Why do people keep refering to the war in Iraq?

Question

The war ended years ago. Why don't I hear "What's up with the occupation of I raq?" or "Will the occupation of Iraq ever end?" Does war really sound better than occupation? Occupation is more negative?

War implies you are fighting another country. The Iraq goverment that was installed is obviously pro US. They occupying, "policing" at best.

I am not American, don't worry, the "war" will continue.

I guess my history is wrong. So when England was in India (constantly fighting off insurgents) they were actually at war with India for hundreds of years?

Answer 1

its easier for people to just call it the "war". my husband is there and although i know the WAR has ended...its still a war in my eyes.

Answer 2

Your factor is definitely proper. Especially the facet approximately our emotions and movements if invaded and occupied via a different nation. No one has the correct to impose their values on a different. And the Iraq saga isn't approximately putting in a democracy or insilling any values. These matters are an attempt to depart the position in a greater form than observed within the first position. In different phrases a face saving means out. As to the intent we went to Iraq, it's the implicit and specific hazard that Saddam's regime posed to US pursuits (no longer US itself) within the neighborhood. Those pursuits incorporate oil, Israel's protection, Saudi Arabia's steadiness, and many others. The struggle used to be certainly a pre-emptive strike towards a viable hazard. And don't forget Saddam did release a shock invasion towards Kuwait a decade in the past, and Saddam did have WMD's, specifically chemical and organic guns. As to the WMD's the query used to be NOT whether or not he had them or no longer. The entire global knew that he had them earlier than. The query used to be in which are they, if destroyed in which is the proof? Was it bought to terrorists? So on etc. Since Saddam didn't wish to furnish proof of his disposal of the WMD, the US needed to cross and be certain that he does not have them. That is the reality, nonetheless it's not the whole reality, there may be plenty extra to it than meets the attention. Diplomatic and different operations are on no account that sensible and rightly so. If they discovered each little factor to ordinarily dumb public, America might no longer be this pleasant and without doubt it might no longer have defeated the Cold War with the Soviet Union, and it might no longer have received the WW2. All I can say is that, we will have to believe the federal government somewhat extra, they understand plenty extra and feature plenty extra assets than we do, so allow's wish that they're doing some thing that's strategically sound and lucrative to all people ultimately. After all US isn't the finest nation unintentionally.

Answer 3

We consider it to be a "War on Terrorism" and not a war with the Iraqi people.The insurgents and Terrorists do not represent the people or free will of Iraqis.

Only people who support the Muslim Fundamentalists refer to it as an occupation thus trying to give the cause some legitimacy, always fails!! :-)

In the case of India and Great Britain (not England) you cannot compare the two instances, what was happening in India was not related to Muslim Fundamentalism, nor were the British occupying a country taken from a dictator, or under a dictatorship but an area under a series of principalities, kingdoms, etc. . etc . . and there was no prolonged insurgency as you would try to imply, you do really need to do some basic research before trying to be a troll

Answer 4

Because everyday, and maybe every hour, people are losing their parents, husbands, wives, children, friends, homes, education, health, and secure. Some children are not going to schools because their families are not sure if their children will be able to come back safe or not. Doctors can not do their duties for the same reasons, they are afraid from going to hospitals, an so on.
Now it is my turn to wounder how anyone ask a question like that!!!!!

Answer 5

Firs of all im going to answer your las additional. No britain had conqueres and dominated India, it is so that the called it a colony, Which means they rulled on it .
Regarding the war on iraq, well yeah there is a war being fought in irak , i asume Hades is a soldier himself, and he is in fact deployed on irakie territory . And he mentions soldiers of diferent nations fighting with the us soldiers awell as the rebels from irak itself. So theres a war
I do see your point, the war turned into ocupation, but ocupation is a war, 1938 geremany occupaid Poland, stablishing a dominium and a german goberment , but it is still known as war. Ocupation is just a cicle, a moment a componet of war , a period if you want and you understand. In the other hand , the US hasnt conquered or dominated the country , the goverment is still irakie,
im not sure if explained my self...

Answer 6

because on the ground it is a war. did you really believe it when bush had that "mission accomplished" sign on that carrier?
it doesn't seem like a war to you because the politics involved don't allow the military to efficiently do our job

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you know nothing of the war unless you have actually been there for several months, that government is corrupted so badly idk why we still support it, the only help we get is from tribal leaders. and in a sense we are fighting another country only its not iraq its iran, syria and some others the battlefield just happens to be iraq

Answer 7

It is the war on terrorism not against Iraq. Unless all of the Iraqis are terrorists.

Answer 8

actually the "war" was declared a victory a few years ago , just a few monthes after the ousting of saddams government so technically this is a police action ..................of course thats the political view everyone i know down range still figures taht as long as bullets keep zipping by its a WAR

Answer 9

"The war ended years ago"??

According to whom? I hope not Bush. Everyone else thinks the war is "alive and well" (although that's a poor choice of words).

Answer 10

why would it be referred to as a occupation? it is not a occupation.