Do you approve of the war in Iraq?

Question

Yes or No?

Why?

What are we doing there?

Were they ever an imminent threat to us?

Any weapons of mass destruction found??? (i dunno thats why im asking genuninely)

Have things improved since we went there?

Has the standard of living changed in Iraq for citizens there? Are they happier to be relieved of Saddam?

Are we safer since our military's presece there? Or are we still vulnerable to terrorist attacks? Or we are in the same security level as 2003?

As the terrorist activity gone down since our presence there? Are the threat levels to us much lower now?

Answer 1

NO. We attacked another sovereign nation that in no way threatened, provoked or attacked the United States. There are only three really 'lame' reasons why we went to 'war' with Iraq:
1) The Bush family had a personal vendetta against Saddam Hussein ever since the days of Desert Storm when George H.W. Bush was criticized, ridiculed and humiliated for 'not finishing the job' and ousting Hussein at that time;
2) Dick Cheney and his Exxon-Mobil buddies want all that OIL swimming underneath Iraq's sands so they can gt richer and richer and richer feeding America's addiction to cheap, easily-accessible OIL instead of using alternative fuels which are are cheaper (and less profitable);
3) Ever since World War II, the giant U.S. military-industrial complex recognized how profitable 'war' could be. So, all the politicians were bought up, pricey lobbyists were hired, and special interest groups were formed to encourage and promote more 'war'. Thus, we were involved the in the Korean Conflict; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the Cold War; Vietnam and Desert Storm, all so that Lockheed-Martin, McDonnell-Douglass, GE, Sikorsky and other government contractors could make billions of dollars in profit, thanks to the gullible American taxpayers. A 'new' war was necessary to boost those sagging profits, and inject fresh money into the two 'newcomer' government contractors, the Carlyle Group and Halliburton (both of whom have direct ties to the Bush-Cheney White House).
This 'war' has been all about OIL and WAR PROFITEERING from the very first day it started. For those of you that think we'll bring democracy to Iraq and then exit, WHY are we building the largest U.S. embassy in the world on a 104-acre site in downtown Baghdad overlooking the 'new' Iraqi government's headquarters (a puppet government installed by the Bush administration)?
We won't leave Iraq until we've sucked every drop of OIL from its sands. -RKO- 06/12/07

Answer 2

Yes

Because we are eliminating a serious threat to the United States (terrorism) by stabilizing Iraq we will stabilize the Middle East. Because we will have a Muslim country that’s on our side instead of a Jewish nation (Israel) the surrounding countries will be more likely to adhere to reason and end the fighting, and finally eliminate terrorism.

Yes there were chemical and biological weapons found they were not fully mixed though. Example; Chemical A and Chemical B come together to create deadly chemical C. They found no chemical "C" instead they found chemicals "A" and "B"
Now just because there has been no report of any nuclear weapons, dose not mean there were never any WMDs, Saddam was not 100% stupid, he could have sunk the weapons or done any number of things to conceal them.

We eliminated a brutal dictator and freed the Iraqi people, all you have to do to think about how things have bettered since our arrival is to remember the day that the Iraqi public voted, and men and women both held up there purple dyed fingers with glee. They are happy Saddam is gone but they are sick of war, and the fear of terrorism, they want this war to end, very badly.

Our vulnerability to terrorist attacks has decreased since the war, if you think about it during the Clinton administration Clinton gutted the military, from 80% efficiency by another -30% through -40%. We have prevented numerous terrorist attacks since 9/11 some of which we know about, and others that we probably don’t know about.

Tourism is dyeing out, the increase in terrorism we are getting is just the dyeing screams of a failed mission of terror. They are trying harder then ever to win, they will never be able to beat the United States, but they can make us want to withdraw.

As for you retarded people that don’t understand the significant of this war, and want all our troops to come home what the “F” is wrong with you, every soldier that’s over there went over by choice. We have the lowest death rate of any army, most of the soldier deaths were by accidents, like stepping on landmines or failed helicopter crashes due to problems with the machines (mostly due to lack of funding during the Clinton administration) Were stomping out a threat that’s only goal is to kill all infidels, and you can’t see the significance in that. The death toll is only 3000-4000, WE SHOULD BE BRAGING WE HAVE SUCH A LOW DEATH TOLL! Other countries have suffered way worse, and the enemies and civilians, have suffered 100 times worse casualties then us. They look at our guys over there and say; How can they do it? They see us as immortals, like were some kind of invincible army. In an effort to crackdown on terrorism and hostile countries we should have already done preemptive surgical strikes on both Iran and North Korea’s nuclear facilities. That in my opinion is Bush’s problem, during his second term he lost his balls, he’s been trying to fight a politically correct war, which is impossible. We are doing the right thing by staying in Iraq, once Iraq is stable, it’s going to be like another United States, that’s going to continue to fight terrorism for us.

Answer 3

We had no business being there in the first place. No WMD was found so they switched the mission to "Iraqi freedom" more b.s.
All we are doing there is preventing the militant groups like the shieites and sunis from fighting each other and Israel. We are basically just another faction. Once they get rid of us or when we leave they will go back to fighting among themselves. I dont think it will ever become a stable region. We are wasting our time and money over there for no reason.
No it hasnt raised or lowered the terrorist threat here because they operate out of small terrorist cells all over the USA. And they can do it cheaply too. and will continue to do it. No. our presence there has not changed the terrorist threat level at all. If anything it has made them more agravated and even worse.

Answer 4

Well, yes and no. I do not like war. But after what happened on 911, we couldn't just sit there could we? Wouldn't they just attack us again? We had to do something. Right now all I can think of is the war, but i wish there was another choice. Is there?

I mean I see that other people don't like the war, and I understand, but I also understand the people who approve. After 911, we couldn't just sit there and let them terrorize us. It's like if you're being bullied at school, are you gonna just sit there and let them bother you or are you gonna do something about it?

Please nobody get mad at me. I don't completely understand all this yet.

Answer 5

No.
If they were an imminent threat to us, we should have bombed them. Nukes, if needed.
However, sending American soldiers to die in a country, so that country can make a futile attempt at democracy is obscene, anti-Constitutional, and un-American.
Iraq has not taken one step towards democracy in it's 9000 year history. It is a theocracy, and will return to their primitive state, as soon as we leave.
We are no safer, they pose no threat, and the stated reason for our presence there has changed numerous times.
Time to pull out, and if necessary nuke the whole area into a parking lot.

Answer 6

NO WAY.

The war in iraq is a SHAM. it is an attempt to gain power in the middle east so that it can be taken over more easily when they try to implement a one-world government

Answer 7

http://patdollard.com/

Read the Mil-blog sites. First hand accounts by people "in country" and in the know.

You will probably NEVER see this reported in the mainstream media.

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

yes