose who we remove (Sadam and Milosevic vs Mugabe, Pinochet, Pol Pot etc)
3) Learn from our mistakes in Vietnam, we should stay put like we did in Germany and Japan after World War II. They were both countries ruled by virulent extreme ideologies and the Western allies successfully established strong, peaceful governments. Win hearts and minds.

Answer 10

1) Not costing a dime (will eventually be paid for by Iraqi oil revenue)
2) Is a state sponsored armed robbery of another states natural resources , but ethical because the "Law of the Jungle" is the only law in effect here. Strong rob weak.
3) U.S. Better watch their backs because eventually the rest of the Jungle will smell the fresh kill and try to move in and steal it.