http://www.oxfam.org/en/policy/briefingpapers/bp105_humanitarian_challenge_in_iraq_0707
Haven't we been told that we must stay some kind of course? Anyone know what this course is?
2007-09-19 02:09:08 · 14 answers · asked by Naturescent 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?189822
http://www.iraqbodycount.org/
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/fallen/
http://www.unknownnews.net/casualties.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/02/20060216-11.html
Who is benefits from the war?
2007-09-19 02:45:13 · update #1
It removed a brutal dictator and given the country a democratically elected government........
2007-09-19 02:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 7 · 3⤊ 8⤋
Greetings. it certainly solved their population problem and got rid of the pesky problem of who to sell their oil to as well. Stay the course? what course? all we are doing is dying there and killing, this is a course that it is a good idea to continue on? Check history and you will find that the bloodiest wars are always ones that cannot be won, like religious wars or guerilla wars against a civilian population. Genocide is rarely the answer. Strange that we attacked the only nation in Arabia that was not a fundamentalist fanatic paradise. the nation in Arabia the most democratic and that did not treat its women as slaves. They had a dictator that we put in power to fight Iran, but according to reports the people were much better off under Saddam then under the benevalent occupation they have now.
2007-09-19 09:25:03 · answer #2 · answered by Rich M 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Nothing at all.
Hundreds of thousands of deaths, on both sides, the country on the verge of civil war, major unrest in the entire region and more ani west feeling than ever before.
No one has benefitted from this whole sorry mess, except the business that is war.
2007-09-19 09:36:14 · answer #3 · answered by toowit2wu 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well about 4 million people got to vote for the first time, which is more than vote in this country's elections and we have had freedom of the vote since 1776, so I'd say that's something, but I assume from the direction you are shifting this question from you have no concern for any real facts or if the Iraq people live or die, your just looking for another reason to give the war effort and Pres. Bush a black eye, RIGHT??
2007-09-19 09:23:55 · answer #4 · answered by jasonzbtzl 4 · 2⤊ 5⤋
For Iraqi refugees it's a course right out of the country.
2007-09-19 09:23:47 · answer #5 · answered by Global warming ain't cool 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Simple.
50 million citizens of Iraq now have a hope of freedom for the first time in their history.
Also, Iraq is a domino that if taken by Radical Muslims, will rise to attack Israel. When the Jews feel threatened, they will turn Iran and Iraq into radioactive craters.
We vow to support Israel,and Russia vows to defend Iran.
Now think about the big picture....if we let Iraq fall, who really loses?
Study macro political theory in college.
It is some very sobering and scary stuff.
The next president has the job of stopping the next world war.
Letting Iraq fall is a prescription for doom.
The truth is not popular especially for the young who have no reference of history to understand.
You might elect a president who pulls us out of Iraq and perhaps you will not have to fight again.
But your children will have no choice.
Providing we live to fight after the nukes fly.
Hate my logic all you want.
I have 60 years of history to remember and nearly 200 college credits to understand it.
"Duck and cover drills" were real.
Can you imagine wondering when the flash will happen?
Can you imagine what it is like growing up with the fear of a nuclear war constantly? I can because I did.
You kids don't have a clue how serious this is.
Go ahead and duck you heads in the sand.
Maybe the nice radical Muslims will just go away.
This just in on the news:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070919/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_israel
All the thumbs down on YA answers can't change the reality.
Believe me folks, I hope I'm wrong.
2007-09-19 09:23:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
Thanks for the question. I found this link: http://bootsinbaghdad.blogspot.com/2006/04/iraq-progress-report.html It details the progress specifically, and is very interesting. The coarse we are on is a British plan recently portrayed as the Petraeus Plan. But this is the same military strategies the British have used very successfully during all the years that they were taking over sects in Africa, South America, etc...
You idiots giving me bad answer ratings are un-American. You don't want to hear anything progress. If that's not politically motivated than I don't know what is. My answer is the correct answer. If you don't like it than you shouldn't ask questions that you don't want the truth for.
-Where are your links for the hundreds of thousands that Saddam killed. Between him and his sons, they have probably personally killed more than we have.
2007-09-19 09:19:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
The course is 'we are staying till we get control of your oil resources'
Iraqi's got no benefit from our being there. At least they had peace before.
2007-09-19 09:17:46 · answer #8 · answered by PATRICIA MS 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋
message from Iraqi doctor
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9064860768719730677
2007-09-19 09:19:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wait about 2000 years, then it'll all become clear to you.
2007-09-19 09:33:42 · answer #10 · answered by oldmechanicsrule 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They now have poverty, violence in the streets and sickness.
But that's okay - at least THEY have free universal health care courtesy of our tax dollars.
2007-09-19 09:23:12 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋