How many think the execution of Saddam Hussein and American occupation of Iraq makes the world better?

Question

The invasion of Iraq was said to be retalliation against Saddam and his role in 9/11. It since established he had no part. Most of the 9/11 terrorists came from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Yet we did not invade there or try and execute King Fahd. I have heard that since the First Iraq War, almost 2 million Iraqis have died from war, civil war, starvation, lack of medical care. Cost to the US has esceeded 500 Billion dollars. We could have a nice national health care system for a fraction of that. Nearly 4,000 Americans killed, 28,000 wounded and more than 160,000 have applied for VA pensions for disabilities. And instead of Democracy, the result is that we are empowering a fundamentalist type of Islam like exists in Iran. I still rellish the picture of Rumsfield kissing Saddam in 1989 when he was our ally against Iran.

Answer 1

The invasion of Iraq was never said to be in retaliation for 9/11. That was Afghanistan.

We invaded Iraq because the world believed that Saddam Hussein was attempting to stockpile munitions and weapons of mass destruction in order to once again strike out at the world.

We believed this in part because Saddam wanted us to, the whole affair could have been avoided if he only allowed unrestricted access to the inspectors. But he did not because he wanted the world to believe he was more of a threat than he was.

But he was trying, and eventually he would have succeeded, The U.N. was complicit in giving him large sums of money.

So yes, the world is a safer place due to the occupation of Iraq and Saddam being executed.

Answer 2

This will be an unpopular answer but using logic, it is safe to say that from the standpoint of American interests, it has not done one positive thing. For the Middle East and the region, the jury is still out I believe... Our relationship with Saddam is one of the greatest examples of our hypocritical for-profit foreign policy. While people now claim we took him out because he was a bad man, he was gassing the Kurds, he tortured his own people and the likes; for the first 2 decades he was in power he was OUR guy. His Iraq was turning westward, it was secular, it had the largest growing middle class in the Arab world, and the most womens rights in the Arab world. Taking out Saddam had nothing to do with humanitarian efforts. How humanitarian were we when we sponsored materially and logistically his agressive war with Iran that lead to the deaths of millions? How humanitarian were we when we gave him the gas and green light to squash Kurdish and Shia rebellions all through out the time they were going on!? While he was gassing innocent Kurds we were silent, but the moment he threatened our corrupt rich oil Gulf Emirs we had to draw the line!? The view that he had to go because he was a brutal dictator is pure rubbish...and more than that disproven by so many countless facts that prove otherwise. Saddam made the error of thinking that the West would prefer him to the backward Wahhabis (The ones that fundamentally fill the ranks of Al Qiada). He did not foresee that by than the first Bush administration was in bed with the Gulf oil men. To make matters worse for him, the Israelis did not want a secular modern style 'Germany' in the heart of the Arab world. The war to remove him, "Iraqi Freedom', has been portrayed as anything but what it truly is: A profiteering war by the corporations. Look at Iraq now, talk to a moderate middle class refugee, and you will see that Iraq has gone backward. When you see the educated and scientific part of society leave en masse you know that the country is heading in the wrong direction. Saddam was a bad man, it is true. Is the world, is Iraq, any better you ask? I would say absolutely not.

Answer 3

Where to start, first of all WE DID NOT Execute Sadam Hussein. The Iraqi government did in accordance with there laws. We just turned him over to them. Second We did not invade iraq for any part of 9/11. It was questioned if they had anything to do with it after the invasion. We invaded iraq because of suspected involvement with weapons of mass destruction and genocide. Which was both found to be true. Lastly 1 million people dead is streaching the truth a little it is more like 300 thousand. Most of which were killed by there own people. Last get off the heath care issue. You could no more provide heath care for this nation with that kind of money. You are looking at trillions to provide health care for all in USA per year. Even then they would be slow paying and Dr's would just stop providing it here and go elswhere.
Sorry but thanks for playing the game.

Answer 4

This world is no safer due to this war. Those responsible for 9/11 are still out there and not really being looked for. The US government has tried to distract the American people by going after a country that did NOT attack us. It has been nothing but lies, lies and more lies. There is no end to ridding the world of terrorists unless we invade every single country. Terrorists are everywhere. The reasons for this war just keep changing and I never understand how people can be so blind and easily fooled. Where are the WMD that were supposed to be in Iraq? Where is Bin Laden? Why are we spending $$$ needed in THIS country in Iraq? Why are we forcing our ways of life upon others?

Answer 5

BS!!!!

Saddam had nothing to do with 9-11 and you seem to be the only one that thinks he did. We went there because of his refusal to allow the nuke watchdogs in to inspect and to find and rid the world of his WMDs which we did find some of but like his captured general said, the majority was shipped to Syria when the UN was trying to make up there mind on our invasion of Iraq.

You need t get your lies straight before you make even more of a fool of yourself.

Answer 6

To hell with the world.....The Iraqis are happy the Butcher of Baghdad is waiting tables in hell !! You can practice your peace-nik crap on the terrorist. They don't want to be pals with you or the Marines. They want to kill you, your mom, your whole damn family for that matter. Get you head out of bung hole and open your eyes past your nose. there is a world of hurt coming for those who aren't prepared! What has happened so far is small potato's........this war on the terrorist isn't going away in the near future. Iran isn't getting mad at us....they've been this way for YEARS and they are playing with nuclear fire. If the U.S. doesn't put them down then you can bet the farm the Israel will in a HEART BEAT!!
If it makes you feel better....sing KUMBAYA and hand hands for Peace.....but keep one eye out over your shoulder. Baboo will cut your throat for the sake of HIS religion!!!

Answer 7

I will have to say our actions cause more instability in the world that even our government could have imagined. Think of all the Iraqis living in fear daily, they are shot first then questions are asked later. What can the US tell these people, when can we say this will be over and you will be in a better position. What can we HONESTLY tell the men & women who are injured or families of the dead ones as to why they have died or were injured.

Answer 8

"The invasion of Iraq was said to be retalliation against Saddam and his role in 9/11"

This was never, ever, ever stated by any government officials. I'd appreciate if you could provide a source.

Answer 9

Execution of Saddam: probably good. He was, indeed, an evil dictator.

Occupation of Iraq: Not a single good thing has come out of it. As bad as Saddam Hussein was, and I don't deny that he was an evil screw, the entire Middle East is MORE dangerous now than it was before. Quite the opposite result of what was supposed to happen.

Answer 10

"Rumsfield kissing Saddam" - politics makes for strange bedfellows, no?

There is no doubt you speak truth on so many levels.

The loss of Saddam is not a big loss - but the reality is that our lack of planning in this senseless invasion really screwed us.

We should have kept Saddams' Republican Guard in power to control the population.
That was a really stupid thing to do in taking out the very people who could have kept order in a now-lawless nation.

Now - our troops are police...nice going, Mr. President!
I suppose the "No Child Left Behind" really means each child will inherit a massive national debt, thanks to "W".