The War in Iraq
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In 2003, the U.S., the U.K., and other countries invaded Iraq because of reports of WMDs. In the end of 2003, the U.S. captured Sadaam Hussein, the insurgent attacks fell, and a provisional government was created in Iraq. However, in 2004, things soon fell back into dissaray due to internal instablitiy and fighting for leadership within the new government. In November of 2004, the U.S. and its allies went back on the offensive. With Iraq becoming more stable going into 2005, elections for the transitional government were held at the end of January. The hopes for peace were quickly dashed, and May of 2005 became the bloodiest month since the invasion. The beggining of 2006 was marked by new government creation talks. The current Iraqi government took control on may 20th, 2006. In December of 2006, the Iraqi government executed Saddam Hussein, who had remanined in U.S. custody until that time. 2007 brought with it a troop surge from America, bringing 21,500 more troops to Iraq. The effectiveness of this surge is heavily debated.
As we near a new election, we see two candidates with very different views on the war. John McCain, the presumptive Republican candidate, wishes to send more troops to Iraq. His main competitior, Barack Obama, plans to withdraw most troops. What is your opinion on what we should do and who do you agree with.
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I am against the war in Iraq,it is a waste of time and expecially money. In my opinon we are only there because of oil and because the first george bush did not sucessfully dethrone hussien. I would like the war to end now
well , me i am republican all the way Mcain is right for wanting to support the war . We are there because al-qwida came too our country and bommed the twin towers . if we take the soliders out then there would be tons of caioise in bolth countrys United States and iraq and countrys around us. We want our soliders to be protected and come back too America safe and sound thats why we spend so much money my father is in the air force and when he goes to iraq i want him to come home safe too me , my mom, and my 3 little sisters . I think that "going green" is the same amount of money with gas and oil and buying all natural stuff. its hard to do that in a one-income family like myself. You should be thanking the soliders and wanting to give they do so much for us were lucky we have them or else we would all be in such bad shape .think about it!
Olivia(14)
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War is never right, yes, I sound like a hippy, but why, why do we feel the need to go send troops off to kill each other? And what are we gaining from even being there anymore? Iraq wants us out, along with many other people, it's certain that we should leave the war and start using our money for more important issues going on. With a few million dollars a month, I'm sure we could find some great things we could do with that money.
Well , yes i would not like to have the war . but Also war is apart of this world . this country was founded on wars that make our lives better . we have won every war that we have fought . If we leave now then all the soldiers who died in the iraq war , deid for nothing honor those people . Do we not forget the terroist attake when they bommed our homeland and killed THOUSANDS of our people . Also we are spending all that money too protect our soldiers . And if we leave now then there will be more bad stuff in iraq were trying too save them .MACAIN FOR PRESIDENT
Thank you OliVa FloRa for understanding this great nations war on terror(islamic extreamist)NO OBAMA EVER
I t is to badyou probaly never were told that there are two stories of one thing.The liberal school system does nothing cause they are all fatcats and as long as they dont commit a felony they have a job for life.You never hear of any goverment layoff when pepole all over the u.s.a. are getting laid off.and gess were the money goes when there is no war it goes to the fat cats.the war is a just cause have you frogot that on 9/11 we were attacked by these islam extremist that want to kill you they dont want peace they want bring a end to this world so they may see allah that is what there relgion is based off of.the reason they still fight us is cause of the withdraw of troops in asia in a war which we won and then left before we killed those who want us dead
i feel bad for those of you who think this war is necesary read, thats all i can say learn the truth, and save your money because if we stay in this "war" there will be none for you and your family in the future, enjoy the new great depression mccain supporters ill be in europe laughing unless of course OBAMA wins and youll see how things improve
well if obama wins well be like france a COMUNESTE COUNTREY
macian for president
i dont think im going to respond to anyone who doesnt use proper english, or is uneducated from now on i.e, olivia hunny france is a republic, not a COMMUNIST COUNTRY, do your homework first
osaremip darling how bout you read and you get educated first off republic is NOT a system of government that is a party of government .we have free market and europe is communist which means the government controls free market is when the people get a say in what they belive and also that we work for the money we earn and everybody doesn't get the same amount of money and HUGE tax increaces in Euorpe
People from other counteys are dying to come over here in America because of that
my moms cousin who lives in Lodon (fortuna) says that to me so stop posting stuff when your uninformed
Yo, OliVia FloRa, stop posting stuff when You're uninformed. For one, France is also known as the French Republic. For two, we won't be a communist country if Obama's elected. For three, Republic is a system of government. It says so in the Encyclopedia britannica. Four, Europe is a continent, not a country. The whole continent isn't cmmunist.
Also, We lost the Vietnam war! War is wrong, if we do something about it, it would not be a part of this world! Iraq isn't a problem, anyway! We don't need to "defend" America from them! And we do not need to "keep the Iraq war going for one hundred years", as McCain said. I'm in a, what did you say, one income home, and we're as green as possible! Compact fluorescent lights, organic food and clothes, recycling, it's all green, and even money SAVING! And the twin towers weren't bombed, they were flown into by airplanes. Though yes, they were hijacked by terrorists. And, since your father is in the Air Force, wouldn't you want the war over, so he can come home and stay there? War endangers the troops, not protects them! Yeah, I'm a drug free hippie, and there's nothing wrong with it! Democrat? Yeah! Rock on, America!!
I never said that I want people to die and i think that everyone should be in the war, but what i am saying is that the reason why we are in war is because we are fighting with our freedom. So you all need to stop being hippys.
This war was never about freedom, it was and still is about oil. The target was Obama who is in Afghanistan but all the energy has gone toward Iraq. Let's not be gullible here. Whatever the case, we can't just leave now that we've destroyed the country. We have to help rebuild it... It's just the way it is. Yes, we should start pulling out steadily but we can't just abandon the country now that our needs have been met. The last time we did this was to Afghanistan when they were at war with Russia ... and you know what happened after that - it became a breeding ground for terrorists.
but the iraq people want to fight us because we are friends with the jews and they hate the jews they dont think that our way of liveing is right they want people to be slaves and not to be free thats why there fighting us but were fighting to because we want to maintain out freedum
I AM a hippie, and there's nothing wrong with it!!! There are better ways to solve problems, even if it WERE about freedom. I agree with WriterGirl75, this war was started about oil. And it was destroyed by us, and we do need to help out with rebuilding, but there is no need to fight!!! War is bad for children and other living things!
Peace!
~time2fly13, the drug-free, peaceful hippie girl.
Thou shalt not kill.
One of the ten commandments.
God said that, and even if you don't believe in God, you should still go by that commandment!!!
To be a hippie you must believe in peace as the way to resolve differences among peoples, ideologies and religions. The way to peace is through love and tolerance. Loving means accepting others as they are, giving them freedom to express themselves and not judging them based on appearances. This is the core of the hippie philosophy... Hippies reject the 9-5 lifestyle and therefore are objects of ridicule by those who live by the clock.
~From Hippies A-Z, which you can read for free (hippies believe in sharing)at http://www.hipplanet.com/books/atoz/atoz.htm
See, there's nothing wrong with being a hippie!!
We need world peace!!! Innocent people are dying in war everyday!!! The sad truth is that throughout all of history, there has never been peace. Someone's always fighting!!!!!
Some of you feel that the fighting needs to stop, and in a way, I agree with you. I also believe that we need to help clean up the mess we made over in the middle east. I know that some think we need to get out of there now, but I think that some people forget that there are innocent people who did nothing wrong over in those countries. I feel that we need to help better their lives. I even had someone tell me "why would we want to help them? they're not one of us." I was completely shocked to hear that. I replied by saying that "they are one of us. They're humans right?" People seem to want to help people in places like Africa, but for some reason, people seem to forget that there are many other places in the world that need help. Don't get me wrong, I think it's wonderful that places like Africa are getting some of the help they need, I just think that people forget. There are people over in the middle east that want to change and I believe that the U.S. needs to be the one to help them because I believe that this nation is capable of making it happen.
first off, France is a Republic, which is a form of government. second, al-quaeda is not why we went to iraq. in fact, sadam hussein is the opposite of a religous fanatic or a muslim terrorist. thats not to say i condone his actions, but his dictatorship was not a theocracy, it was a completely secular government. third, as much as i opposed the war in the first place, by now, we are in up to our necks and we need to fix it. still, OBAMA WON!!!!!!
YAY, OBAMA!
OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA
GO OBAMA
Jonathan-Foreman@hotmail.com
all of you bring up good points prsonally, i was for obama, but whats personal doesnt always matter on something as broad scale as this. i think, we need to figure out how much america really messed with iraq.
but more so, what can we do about it?
and the troops. i think the troops need to come home, at least until we know what we're doing in Iraq. they are risking their lives every single day for a war that might not even be nessecary
a lot of people say oil is why the war started...
i dont know. i dont like the idea, but id rather drill in alaska than go to war over something like that.
but again. what can we do about it?
maybe we need a spokesman/woman?
maybe we could (with dosomething's help) set up a sister website. maybe something on youtube? just with normal people istead of celebrities....
im not sure. but we have to do something. fast
NO matter what they say, changing the world is totally G
McCain chica, where do you get this information? I don't care what Bush says but the reason we went in to Iraq was (and still is) for oil. Bush used the "War on Terror" in Afghanistan as an excuse! Al Qaeda was concentrated in Afghanistan, that's where Osama Bin Laden was, and all these years later, Iraq is in shambles, Al Qaeda has increased in strength and numbers (thanks Bush!) and we still don't have Osama. Before you judge an entire people, do your research. The reality is that the extreme Muslims are in the minority and as with all extremism, have taken the Koran and interpreted it to fit their own needs and ideologies. Our freedom was never at stake and has NOTHING to do with this war. RESEARCH PLEASE before you spew this unfounded information.