War on 'Terrorist's'...?

Question

What was really the point? I'm trying to figure out if i'm for the war or against. Everything is so confusing and i've done ALOT of research, but i still don't get it. Why should I be for the war, if you are? And why should I be against the war, if u r?

Thanx for the answer's so far, but what are the pros amd cons of this war? Why don't people like Bush?

Answer 1

Glad Terrorist, aren't confused they just want to kill us. At
least they have their priorities straight.

Answer 2

We should be against this war because
1- It kills about 35000 Iraqis a year
2-It kills about 85 Americans a month
3-It seriously wounds 3000 Americans a year (loosing an arm or a leg or the vision or their mind).
4-It costs America over 8 Billions dollars a month.

5-Iraq poses no threat and never did pose a threat to America.
6-It has drained and continues to drain America's influence throughout the world.
The Iraqis want us to leave, the Americans want us to leave.

Our leaving would be at the same time that diplomatic* efforts would take place to unite the Sunis, the Shias and the Kurds as well as to involve the Regional powers, the Europeans and the United Nations
*Diplomatic efforts to unite the parties (Involving the sharing of oil revenues and power)

To involve the regional (Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Lebanon, Jordan) and European powers and the United Nations.

Answer 3

The war being fought is not about terrorism, Nor freedom for Iraqi's, it is about OIL supply for your country .....because no matter what, that war, and ANY war will not stop determined terrorists from doing some kind of crime again.

Asides from which terrorists are defined as "cells" of people, small cells, not the kind of amassing into an army that is what the Armies of war are intended for, more like what has gone on in England where the efforts of the terrorists are being thwarted by GOOD Police work.

Answer 4

Declaring a "war" on something is a ploy to keep the people convinced that you are going to "win" something and defeat an "enemy."

The definitions of winning, losing, victory, defeat, enemy, etc. are deliberately kept vague so people won't stop and think what it's really all about.

Then you can keep the "war" going indefinitely. Presidents like to call themselves a "wartime president" with the special powers that go with it.

Lyndon Johnson's "war on poverty" was followed by the "war on drugs." These "wars" go on and on and on.

George Orwell, in "1984", sets out the benefits to Big Brother of keeping you perpetually involved in a series of wars, always far away from home, and never ending. The people are kept docile and obedient by keeping them scared of an enemy they do not understand.

Answer 5

Afghanistan was a winnable war on terrorists.
Iraq is a war on the concept of terrorism.
Why did we abandon one for the other?
A war against a concept is unwinnable in perpetuity.
Maybe that's why Bush decided to provide terrorists with
a cause to rally around and a place to do it.
Fuel for the Industrial/Military Complex that Ike warned us about.

Answer 6

First of all, the term "war on terror" is a propaganda slogan. The United States of America attacked and is now occupies two countries in the Middle East.

Our reasons for the occupation are to secure a very strategic position for economic and political reasons. It also happens to enrich some very powerful people and corporations.

This occupation has managed to help keep an otherwise very weak American economy afloat, however, inflation is rampant, we have spent $400 billion, and we have killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens.

Answer 7

OK I am for the war. I didn't approve of a preemptive war at first, but, It is a successful tactic. It's called the Bush doctrine. To use an old cliche "You can't argue with results." and we have not been hit on our soil since we took the war to them. I understand the arguments against the war, I just disagree with them on basis of fact.

Answer 8

People dont like Bush because hes a liar (me included). Please judge for yourself and make your own decision. On one had, Afghanistan, the Taliban yes we should have attacked. On the other hand Iraq, the Bush Admin. lied about weapons of mass destruction to get our Grubby little American hands on oil that is destroying our environment. So instead of winning the first war in Afghanistan we stretched our forces out so thin that we have no chance of winning either war.

Answer 9

Everybody should be against terrorism but Bush doesn't really care about it .9/11 is just an excuse for Bush's evil plans.War on terrorism is just a propaganda lead by Bush in order to convince people that bringing US troops to other places is a right thing.As a matter of fact,this war on terrorism has done more harm to the US than ever.People now likr Iraqis hate the US becasue of this war on terrorism.Terrorism is not faught in this way.You cannot fight terorrists via military means.It is more like gang wars you never know when they pop infront of you and attack.Bush's war has increased extremism against the US.He should have shown to the world that the US is a civtim of terrorism.In this way he will gain more advocates and supporters that will help him combat terrorism via proper means and not via killing Iraqi babies and bombarding Afghani places.I think Bush wanted the terrorists to boos to their attacks in order to gain more excuses to attack more areas.It is a matter of political benifits.Bush never really cared about the Americans nor about the whole world.He wanted to control the Middle East and all petroleum fields that are found in it.He wanted to make himself a great president that will shine in history.But I think he is not trust worthy.By the way,Al Qaeda would not have been active if the Americans haven't extablished it and supported it to fight the Soviets from the first place.Bush could have blocked its financial resources in corporation with other countries and the movement will eventually halt its attacks.But no,Bush wants it to continue to attack and kill in order to gain more excuses to ignite more wars.Keep in mind that no politician cares for us.They don't care if we live or die.I am a Muslim and I would love to live peacefully with all people from all over the world whether they are Atheists,Christians,Jewish......Let us think of our benifits as people and stop supporting maniacs like BUsh and AL Qaeda or whatever...

Answer 10

For the war to prevent another 9/11 Against the war none.

Answer 11

My opinion is that you should be for the war on terrorism.The war in Iraq,however had nothing to do with terrorism until the U.S. allowed terrorists into Iraq by deciding to totally dismantle the infrastructure and bureaucracy in that country.We Americans think the "B" word is evil,but it makes things work.