Is the war in Iraq honorable?

Question

what kind of message are we leaving for future americans and the world?

Answer 1

War, being an abstract, can be neither honorable nor dishonorable. Those qualities are reserved for the people who start and conduct the war. I believe Bush acted dis-honorably when he falsely attributed the 9/11 attack to Iraq, and attempted to falsely link Saddam and bin Laudin, then launched an invasion of the wrong country and aimed at the wrong man. The men and women who serve and have served over there have, for the most part, done so with both honor and distinction, in the highest traditions of patriotism and the honor of arms. They are not responsible for the policies of their Commander in Chief.
As to the message, we are showing once again that the promises of the U.S. people are not to be trusted. None of our promises to the Native American tribes were kept, our promise to support the Republic of South Viet Nam was abandoned, as were similar promises to Taiwan and the Shah of Iran, whose overthrow by Ayatollah Khomeini turned Iran from a staunch ally to one of our most implacable foes, which in turn caused us to put Saddam in power in Iraq, leading to the current situation. As has been proved so many times, "Those who ignore the mistakes of the past are destined to repeat them."

Answer 2

Whenever someone is willing to risk/lose their life for another - it is ALWAYS honorable.

Whether or not the word war is honorable is an irrelevant argument. All too often friends are not even willing to step up for another friend.. so when a complete stranger defends the rights & freedoms of a nation.. YES, it is honorable...

What's the message we're sending to future Americans? That it is a privilege to be an American and that there are certain RIGHTS that we need to protect and defend. The additional message is that freedom is not free, for most... and trust me some paid the ultimate price.

I wish you well.

Answer 3

The war in Iraq was over years ago. That was honerable. Lots of people including 80% of Iraq was happy Saddam was gone. This is a rebuilding mission and so war it's leaning in the right direction. I would say the proplems the U.S. can fix will probably take another year. That's basically patroling and building up the Iraqi forces. The politics will have to be left with the Iraqis.

I think it will take 30-50 years for Iraq to build itself up. That's been about the historical average for massive recovery. When that time comes, all this hardship will probably be forgotten like the 1 million U.S. soldiers that died between the start of the Civil War to the end of WWII (about an 85 year span).

Answer 4

I beleive the war in Iraq is one of honor. People and nations with power I beleive have the responsibility to do what is right and necessary to protect the basic rights of human beings. When a dictator is killing thousands of his own people and ruling them with an iron fist made of fear and death what should be done? Is it more honorable to leave them to their devices and say how the innocent dying in Iraq arn't our problem? That I beleive would be a dishonor and shameful for the US and any other country with power to do nothing and simply overlook the corruptions happening in the world. The message we will be leaving for future Americans will be that yes we do have the courage and peice of mind to protect those who can't fend for themselves and we should be proud of it. The message we will be leaving the world is, most of you all may not care about anyone besides yourselves but, were here and were ready to do what is morally right like we have been since the beggining of our nation. Also we will be telling the world you might not like us but I can't see how on God's green earth you can't respect us after all we have done for the world in the last 100 years.

Answer 5

Regardless of which side of the political fence one is on, there is no denying that there isn't a war that has been fought, is being fought, or will be fought that is honorable. War is the ultimate failure of political leaders to come to diplomatic resolutions. While I feel that war is not honorable, I do believe that there are honorable intentions and honorable fighting men and women. Too bad our political leaders won't learn what it means to have honor.

Answer 6

The troops serving in this war are honorable, the war is not!
People who join the service are duty bound to go where they are sent & to serve the govenment of this country. They are doing this & have my greatest respect. I do not respect the people who agreed to send them into this conflict because they knew before the troops were sent to Iraq, that Iraq had no WMD, yet allowed them to be sent to die for a lie!

Answer 7

I am not a military person but since the Iraq war, i will never encourage my kids to join the military, it seems the military is tearing families apart, Some men are gone for 18 months at a time and I feel bad for there families. If you think about when your loved one gets deployed im sure the families wonder if theyll see there loved one again. I mean there are great benefits but risking your life for a already one battle is pointless. We already took the leader out and organised the country the US should just let Iraq make there own mistakes.

Answer 8

Detwilerfam said it as good or better then I could. It is honorable and the only dishonor would be leaving it unfinished. The message that would send to the world is that America won't fight once we start taking causalities and that would make me worry for the safety, health and freedom of future Americans.

Answer 9

I think the war in Iraq was honorable and also unnecessary. The Multi-National Force (American Troops) over there are doing the best job that they can, and that is honorable of them. I do not think the initiation of the war was honorable... but it was also Saddam's pride that got him removed... Bush initially said hey you better let the UN inspectors in there in 72 hours or we are going to blow your house up... and Saddam was like you aren't going to blow up $h!t because I don't have anything to show you. So he was like Hey UN you gonna let Bush punk me like this.. and even the UN was like Come on, Bush, man- CHILL... but Bush was like "Too late, we're already over there!" Seriously though, the country was more stable over there because Saddam kept everyone in check- he let it be known he was the King Bully... now everyone is fighting for the piece of the pie. In the end I believe the quality of life for the average Iraqi will be improved, but the question is- was it worth the lives of our fellow Americans to make that improvement... and if you can answer yes to that question... then I guess it was Honorable.

Answer 10

It's not the Soldiers duty to decide if what their country asks them to do is honorable, its is their job to act honorable once they get their...

This country was sent to war by a Civilian, yes the Commander in Chief is a Civilian who was elected by Civilians...

Americans put George W Bush in charge of the Military, then gave him power to go to war without the consent of Congress, if you have a problem with the war, VOTE, and get him out of office.

Is it honorable for you to sit and complain about the war but do nothing about it?