Who has loved ones in Iraq?

Question

What do you think about the war? Please...

Answer 1

My brother Randy served two tours in Iraq and was on his second tour in Afganistan. He was killed July, 9. My family has a long history of military service. We know the price for freedom is high. I and two of my brothers served, my dad my uncles, and some of them paid the ultimate price. But what we are doing there is important. We are making a difference. Randy helped build three schools in addition to his regular duties. The way to end terrorism is by educating the people and giving them a stable government and the hopes of a job which will support their family. We are working to make this possible. Yes there have been americans killed, but a lot more civilians have lost their lives and the number of dead terrorist insurgents is in the tens of thousands. Since going to Afganistan and Iraq, has the united states had an attack on our soil. NO. Because we have taken the fight to their own back yard. Keep them busy there and we dont have to worry so much about fighting them here. Another thing, even though every life is valuable, we havent lost that many troops when you compare this to previous conflicts. The price is high, but it will be much higher if we leave now and allow that part of the world to fall into anarchy. Civilians will be slaughtered or die of starvation because there is no government to protect them and no jobs to feed them. Regardless of why we went in, the fact is we are there, and those people are now our responsibility.
Regardless of where you stand on the issue of the U.S. involvement in Iraq

here is a sobering statistic:

There has been a monthly average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of over 3,000 deaths. That gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.

The firearm death rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000 persons for the same period.

That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the U.S. Capital than you are in Iraq.

Conclusion: The U.S. should pull out of Washington.

Answer 2

I'm former Air Force, so I have several good friends that have served and are currently serving over there right now. I lost one of my best friends (Msgt. Steven Daniel) 2 years ago in Mosul.

Though many mistakes have been made in this war, I think the world will be better off in the long run because of it. A stable ally in the middle east can only help the cause of democracy.

Answer 3

I do, we all do… neighbors, and the neighbor’s kids, the girl that grew up down the block and her mom are both serving in Iraq. It’s like Dull Jon said; “I do, and I fully respect their decision. I may not agree with the why of it, but that's not the doing of the troops, just their CinC.”

I believe that supporting our troops in Iraq is NOT the same as: supporting the decisions that lead them there. It would suck if these kids/people came home to the same “political divide” that my brothers did “back in the day”…

Answer 4

I don't have any loved ones in the war, but I agree that we need to be there and if CNN ever reported some good things that are going on there, then more people would to. A lot of people are misinformed or uninformed and just copy what other people say. i.e jumping on the bandwagon.

Answer 5

possiply Irqies have loved ones there.
I saw a wounded terriorist o TV yesterday. She lokked to be 1 or 2 years old. The women with her seemed so concered--it gave me the idea Iraqies are Capable of love.

Answer 6

I do and I support the war

Answer 7

One of my best friends is on his second tour there as an army scout.

What do I think -- I think we have no clear sense of what we're trying to accomplish, no clear plan, and no clear way to measure progress -- and the few indicators we have (whether the Iraqi govt is becoming stable) show that we're losing ground with every passing week....

Answer 8

I do - two cousins and an uncle!

All voted for Bush in 2004

Answer 9

Turks like Barzani and Talabani, believe me !

Answer 10

I do, and I fully respect their decision. I may not agree with the why of it, but that's not the doing of the troops, just their CinC.