how do americans feel about the war in iraq 4 years later & over 3,000 american lives lost so far ?

Question

it is very plain to see that bush lied to everyone in this country in oder to get what he terms as a democratic justice to those living in iraq, but what about those who have lost their lives since this so-called freedom war has started? they will never see nor even know what has become of their country. don't get me wrong . i'm not on saddam's side but at lease that country did have some form of stability when he was in power, now it's in total turmoil and our brothers,sisters,uncles,sons,daughters,ect..... are constantly losing their lives, i ask you for what ? to satisfy the ego of the real tyrant in washington !!!!! is it really worth it to lose so many american lives ?

Answer 1

Are you serious?? Did you forget that Saddam was a modern day Hitler? Well...I hear that China is looking for a few good communists...want a plane ticket??

Answer 2

anyone who supports the war doesn't care about human life or doesn't grasp the brutality of war or death. American diplomacy is a joke and is seen as nothing more than a form of control for the nations around us. If America could learn that trying to exert forceful control on other Countries is actually giving us less control than we would be a lot better off. The less we try to control the more control we get, paradox as it may be. If other countries refuse to be controlled as most anyone would do than we use brute force to kill them and get them to do what we want them to do. No wonder 911 happened, its surprising that more hasn't happened. I mean can you imagine any other country trying to tell us what to do for a change, such as nuclear disarmament because that country saw us as a threat. We would laugh in their face and probably cut all relations with them and perceive them as a new threat. I'm sick of us constantly policing the world and telling everyone what they should and should not do, we reign by evoking fear in others which only results in acts of terrorism when extreme groups lash back at us for our ignorance. I can't believe that people can sit there and say that people dying is ok, you need to go take a trip over there and have an upclose look at what death really looks like and have a few grenades thrown in your direction. You need to look at that poor mother or father who lost their son or daughter because America decided that they needed to control someone else regardless if it meant violence. We need a new form of diplomacy and new leaders...

Answer 3

We went there for all the wrong reasons. The people dying and suffering for this war are not the people that control it. They are safe in their cushy homes in DC. Their children are safe and well and will never know the horror of battle. This war was wanted long before 9/11 and Bush used that as a convenient reason to scare the people into support for it. We are there because of his being stubborn and ignorant. These soldiers that bleed and die, or are maimed for life mean nothing to this administration. The Iraqi civilians that die mean nothing. It is a contest of wills here. He calls himself the decider, regardless of what the people want he will push his will no matter how many lives it costs. Bush is a scar on the face of America. He and Cheney have cost us the goodwill of the world. We are now the most hated nation on earth. What would happen if USA were attacked and our military is stretched to the limit in Iraq? He is making far more terrorists than he is getting. I hope the people of this country will wake up and see this for what it is. And to the people that say love it or leave it. .....I will voice my opinion anytime I choose. Each voice has a right to be heard in this country according to the Constitution. I have the right to disagree with your warmongering self anytime I choose. You cannot shove democracy down someone's throat if they do not want our brand of it.

Answer 4

Pro-war is not a good policy. We need to elect those who have been speaking out 'before' the decisions were made to occupy foreign territory. We need to elect those who have not compromised their principles. There are many who have been speaking out. They have been consistent in their analysis and views on the subject of American foreign policy.
Ron Paul has been firm in his stance and has not waivered. His voting record proves it. For years he has given the same message and stuck by it. That's principle.

America is divided in a very unfortunate way. To continue battling Republican against Democrat is only going to allow things to remain the same or even get worse. We need to find some common ground. We need to take more responsibility and stop asking others (politicians) to fix our problems.
The process of electing so many people to gov't costs a lot of money. Asking these people to police the world, solve global warming, make healthcare cheaper, etc. is not going to solve our problems.
The people in Washington are just people. Like you and me. They have certain skills that you or I may not have, but they dont know the answer to everything. The public doesnt always know the answer to everything either. We can only do our best. But we need to elect new people, with new approaches. The same thing has been tried, and tried again. The same people are continually elected. It's time for a change. Lets not wait for things to get worse.
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Answer 5

as far as wars go, 3000 lives isn't very many. Unless it is your life.- or the life of a loved one. In the Civil War that many lives could be lost in a few minutes. over 54,000 died at Gettysburg. We lost huge numbers and both World Wars, and in Viet Nam. So this has been a relatively "safe"war.

That said, we shouldn't have gone to Iraq. But it's too late now. We broke it- we bought it. We need to stay until it can be stabilized. We can't leave until we fix what we broke.

Answer 6

Our alternative in my opinion was to have troops sitting on the kuwaiti/Iraqi border for the next 50-years like we are doing in Korea while Saddam plays the game "do I have the bomb or not?" and when he dies one of his sons Hoosey, Tossey or Loosey picks up where he left off.
I was opposed to the execution of the war and timing not the war in general. I feel we should have waited until we had defeated Al Quaida. Apparently Bush disagreed.

Answer 7

I get so worn out of the 911 argument. Osama Bin was once the intent of that and we nonetheless would not have him. Why did Bush use simplest part measures in Afghanistan? He did not wish to capture Osama. But his daddy failed in Iraq so there needed to be an excuse to return and his minions figured it out and fed plenty of bull to congress to get them to conform to that struggle. I agree that Iraq and the leisure of the sector are higher off with out Saddam, however that is nonetheless does not excuse the lies or the fee. Yes I accept as true with you.

Answer 8

You people really have no clue do you?
Sadaam murdered hundreds of thousands of people in his 'stabelized' version of Iraq.
The United Nations own figures of Iraqi dead because of the current conflict is 58,000 - and we have no way of knowing how many of them were 'innocent'.
3,000 fine soldiers are a terrible loss, but in historical terms, it is a drop in the ocean. We have done an incredible job keeping casualties so low.
Bush did NOT start this war - Saddam Hussein did.
Please aquaint yourself with some FACTS.

Answer 9

We lost 407,000 in 4 years in WW2

We lost 232,000 in 1.5 years in WW1

We lost 33,000 in 3 years in Korea

We lost 58,000 in 7 years in Vietnam

We lost 3,000 in 5 hours on Omaha Beach

I believe we're doing the right thing in Iraq, But then I've been there, How about You?

Still drinking nocaf lattes like a dilettante?

Answer 10

Leave it to the libs to cite the 'stability' of a nation under tyrants as an excuse for the apparent present lack of order.
Your question headline betrays your position: how do you FEEL about the war... Cue Freddie Fender's "Feelings"
I feel we need to WIN. Was Korea 'worth it'? WWI? WWII?