Do you Feel the Iraq War should be stopped immediately to Save the rest of The American Troops life's ?

Question

Or should the Us American troops keep pushing forward, no matter how many more American troops lose there Life's? and if you feel yes is your answer! Would you be in favor of a draft to get the job done?

First off many have answered Honestly and others with against the questions!

I didn't ask the qestion for people to let off there steam! or too answer in a way to only protect there own family members from a draft!!!!

What I meant was if a draft was needed would you be against it or for it get the job done, or against just to protect your own family members from the draft!

It shouldn't be ONLY enlisties fighting for All of our freedom! Now with that said, thoses that feel getting nasty, don't need to answer!

Second: Fighting the war with Iraq had nothing to do with OUR FREEDOM!!! It was a personal problem with Bush with Saddam Period! and anyone thinking differnetly is dead wrong!

Those middle east countries don't want Freedom it seems most love hatred and What right does the USA have to interfere in middle east way of life! They have there own leaders to control them, Just like we have a President for the 52 USA states! Not for Middle east Dictating! USA ONLY!

Answer 1

I would go with a different option.

First of all Bush and Cheney should be removed and charged with war crimes for the illegal invasion.
Then I would ask the UN to send in peace keeping troops.
The USA and other countries would all be involved in helping Iraq rebuild it's self.
Most of our troops would come home yes but... We could not leave the country with no help at all. Many other countries all helping would be a much better option.

Answer 2

That's a more complex question than just a Yes or a No. Since we are in this we have created a country that if we just packed up and left would be easily rolled over by either a terrorist regime such as Al Qaeda or even Iran. The power vacuum left in our wake if we left would be easy to fill by someone like this, but this is not what we wanted when the U.S. went in the first place and could possibly lead to more trouble for us in the future. Sooo do we pull out and risk that or stay in and risk the lives of our soldiers...it's a hard question. If the terrorists were smart they would stop blowing up the countryside and killing American troops, the more stable it becomes over there the more willing the Bush regime would be to withdraw the troops...but it seems that they don't care, they just want Americans to die and are willing to blow up Iraqis as well to do it. It's a mess and I'm not sure how this will work out.

As far as a Draft, not sure how that would help things either, throwing more troops over there might not accomplish much.

Answer 3

If you "stopped immediately", how would you get the guys over there out without more of them getting killed? Whoever was the last to leave would be slaughtered without adequate cover. I have heard lots of experts who know way more about it than I do explain this and tell how many weeks and months it would take to pull out if we started right now and went as fast as we could, and how dangerous it would be for the final ones left. Not to mention all the wasted arsenals of equipment, ammunition, vehicles, supplies, etc., etc., etc., that we would probably just have to leave for the enemy to use against us (either there or shipped to wherever else they wanted to use them--maybe even smuggled across our porous borders and turned against us on U.S. soil next time. How do you think folks would like that??
No matter what you think about whether or not we be in this war, the fact is that we are there now and we have to determine a safe & effective exit strategy and have a plan for diplomacy and support for the new government after we leave, or we will just have to fight this war all over again before we know it (Remember Daddy Bush & the Kuwait War?) By focusing resources there, it's less likely the terrorists can get to us over here, and if we ever could achieve a stable ally for us in that part of the world, it would be a great strategic victory toward monitoring and stabilizing the rest of the Middle East.
A draft sounds like a good idea, but we have not had one since the rules about women in the military have changed, so it would open up a whole new can of worms about whether or not women should be included in the draft. Not to mention the controversy about gays in the military--you would have people claiming to be gay when they weren't so as not to have to go, while others who were gay & had no desire being in the military might end up there with all sorts of scenarios from that.
I have felt for a long time that a minimum of some sort of service should be required for all at age eighteen, with other choices for volunteerism besides military included such as Peace Corps, Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, faith-fased organizations, etc., etc. If this were a requirement for any type of government-funded higher education or other federal assistance, the world would be a better place, and perhaps more would choose military as an option.
Both my husband and son are in military, and I can honestly say that I am more proud of them than I am afraid for them. Nobody likes war, and certainly nobody wants to send loved ones over where they can get hurt or killed, but every doubt and misgiving we articulate publicly motivates the bad guys and demoralizes our troops. Regardless of how anyone may feel personally, our patriotism should lead us to stand united in support of our troops and our commander in chief instead of armchair quarterbacking and second guessing.

Answer 4

Your question seems almost black and white. The world very rarely is. The fact of the matter is that we have accomplished 4 out of the 5 major missions we set out to do in Iraq in the 1st place. The last mission is to stabilize the Iraqi Government and allow it to protect itself. That mission is being accomplished. We are looking at the back end of one of the greatest victories we have ever had. It’s the 4th quarter we have a lead in all of this. I feel like we need to push through and continue what we have started. The media makes it seem like we haven’t made any progress. Nothing could be further from the truth. Yes we have lost lives and Yes we have had to sacrifice. I feel like we need to hang in there until the job is done. I see no need for a draft. Now if things change and we have to go to War with Iran, things may be different. We have to remember that our freedom in this country has never been, nor shall ever be free. We need to stand behind our troops, give them the support they need and not let the media sway us into falling short of what we set out to do. Iraq could easily turn out to be the force that stabilizes and bring peace to the middle east. It can be the Muslim State that brings progression into the Nation of Islam. I do believe that is worth fighting for. Hang in there we are almost done.

Answer 5

It would be really nice to just declare victory on Friday and go home on Saturday. Unfortunately ,No, you cannot stop it immediately. Its just too big for that. It will take months and months to withdraw after the order is given. there is so much war material to be pulled out, and positions to be guarded against attack while we are withdrawing, that even a year is seriously optomistic.

Supporting a draft would be political suicide for any congressman or senator. The majority of americans oppose this war and any suggestion to begin a draft.

And I am so sick of half-witted flag waving republican nitwits who claim the mission has to be accomplished. What mission?. Do you honestly believe Bush's lies? We're simply killing a lot of freedom fighters who don't want foreigners on their soil and large numbers of hapless civilians. Oh, I suppose an occasional bonafide terrorist gets wasted, but thats an exception.

Answer 6

I think because we have been fighting for so long and so hard that to stop now would make all my fellow soldiers deaths be in vain. Although we may have come here on bad terms we can not leave until we leave on at least fair ones. To cut and run when Iraq is still a mess makes everything not worth it. I would love to honor these brave men and women by finishing the job for them or coming to join them because I tried.

Answer 7

Well Mr. Answer if you mean returning to the mid east in ten years to a war which will make this look like a picnic and far more American troops will die then I guess my answer is no, fight it now, and people compare this to Vietnam and they are the ignorant ones who don't know history. And no we don't need a draft, we need some support from all the people.

Answer 8

Excuse me but there is no wholesale loss of any lives going on right now. Our troops are not there to loose their lives. They are there to help protect the Iraqi people and give the fledgling government a chance to survive.

A draft is not necessary at this time. However, if another Clinton becomes Commander-in-Chief, you may well need a draft to replace all the military who will not reenlist if they have to serve under her. I don't think you will see the high levels of recruits from red states that you see now.

I guess if all of the blue staters enlist they can take up the slack. If not then she will have to do what she has to do to fill the ranks.

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Answer 9

That's a hard question to answer. Most people that advocate to bring back the troops have no families in the military. I see it in my university where I study ( University of Puert Rico-Humacao) and there's also a stigma in it. Should we decide to return the troops would result in a disaster in Iraq and the terrorist would claim it as a symbolic victory. The Muslim nations would see the US as a nation of cowards that all you need to is kill a few soldiers to send them back reeling. It happened at the "Black Hawk Down" incident and that became a tragedy as people were killed by the near millions. As much as I hate to say it: We need to stay. Bedside we lost more men in D-Day than in the entire Iraq war. In D-Day alone we lost 6,000 men. In Okinawa alone we lost 12,513 killed and nearly double the wounded. It's a long war and the last long war America fought was Vietnam, a nasty affair.

Answer 10

We should keep going until the job is done. Do you realize that in WWII more people were killed in one day of action than have been killed during the 4 years of this war? Let's remember history. In the Revolutionary War, America lost 1 percent of it's total population in the fighting. Granted our country only had a population of 2.5 million, that's 25,000 lives lost! To lose 1 percent, we would have to have 3 million killed.