Why cant people understand that we shouldnt pull out of iraq?

Question

most people form there opinion from watching the news. all mainstream media can focus on are car bombs and casualty reports because they are to afraid to leave the safety of their hotels to report on the courage and SUCCESS we are having over there.
people say "support the troops"and then they want to" cut and run" before victory is achieved.
everyone is entitled to they own opinion, i just wish it was an informed on. dont you?

ceate62 wtf?

joshcrime you must be one of those scary internet tough guys, let me tell you iam really scared, dumba$$

Answer 1

Because they chose to listen and believe the media rather than speak with those who've been there and know what is really going on.
Ya know - all the popular kids are against the war....

Answer 2

It's really hard to answer something like this since it's such a sensitive topic. I'm actually one person that says we should pull out but I think that opinion should matter only to those who are over there. Of course, the news occasionally focuses on the good instead of the bad and that's what we all wish for over there. There's progress, I admit, that's being made over there. I support the troops, though, because I think politicians here and some of the public are acting like babies. It's real life. Only those service men and women would know. Although I wouldn't mind a pullout, I would agree on you with one thing; what would happen if we did pull out? Every blood, sweat, and tears those troops fought for will just go down the drain.

I do disagree with people saying it's better to fight terrorists overseas than back home. Are you serious? We're surrounded by thousands of miles of ocean on either side. Set a plan and set up a strategy back here at home, not abroad.

By the way, while our troops are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Iraqi government rather prefer to take a vacation. In political sense, would you risk lives for people who don't even take the situation seriously?

Answer 3

In a democracy the public -- you know those people who pay for the war and their public servants - Yes the tax payer decides when and if a war is just and should or should not continue

If you believe in democracy then listen to what your people are telling you - If of course you support the idea of a totalitariuan regime making these decisions reguardless of the peoples wil then you are free to move to China where they like people like you

How does Iraq pose a threat to the US of A - ? There were no WMD there was no connection to 9/11

All the US has done is caused chaos death and spread anarchy at the cost of multiple thousands of US lives and millions of civilians by insisting on taking sides in the civil war that broke out after Hussian was toppled

What progress are you speaking of at any rate ?

That a few roads are almost somtimes safe to walk on ? Is that progress ? That you are seen as an occupying force and breeding hatred so that terrorists are more likely to form and attack then ever before - Is that the progress you mean ?

Or do you mean that 400 million per day off the backs of people who do not want to continue this war in Iraq ? Is the massive debt given to their great great grandchildren the progress you mean ?


Or is it that the American people now know they do not count in the decision making process at all and they only have the right to have their government force policy's down their throats and make them pay for it --- Is that the progress of courage you mean ?

Or the ever growing number of soldiers who would rather kill themselves than continue with the occupation of Iraq - Is that the progress you could be refering to ?

Answer 4

I was under the impression that Bush declared "Mission Accomplished when was flown aboard the Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California).

On a serious note, Iraq is in the middle of a violent civil war, how much worse can the situation get over there? Doesn't it bother you that all the justifications for going to war were predicated on lies?

Exactly, how would you define success in Iraq? We never found the WMD's (assuming we were actually looking for them), the nuclear threat was false. Freedom for the Iraqi people? That's certainly noble, but I don't recall them asking for our help, if they wanted a different type of government it's their job to bring about change not ours. Saddam was a brutal dictator; sure but so are those in power in N. Korea and the Sudan why aren't we over there? Makes you wonder what this war is really about.

Answer 5

It's that way because the successes pale in comparison to LIVES LOST from this unneccessary war.

Hey, I've been there, and I know the successes you talk about... stuff like repairing a knocked down school building, connecting a waterline to a village, etc. You think that's newsworthy? Is is front page material here in the States? Besides, I think everyone pretty much understands that's what goes on back there anyway.

And yes, stuff like "US Soldiers kill X number of insurgents" does make the front pages, so don't complain... it's your war apparently so don't complain about how it's being portrayed in the media. Apparently war makes you happy, so just enjoy the moment!

Answer 6

look i work in the corporate world and i know that a measure can be made to look anyway you want it to look.

i have a great idea. let's give our military personnel an option.

stay in that god forsaken land and fight to get the "victory" / take a chance get your leg blown off or come home in a casket OR call the air force / navy and tell them you want a ride home to your family. LOL.

Let them decide what they want to do. Please do not tell me that our military people do not have any risk there .. I'm not that old or stupid. It's a terrible waste of blood / talented people. Our military deserves much better than they are getting.

Imagine , they will come home and do you think anyone will really care or that the government will take adequate care of them with disabilities . I suppose that none of these kids over there thinks they will be the one injured or that does not come home. Ask the Viet Nam and Korean Conflict veterans if they would do it all over again ? We stole life from these vets / families lost big. We give them substandard benefits / salaries / housing and expect them to be out there on the line willing to give up health and life ? For what do they give this up for , oil ? money ? trust me if we had no oil left , the americans will find away to invent something else. NEED IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION. We are entrerpnerial in America ... this is our strength. Where are your thinkers in all of this ? We have so much stupid pride / patriotism that is of absolutely zero value. It's a dream ... not reality. Brainwashing / Propoganda almost.

Believe me , I'm a team player , but our President, commander in chief , has gone too far. I lack trust in him and the decisions. I realize that he must have enormous pressure that we can't comprehend and the decisions have to be tough. We may not always be privy to all the details for security reasons. I can accept all of that. I can't accept the lies, unaswered questions, personal greed/ motives. There is too much to keep overlooking in good conscience. I do agree with you that it is very difficult to get good news / information. I look at a vareity of sources / and still have a very tough time filtering through it all and understanding. Fortunatly , I have a fairly good detector.

I do not think it is right. I would like our military people returned safely to their families asap.

That's my opinion ... thank you for understanding.

Answer 7

Limitless debt spending on a country that can't seem to get their act together seems so damned appealing though doesn't it...Every success we have militarily is pointless without civil and government progress in Iraq. I don't really feel it is our responsibility to keep our troops there for decades just because they Sunni and Shiites have so much trouble coming together. We don't seem to have any plan to help expedite the progress either. We set benchmarks with absolutely no consequences for failure so what is the point. I say we give them four months to start getting their act together or we start to pull out. And if they manage to finally come together we give them another year and then begin to bring our soldiers home. I'm fine with leaving enough troops for anti-terrorist activities even after we pull the majority of our forces out though.

Answer 8

Many people like me do have an informed opinion, and we disagree with you. It is costing us hundreds of billions of dollars a year to stay in Iraq, plus the American deaths, and the military is being worn down. And what do we get from all this sacrifice, a puppet prime minister who is totally ineffective. Lets set a time table and get out. The Iraqis have got to solve their own problems.

Yes, there will be chaos and thousands will die when we leave, but will it really be much worse than the current situation? A strong man will emerge, and take control of the country. Democracy just won't work in Iraq.

Answer 9

The war in Iraq is a very emotional war for me here at home. I have no blood relations in Iraq that I know of. But I love every man and woman over there risking their lives and dying for Bush's war. I have shed tears right along with the families of those loved ones killed. I have seen the mounting death tolls and I have spent countless hours on my knees at the altar praying for them as well as the ones still struggling. I pray nightly for the nightmare to end and our troop come home. Don't tell me that I don't support our troops because I don't support Bush's war. Bush (and I say the name with scorn) thinks he is all powerful and is beginning to look like a dictator himself! I say, NO MORE DEATH!!!!

Answer 10

I think one of the most popular reasons people will say we should pull out of Iraq is because we never should have been there in the first place. However they fail to realize, understand, and acknowledge the fact that our presence in Iraq yesterday and today has created a dependence of our presence in Iraq tomorrow. Imagine removing one of the support pillars from beneath a bridge and holding it up yourself (assuming you had the strength). The powers that be say you never should have gone under the bridge in the first place, so now you must get out. Perhaps, you should not be there but what about the bridge? Since you have removed the support pillar, it has become your obligation to support the bridge until another pillar is set up in your place.

Liberals do not care what will happen to the people of Iraq after we pull out too soon. They will remove the guilt from their hearts by blaming it on Bush. They only pretend to care for "innocent Iraqi civilians" when it supports their own cause. But when actually put to practice, they would be willing to let the bridge fall and then cry out "You see what Geroge Bush did?"

Answer 11

Well because I don't think people are asking the right question. If you ask someone simply "should we be in iraq?" the overwhelming answer is no. I bet if you asked them "Do you think we should pull everyone out all at once and allow a free for all that would result in the worst mid-east crisis ever?" they would say no. I think most people have an inkling that things have gone way too far for that. But they DO want a very clear logic based affirmative plan to achieve what they really really want, which is to be done with iraq.