Why do we have to go and send our young people to die in Iraq, is it really worthy? Why?
122575
Absolutely not. Saddam may well have been a tyrant, despot and  an egotistical maniac as well as a bully but the UN should have got him out when he sent troops into Kuwait in the 90's and there was truly an international coalition against him. They had the moral high ground then and a mandate from the UN which made Operations Desert Sheild and Desert Storm legal under International Law plus there were many arab nations involved.\n\nThis time things are different. The so called coalition is made up of mainly American and British forces with a few small contingents from some countries, the majority had no wish or desire to become involved. The case for invasion this time was flimsy at worst and a complete pack of lies at best.\n\nUN inspectors found no evidence of chemical weapons let alone weapons of mass destruction yet at the UN members were shown "spy satellite photo's" of mobile chemical trucks and production facilities. Strange how the inspectors never found any of it. When America and Britain put forward a resolution calling for the invasion of Iraq most of the UN voted it down, the US and UK virtually thumbed their noses at the UN and went ahead with the invasion anyway.\n\nSo now we have a situation where the "liberators" are now the occupiers, insurgents are all over the country, American and British soldiers are being attacked daily, suicide bomings are becoming more and more frequent, kidnappings of Westerners and Muslims is increasing, the new Iraqi Government is virtually paralised by internal squabbling, the American trained Iraqi Security Forces are bareley holding their own and the whole country is sliding ever more closer to civil war and anarchy. Yet both Britain and America maintain that things are getting better.\n\nReally where??.
590526
We have groups out there whose sole (and stated) purpose is to kill us. If they aren't stopped there won't be anyone starving here. There won't be anyone here unless you wear a turbin and use a prayer rug. It's kind of like the highschool bully who wants to take the lunch money you wanted to give your friend. You have to deal with the bully or you nor your friend will eat lunch....but the bully doesn't just want the money. He wants to kill you both and has said so.\nThe vast majority of the Iraqi people want us there and the troops volunteered to be there. I see no problem here.\n\n'nam vet
417454
Nobody needs to die by Napalm. That's one of the worst ways out in my opinion. We do enough damage to our targets with 2000lb guided bombs/missiles with out burning, asphyxiating, and roasting alive the civilians who aren't trying to kill Allied Troops in either Iraq or Afghanistan. \n\nCome on people...get real. Would you really like to see people getting cooked alive on the news? I've been to Iraq twice and I sure as heck don't wish to see people getting cooked alive.
278005
Amnesy International is a less biased source than President Bush, that is for certian. It is amazing that our control of this country has resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians and we have a hard time understanding why people are so upset. We did finance Saddam, as we have done other dictators. It doesn't make it our fault that he did this to his people. I think it is just really interesting that our stated reason for going over there is that he attacked us. When that wasn't true we changed it to weapons of mass destruction. Well... that wasn't true either. Now it is presented as spreading democrarcy... hmmm... if our goal was to protect people from corrupt governments and spread democracy we would be in a lot of other countries...and we would be assisting countries that are starving. Kind of blows that out of the water doesn't it. I respect our troops deeply, that they would put their lives and destiny's on the line for us and I feel sad and distressed that we are not even being honest about why we are ending their lives as well as thousands of civilian lives that we don't talk about in the so called "liberal" media.
341771
I think that many children are starting to sit up and take notice because things are not the same as they were six years ago. Fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins going to Iraq. Soldiers being killed on what seems to be a daily basis. These aren't things that will escape their notice. Unfortunately, with the current administration, the age of childhood innocence isn't what it used to be.
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apparently, politicians have no problems sending other people to die for what they believe in... i wonder if you or i would be so cold given that choice to make. \nthe answer to your question is simple, they don't have to.\n \nwe will never see again, a leader who will stand beside his men and partake of battle with them in the noble fashion of old. the days of honor and glory born of rivers of blood are long gone. we live in a day when war is a video game played by children and battle has no ethic. the days of civilized warfare are history and now it's kill or be killed in it's most barbaric sense.\n\ngreat historical figures fought beside their men to inspire them to courage and loyalty. today, those two attributes aren't available or expected in our leaders. look at the people in the driver's seats in this country... i have no great faith in bush (i'm not one of his fans at all) we all just grin and bear it and look eagerly to the next election. have hope that there may be somebody in this world that can see all sides of the cube. with any luck, somebody who can put a peaceful spin on this transition in iraq, or at least allow the special forces do what they're trained to do. \n\ni have faith that the world can be a better place. i love my country. i try to believe that we're doing the right thing even if we may be doing it the wrong way. i pray that all will be well in the end.\nno matter what happens, i know the world will keep on spinning regardless of what we do to it. from that stability, i draw strength.
617596
Ya! When Saddam was murdering Iraqis by the thousands and putting them in mass graves, that was none of our business!  And when he used chemical and biological weapons on his own people, we should just continue to let it happen! And when his sons put live people into wood chippers feet first so they can watch themselves die, that's not nearly as bad as giving them a chance to vote and be free. And when they had state rapists to rape and torture people and murder four year olds of people who dared to speak out against Saddam, that's way better than an elected government!  Ya! Shame on us. \n\nCooldude, You are a f'n ideological idiot!
21586
The military is not an institution made for the purpose of allowing the "less fortunate" gain an education.\nThe brave men and women that are joining right now are not doing it for the free education, or to make a lot of money.  They are joining the military to protect and serve their country. You are exactly right when you say that they know full well that there is a good chance that they could be sent to Iraq.  They know this and they are signing up anyway, because they believe in what we are doing, and that it is right. \n\nIt is easy to see by the wording of your question, that you just don't get it.
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War is always horrible, and even one death is more than I want to see.  But you're right.  The news media has made the relatively few deaths from this war seem astounding, when in reality, this is far better than one can expect in a war.  \n\nWar is hell, people!  That's why we try to avoid it.  But this war is nothing like wars in the past.  It is far less costly in human life than most wars we've ever been engaged in.  Get some perspective!\n\nWe can argue over whether we ought to be there or not, but I think when we use the deaths of these courageous young Americans as arguments against fighting, it dishonors their work. When we commit to a war, we know there will be loss of life.  If the loss of life is as low as it has been here, that's wonderful.  It is sad for those who have lost their lives, and for their families, but history tells us that we should have expected it to be much worse.  We should be rejoicing for all the men and women who are ALIVE!\n\nBut, I think some people just like to use emotional arguments to attack the president.
47033
I feel we were right to go into Iraq... and also believe that we should stay until they are able to maintain their freedom on their own.  We are a free country and as such have received much help and support from other countries to stay that way.  We owe it to the world to help out.  As far as why... I'd rater be fighting this war in Iraq than here in the US... it could happen.  I hate to hear people talking like we are killing innocent people and the like... our soldiers are trained to protect life and freedome... not to go around killing people.  They will however fire upon those who are threatening their mission.. I wouldn't consider these people innocent.  Our soldiers may have been partially responsible for some civilian casualties... but if those civilians are assisting or hiding the people we are seeking... that's not very innocent either.  Plus let's remember that a good number of casualties are caused by terrorist bombs meant to kill our soldiers... many civilians have lost their lives to these as well.\n\nIf you ever get the opportunity... sit down and actually TALK to someone who's actually been there and ask their opinion (most believe we are doin the right thing and are proud of what we/they have accomplished over there... just make sure when your finished with the conversation... You THANK them for EVERYRTHING they have done and given up to keep us free and safe.
323534
No your not wrong!!!!! How can you be wrong about wanting to live your life, instead of fighting in a war and possibly loosing your life or a limb for the reason that was untrue that Iraq had "WMD". American Soilders are loosing their lives for no reason and I can't blame you for not wanting to die for that reason. If I were a relative of someone in the Military....and that person was KIA ( killed in Action )I'd be very Angry at Bush!!!!
518402
Personally I would agree, we're just giving the old fool precisely what he wants anyway (he does want death but by firing squad, not hanging).\n\nI would prefer that they sentence him to life in Abu Gharaib or permanent confinement in a spider hole, anything that will make him beg for a death that will never come.\n\nBut in the final analysis, we do not have that power. Only those judges or the Iraqi people can really decide what to do with him (and for the most part they want him dead).
141191
That's 2391 too many.  We sent them to die for no good reason.  America should only go to war when it's absolutely necessary, and Iraq was not necessary.
606278
I agree except for the part about how it's a shame that the soldiers died the way they did. I'm sure ya meant it's tragic for them to die over there. But it's always tragic for a soldier to die. The shame would come in if they were shot during a disgraceful act, etc. \n  Semantics, perhaps. But it's such a faux paus that twisted "peacenicks" used to make a soldier out to be a monster, rather than a victim of our government's foreign policy.
175179
we dont send them to die...but to defend..liberty  freedom...and hopefully democracy \nand if you think their system of government is that much better, then by all means get a passport and a plane ticket and go
242625
Yes you can. I'm living proof. I have been to Iraq, I can say from personal experience that the vast majority of the Iraqis killed over there are insurgents. I would be lying if I said that innocent Iraqis aren't dying, but American soldiers aren't the ones targeting them, the terrorists are. I believe the death penalty should be an option for the most heinous crimes, since one who obviously has no respect for the lives of others should lose their life to pay for their crimes. It's really the only fair thing. I am also MOSTLY pro-life. I believe abortion should only be an option when the pregnancy puts the mother's life in jeopardy. How self-righteous do you have to be to believe that your point of view is the only valid one, and that everyone who doesn't think like you is an idiot? All you are doing is preaching your own intolerance and bigotry.
80179
Iraqis are too busy killing each other, and once we leave that is the only people they will be killing. It's called civil war folks. You can sanitise it with pretty words all you want, they just found 24 dead bodies hung up today alone. Blood in the steets sounds very enjoyable, dirt.