2007-12-02 13:46:01 · 13 answers · asked by Joey 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Because there are groups in Iraq who are trying to prevent a democratic government from being established. As long as there is a danger of the democraticly elected government colapsing, we have to keep our troops there to protect it.
2007-12-02 13:51:00 · answer #1 · answered by jd4640 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Prior to the invasion of Iraq, the notion that alQadea was using the area as a base of operations was a figment of the imagination of some people in the US administration.
Today it is a horrible reality. We have created a monster that needs to be surgically removed from Iraq, because if we leave before eradicating this monster, then it will become a threat far worse than the monster from Afghanistan ever was.
2007-12-02 22:26:36 · answer #2 · answered by Al Mac Wheel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's been a civil war since the Sunnis lost power to the new Iraqi government. The United States is just policing at the moment right now.
2007-12-02 21:51:49 · answer #3 · answered by Manuel B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you think would happen if someone came over here and bombed the crap out of EVERYTHING and killed or captured all of our Government? Wouldn't you want someone to stay and help you out until we could get someone else to organize things and keep people from tearing each other apart?
2007-12-02 22:08:25 · answer #4 · answered by HotDockett 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well were not really fighting, we are occupying and acting like a police force, if we just pull out the country would go right back to the **** it was in b4 which would defeat the purpose of ever going there, and were trying to get the people back on there feet
2007-12-02 21:50:18 · answer #5 · answered by slayter19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the guys who replaced their dictators asked us to
2007-12-02 22:14:49 · answer #6 · answered by f0876and1_2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Secondary objectives.
Once we accomplish those, we will pin on more and more.
First Saddam, his sons, then zarkowi, then elections, then more elections, now something else.
We will add more and more secondary objectives to keep the contractors busy.
2007-12-02 21:54:24 · answer #7 · answered by vote_usa_first 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
because bush failed to listen to his advisors when they said we couldnt maintain peace after the fact of saddam being removed.
So we sent too few troops in.
And we actually disasembled the military and policing agencies..which created the widespread chaos.
THOSE ARE THE FACTS!!!
The real question is...whs it Bush;'s intentions all along to do that intentionally....knowing that America will need to occupy with permanant bases or
was bush too stupid to listen and we are now paying for his arrogance?
2007-12-02 21:55:20 · answer #8 · answered by writersbIock2006 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
we didn't kill their dictator they did. Also we are over there trying ot help them rebuild their government and we are simply being attacked and defending ourselves.
2007-12-02 22:03:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
In order for war-profiteers like Blackwater, Halliburton and the Carlyle Group to continue to reap huge profits paid to them by U.S. tax dollars. We're not supposed to "win" this war. We're supposed to expend as much capital as possible so those who orchestrated it can continue to make as much money as they want.
2007-12-02 21:54:01 · answer #10 · answered by havemoicyonme 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋