Question for Conservatives only: If you could go back in time, would you wage war in Iraq or leave it alone?

Question

None of these "I would go but do it differently" answers. Knowing what we know now about the false information that brought us there, do you think that Iraq was a good idea?

And how many UN resolutions does Israel have outstanding, Mr. Sock?

Answer 1

let's recap:
Hussein used chemical weapons against the Iranians during the Iran/Iraq war.
Used chemical weapons against the Kurds.
Had an active biological weapons program.
Harbored ill will against the U.S. for his defeat during Gulf War I.
Was a sponsor and financial backer of terrorist organizations.
Had a desire to destabilize the region to further his goal to become a regional dictator.

Knowing this and having BEEN THERE DURING THE IRAQ/IRAN WAR,I would have agreed with the invasion of Iraq.I would,however,have left congress out of it and allowed the military to do what they do best;win wars.

Answer 2

The middle east represents the jugular vein of the world's economy. The notion that the US would not have boots on the ground there to protect it is just naive.
It was bound to happen. It was just a matter of picking a location and the UN did it with 13 resolutions.
To do nothing in the face of 13 resolutions would have rendered the UN even more inert than it already was.
No other nation in the world is equipped to do it.
Once again, the nations of the world have leveraged the US into doing their wet work.
Now we have a buffer with the time to facilitate the switch to alternative fuels and put the Middle East out of business and a place to consolidate terrorists as a palpable target.
Brilliant strategy.

Answer 3

The resolutions on Israel are different than the ones imposed on Iraq...look it up. The main difference? One is answered by force when not complied with.

I would NOT have created a war over there. I'd have taken the intelligence I received and tracked Hussein, his sons and the weapons (remember...there still is NO PROOF of where they went. We know they had them, but where'd they go? Disposal requires UN oversight...never happened, so we have to assume the worst...naivety does not equal peace).

I'd have done the entire thing covertly, producing the same results (death of Hussein family), not told a single person about it and gone, "who? me? I don't know" when you asked me what happened.

Remember, the most successful mission against Hussein and his rise to dictatorship was Israel's covert bombing of the Osirik nuclear facility in 1980. They even did it without our knowledge, and they were our weapons and fighters.

Answer 4

I would wage war. You cited UN resolutions against Israel keep in mind this UN has Syria in charge of Human rights, and considering Kyoto and Lost are against American interests and the UN doesn't take action when terrorists operate around the "Peace Keeping" forces in Lennon Your pointing out the UN puts you in a strange position of putting up with incompetence such as a Corrupt Oil for Food program supported by leftist American Businessmen (They got paid) Saddam (Who got paid) and Kofi Anan (who got paid) and the Iraqi Military (Who got paid) Iraq went hungry and you think you are a humanitarian? Your humanity kills people.

Answer 5

I still think it was the right decision to go into Iraq. The military strategy for going in there was perfect. We deposed the Iraqi leadership in a matter of weeks. However, we definitely were not prepared for winning the peace, afterwards. I don't think anybody realized exactly what would be involved in setting up a new Iraqi government. The real question is, if we could do it over again, could we establish a new government any differently.

Answer 6

yes i would, there were 16 resolutions that Iraq was in violation of,

with out the removal of Saddam Hussein we would still be patrolling a no fly zone,

Iraq would still be launching SAMs at out planes,

he would still be committing genocide,

and the money from all of this would still be coming from Germany and France making illegal oil for food purchases,

Saudi women still wouldn't be allowed to vote

Libya would never have handed over its wmd programs

and Iraqi citizens would still consider 5 dollars a week a good job

Answer 7

if you refer to wmd's, they existed. Under Clinton, Iraq had enough time to move them to Syria. We should, in my opinion, have done exactly what we did when Hussein ignored the Un sanctions only I believe we should have leveled the place. Does this send a loud enough message that one doesn't mess w/ innocent American civilians?

Answer 8

Yes, I would free the people of Iraq from the terrible dictator they HAD!

Answer 9

after 17 UN resolutions, at least 500,000 deaths. outright invaded kuwait and iran. had biological weapons and used them. so yes, i would. and yes it was.

Answer 10

I would like to go back in time and have President Clinton actually go after Bin Ladin and take him into custody when Sudan offered him to the US...... wow think where we would be now.....