ok every one this is a really importanet Q so why do we fight in iraq ? and in afaghanstan ??? US soldier?

Answer 1

because you have no choice. you most likely joined because you need money for collage or you love the USA and then you realize you nothing more than a political tool, and if you choose not to fight you can get court marshaled for treason or they just make the rest of your enlistment hell.

Answer 2

Assuming you are no longer held captive under some rock, you might look at the source below which is the web link for the Congressional Authorization to carry out offensive military operations against Iraq. The reasons are listed in that law. Public Law #107-40 was passed by the Congress and signed into law on September 18, 2001. It was the military authorization to combat terrorism. That was the basis of our going into Afghanistan. Since NATO had already invoked Article 5 of its treaty (which says that an attack on one NATO member State is an attack on all), the member states of NATO also have troops in Afghanistan. Navies of the NATO member states are also involved as part of Combined Task Force 151 which is patrolling waters of the Arabian Sea, the Gulf and the Red Sea.
Since none of this is covered in TV news, I hope you will get up to speed with the information I've provided.

Answer 3

You are fighting in Iraq because some stupid neo-Conservatives in the US government believed that invading Iraq would cause the Iraqi people to respond gratefully, rise up, overthrow their brutal and repressive regime (which was brutal and repressive, thanks for destroying it, btw) and turn Iraq into a sort of central Asian Italy, full of smoothly democratic people sipping coffee in pavement cafes. It never occurred to the stupid neo-Cons that people might just not like to have their country invaded, no matter how crappy the regime.

You are fighting in Afghanistan because your government ordered you to invade them too, with arguably even less of a good reason to do so. You did, however, kick the stuffing out of the Taliban, one of the worst regimes ever to rule a country. But I gather that they're back, and they're peeved.

Answer 4

To win. We shouldn't leave until we have established a big military base to neutralize Iran from. Then all we have to do is change the "Q"'s to "N"s on the bombs and we're good to go. We will stop the sectarian violence when our traitorous media stops encouraging them by showing how vulnerable we are politically. If our country would show unity for 90 days, I bet we would be done. Think about this empathic-ally; if you were on the fence over there as to which side to take up, the Americans or the terrorists. Would our politicians constantly threatening to cut off funds, pull out if elected and talk of defeat encourage you to join forces with the U.S.? I wouldn't join the U.S. for fear of the Americans bailing on me if the political climate changes. The liberals know that their tactics create doubt in their minds and keep committing their treasonous rhetoric. Politically, the Democrats can't afford a victory in Iraq, they have no stake in it. They have been caterwauling since day one about how we lost the war, it's illegal, our troops are murdering Innocent people and so on, and a victory would be political suicide for them. They should be ashamed of themselves. They sicken me. ]
The consequences if we lose this war, are far greater than winning an election. I guarantee that if they take office, they will stay the course as well, they'll just do so in a way that they can benefit politically for it. These American hating liberals can't stand our troops being deployed to protect American interests. They don't mind our troops being used for a "Meals on Wheels" humanitarian group, which is what I thought the UN was for. America is the greatest country on earth, and we are mans last hope on earth for freedom. Thank a soldier.

Answer 5

One word, oil.

"Doctrinal managers would like us to believe that the US and UK would have "liberated" Iraq even if its major exports were lettuce and pickles and the major energy resources of the world were in the South Pacific. It takes really impressive discipline "not to see" the obvious." - Noam Chomsky

Answer 6

If you don't already know the answer to your own question, then anything that I say, doesn't really mean anything.

Answer 7

I hope you dont expect to get an unbiased answer to that question.

Answer 8

There are books and web sites that explain this.

Answer 9

Luke 21.8-10
Luke 21.22-24
Revealation 16.12-14
Luke 24.44-45,47-49
What do you think?

Answer 10

Why do we go to war? I'll explain it to you scooter


The other day, my nine year old son wanted
to know why we were at war. My husband looked at our son and then looked at me.

My husband and I were in the Army during the Gulf War and we would be honored to serve and defend our Country again today. I knew that my husband would give him a good explanation.
My husband thought for a few minutes and then
told my son to go stand in our front living room window.

He said "Son, stand there and tell me what you see?"
"I see trees and cars and our neighbor's houses." he replied.

"OK, now I want you to pretend that our house and our yard is the United States of America and you are President Bush."

Our son giggled and said "OK."

"Now son, I want you to look out the window and pretend that every house and
yard on this block is a different country" my husband said.

"OK Dad, I'm pretending."

"Now I want you to stand there and look out the window and pretend you see Saddam come out of his house with his wife, he has her by the hair and is hitting her. You see her bleeding and crying.
He hits her in the face, he throws her on the ground, then he starts to kick her to death.
Their children run out and are afraid to stop him, they are screaming and crying, they are watching this but do nothing because they are kids and they are afraid of their father. You see all of this, son....what do you do?"

"Dad?"

"What do you do son?"

"I'd call the police, Dad."

"OK. Pretend that the police are the United Nations. They take your call.
They listen to what you know and saw but they refuse to help. What do you do then son?"

"Dad.......... but the police are supposed to help!" My son starts to whine.

"They don't want to, son, because they say that it is not their place or your place to get involved and that you should stay out of it," my husband says.

"But Dad...he killed her!!" my son exclaims.

"I know he did...but the police tell you to stay out of it.
Now I want you to look out that window and pretend you see our neighbor who you're pretending is Saddam turn around and do the same thing to his children."

"Daddy...he kills them?"

"Yes son, he does. What do you do?"

"Well, if the police don't want to help, I will go and ask my next door neighbor to help me stop him," our son says.

"Son, our next door neighbor sees what is happening and refuses to get involved as well. He refuses to open the door and help you stop him," my husband says.

"But Dad, I NEED help!!! I can't stop him by myself!!"

"WHAT DO YOU DO SON?" Our son starts to cry.

"OK, no one wants to help you, the man across the street saw you ask for help and saw that no one would help you stop him. He stands taller and puffs out his chest. Guess what he does next son?"

"What Daddy?"

"He walks across the street to the old ladies house and breaks down her door and drags her out, steals all her stuff and sets her house on fire and then...he kills her.
He turns around and sees you standing in the window and
laughs at you. WHAT DO YOU DO?"

"Daddy..."

"WHAT DO YOU DO?"

Our son is crying and he looks down and he whispers, "I'd close the blinds, Daddy."

My husband looks at our son with tears in his eyes and asks him. "Why?"

"Because Daddy.....the police are supposed to help people who need them...and they won't help.... You always say that neighbors are supposed to HELP neighbors, but they won't help either...they won't help me stop him...I'm afraid....I can't do it by myself Daddy.....I can't look out my window and just watch him do all these terrible things and...and...
do nothing...so....I'm just going to close the blinds.... so I can't see what he's doing...and I'm going to pretend that it is not happening."

I start to cry. My husband looks at our nine year old son standing in the window, looking pitiful and ashamed at his answers to my husband's questions
and he says...

"Son"

"Yes, Daddy."

"Open the blinds because that man.... he's at your front door...

"WHAT DO YOU DO?"

My son looks at his father, anger and defiance in his eyes. He balls up his tiny fists and looks his father square in the eyes, without hesitation he says:

"I DEFEND MY FAMILY ,DAD!! I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM HURT MOMMY OR MY SISTER, DAD!!!
I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM, DAD, I'M GONNA FIGHT HIM!!!!!"

I see a tear roll down my husband's cheek and he grabs our son to his chest and hugs him tight, and says... "It's too late to fight him, he's too strong and he's already at YOUR front door son.....you should have stopped him BEFORE he killed his wife, and his children and the old lady across the way.
You have to do what's right, even if you have to do it alone, before it's too late." my husband whispers.

THAT scenario I just gave you is WHY we are at war in Iraq . When good men stand by and let evil happen son, THAT is the greatest atrocity in the world.

"YOU MUST NEVER BE AFRAID TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALONE!"
BE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!
BE PROUD OF OUR TROOPS!! SUPPORT THEM!!!
SUPPORT AMERICA SO THAT IN THE FUTURE OUR CHILDREN WILL
NEVER HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR BLINDS..."