sould we be in Iraq?

Question

I have done tour of this country and have my own opinion but would like to hear others.

Answer 1

We MUST be in Iraq until the mess is cleaned up and they have a government able to run the country.

"Should we have gone to Iraq in the first place" is an entirely different question. If that is the point of your question, then I would say, "No, it should have been done under a greater participation of world governments with clear cut goals outlined and exit strategies detailed ahead of time. Assuming of course the WMD issue was proven ahead of time to be a real threat to the region, then I think the United Nations had a responsibility to act to neutralize that threat. But I believe that the US has no authority to unilaterailly invade a country because they feel threatened; that should be a "world" decision from now on out."

Answer 2

Its too late now to look at the rights and wrongs of invading Iraq!. I believe its right that we are there and that we remain there doing a very necessary job!. Iraq is just a small part of the bigger picture which involves Iran as well, Sooner or later everyone will see that over throwing Saddam Hussein was probably the most important event to happen because it stopped Iraq becoming a regional super power! which would have been a huge threat to oil supplies passing through the gulf!.

Iran will have to be dealt with because it poses the same threat to world oil supplies should it be allowed to become a regional superpower.

Doing nothing is not an option!.

Answer 3

You have many out there who are uninformed and say we invaded Iraq for the oil or we went in based on a lie. First we address the "oil reason", if we went in for the oil we would already have control of the oil fields and wouldn't care about the rest of the country. Obviously we don't have total control of the oil fields and we do care about the rest of the country, so the "oil reason" is wrong. Next, the "big lie" that is supposed to be out there. If there was a "big lie" don't you think the lie would be followed up with the planting of WMD to carry out the lie? This said there was NOT a lie but faulty intell that the US AND the UN acted upon by imposing UN resolutions. Yes Saddam had to go and yes there was terrorist training being sponsered, funded, and conducted by the Bathist regime prior to the war. If we leave now I fear the consequences...

Answer 4

We should not have invaded in the first place since Al Qaeda hated Saddam as much as they did the Americans, maybe more:
Saddam was the way he was because Iraq is the way it is. He had to be brutal.
But now like it or not we are stuck there for better or worse. We have to see this thing through to the end like it or not.
In first place we pull out right now there will be a blood bath that you would never believe. It will make the Nazi Holocaust look like a Sunday school picnic. :
In second place we cut and leave: Every oddball two bit terrorist with a car bomb, suicide bomb, etc strapped on them will be gunning for American's worl wide.
In the third place we are bleeding them of men and resources they could use other places against us.

So now there is no should about it: There is more of a we have to be in Iraq about it.

Answer 5

Yes-ish. It's important that we fight terrorism and help set up a government which'll be better for both the local people and for ourselves. If we just up and leave, we're going to put Iraq into chaos, more of our troops will be killed on the way out, and our enemies now have boasting rights which will embolden them and give them legitimacy.

Although it appears that those goals might better be accomplished by putting pressure on the other countries that are sending in weapons and tacticians. Iran, I'm looking at you.

Although Al-Maghrebi does have a point. It was terrible that we put those rape rooms in Iraq and saw off people's heads, and stone women for being the victim of rape. Oh wait, no that wasn't us. But standing up to people who want to kill us merely because we aren't Islamic fascists is the greatest crime against humanity.

Answer 6

Yes we should. But I wish the administration handled its public relations better. They could have made a solid and somewhat honest case about how crucial Iraq is in terms of Middle East stability and the global economy, but all the WMD stuff and trying to link Iraq to 9-11, rushing the country into war with blank checks (the Bush Doctrine) and without a strategy to win the peace was all a mess.

Answer 7

Personaly no. But right now I think it would make a bad situation worse if we just upped and left.
But seeing as you have done a tour of the country, I think it would be interesting to hear what your opinion is.

Answer 8

Yes. I didn't agree with the reasons for going to war with Iraq, and I still stand by that. But now that we're there and we've toppled Sadaam we have a responsibility to see that the country is rebuilt and able to survive before we start bringing our people home.

If you think death tolls are high now, let's see how they erupt without American Forces.

Answer 9

i personally think that we should not! be involved with any! other country's problems unless we are specifically invited, or as part of a UN force. we should pull out with out delay. and Tony Blair should be arrested and charged with treason. because he knowingly lied to the queen and the people about the reason for war. he is partly responcible for the mass slaughter of inoccent people and cannot be allowed to get away with it. our soldiers should be employed here in their own country to help with the removal of illegals. and the mass deportation of Muslim extremests and their suporters and followers. ........ in my opinion!! while our soldiers have been fighting in Iraq and Afganistan, Blair has opened the borders and traitor!! that he is, has let the enemy swarm in to Briton by their thousands. he's incompitence has also allowed containers full of weapons 'of all kinds' to flood into the country with them. they are not only common place on our streets, but where are the bulk of them being stored. and for what perpose?? thats what worries me. and should be worrying every! British person.

Answer 10

I've done two tours of Iraq in USMC Infantry. After seeing the changes we made, I would have to say yes. Also we started this, and we are going to finish it.