The americans are in Iraq and the american partners, Canadians are in afghanistan. Are we losing the war on terror. Is this another Vietnam war, Are we losing in Iraq and Afganistan? Please answer Honestly, and mature answers.
2007-09-02 08:48:36 · 16 answers · asked by soccerfan10td 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
So are we currently winning the war? on ground? not in the public
2007-09-02 08:59:51 · update #1
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are wars against ideals... we can't kill a thing that isn't physically real, we can just suppress it and hope that the people of Iraq and Afghanistan will help to root it out and remove it from their societies.
2007-09-02 08:57:22 · answer #1 · answered by Woden501 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
If our goal in Iraq was to oust Saddam Hussein, then we won that in less than a year--the problem is that now we're still calling it a "war" when there are no clear-cut opponents against US, only people fighting against each other whom we're trying to police. It's no longer a legitimate "war" and thus cannot be won or lost.
In Afghanistan, we went after the terrorists and the Taliban that supported them. We ousted the Taliban, and we're still working on the worst terrorist camps. We have not lost that one; we're still at it.
2007-09-02 08:55:52 · answer #2 · answered by Vaughn 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You can't lose a war if it's never been declared. You can't win a war against a noun.
We owe way, WAY too much money to China for this Iraq mess to ever even be concidered close to a victory.
We will be feeling the ill effects of this war for decades.
2007-09-02 08:59:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Hell no we didnt lose the war! I have heard that so many times and seen that on so many bumpers of cars. We have made so much progress there and did it with American style. I have a cousin and a friend there, my friend had past away there do u think he died for nothing
2007-09-02 12:09:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
We are losing the propaganda war to beared men in caves. Shameful. We are losing the ground war to teenage Iraqis in sneakers and 60 year old Pashtuns in goat wool. Pitifull
2007-09-02 09:30:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
is this another vetnam? yes it is look at the books writen by former north veitnamese generals and then look at the portraials that the media showed during that war, they are vastly diffrent the NVA genrals said they were on the verge of collapes but the media said that we were losing horrably. now look at the way the media is portaing this conflict and listen the the people who have been over there they show the same diffrence. ie those who have been there say we are wining and turning the country around and the media has up until reciently have been saying that we are in a "Quagmire"
2007-09-02 08:58:45 · answer #6 · answered by cece e 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Big Mistake for going into Iraq and the USA will pay dearly. Yes! We are losing in Iraq. Just like Vietnam.
2007-09-02 09:05:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
We are slowly winning, in my opinion.
Even with the Democrats supporting the Terrorists & the Insurgents, we are still winning.
Bear in mind, that the News Media wants the Terrorists & Democrats to Defeat us.
They are not going to show us any good news.
2007-09-02 09:14:39 · answer #8 · answered by wolf 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If we did lose what's the reason our troops are still in Iraq Saddam is gone Osama is no where to be found. Seriously the Iraqi people don't want America over there we need to bring our troops home
2007-09-02 08:57:48 · answer #9 · answered by As You Were 85 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Recently it came out we are killing 1500 terrorists a month.
2007-09-02 10:06:28 · answer #10 · answered by John C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋