Does anyone have basic facts on the Iraq war?

Question

in my Ethics and Social Justice class we are having a debate on the Iraq War. We dont know if we are arguing pro or con until the day of. does anyone have any basic facts that could be helpful?

Answer 1

Here are a few items you can GOOGLE

2,000 doctors and nurses are murdered in Iraq

18,000 doctors flee Iraq

BECHTEL leaves Iraq after 3 years

Iraqi infrastructure left in shambles

Power outages longer now than under Saddam

Running water less available now than under Saddam

Iraqi citizens less safe now than under Saddam

Bechtel employees are murdered in Iraq

Millions of refugees flee Iraq

Peace and prosperity prevail in northern Iraq

Some Iraqis prefer U.S. occupation over Saddam's tyranny.

Answer 2

That's a pretty broad question to ask regarding the war. Ethics & Social Justice...are you concerned or discussing the ethics & justice of Saddam's government, his invasion of Kuwait, the rape rooms, the gassing of the Kurds.

Are you going to discuss how Saddam's military justified murdering their own troops when they attempted to surrender or fled when faced by destruction by the coalition forces?

And key to any discussion to current ethics and social justice must include...
1. There is no organized, identifiable (wearing uniforms) Army fighting the Iraq and US forces.
2. The insurgents rely on terrorism, IEDs
3. The insurgents attack and kill civilians and disrupt and prevent free elections.

I spent 18 months in Iraq and I am returning next month to work there for at least another year. The country and the people need a lot of help.

Answer 3

3414+ have died in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Every year, the Army, by itself, must recruit 180,000 people to sustain itself. The "target" group is the 18-25 age group, both male and female, and only 30% of those people are even close to being physically fit enough for military service. Of those same 30%, you have 4 other branches of the military trying to recruit them and thousands of colleges looking at the same demographic. This is why we now have 15 month tours of duty.

Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, or roadside bombs are the biggest threat to the troops.

Answer 4

This is a war full of debate and lots of opinion. The basic facts are Oil and profits. We need oil and they have it and if we can institute a friendly government that will sell it to us then we will have it. I will say this, anyone suggesting that you will find answers by just reading the paper is indeed a dumb a-s-s themself.

Answer 5

Decode this lyrics " Don't know much"
Find out which subject are we lack of?
"Say you say me" in not "Knowing me knowing you"




Tidbits for the chinese ghost buster.

Palestine - "Woman in love" with the men "All out of love" - Genesis

Iraq - "Say you say me" in not "Knowing me knowing you" - Genesis

Afghanistan - Dafur - " Rhinestone cowboy" with " My way" - Luke

Iran - "I have a dream" - Genesis

Somalia - " Where do I begin" - "Lost in love"

Lebanon - " Begin the begin"

Syria - "We can work it out"