Do you think the war in Iraq is nessacary?
108486
No. Iraq posed no military threat to the US.  They had nothing  to do with 9/11, but did happen to be sitting on the second largest oil reserves in the world.  This was a military adventure, a colonial war of choice - and one we are not going to win.
302733
I personally think this war should not have started anyways because if you were in a house and had family problem you would not really like some one from outside jumping in and saying i am here to solve your problem and live in your house, eat all your food and do nothing :) so Iraq had problems but then no one but iraqi's can solve them and i think this war should end now.
992667
~No, actually, I don't.  I think Iraqi nationals are fighting to protect their homes, their culture and their rights from an imperialst invasion.  I thought that when it started and I thought that when we invaded Afghanistan.  Why was I in a 1% minority then but am part of an increasing plurality now.  The facts haven't changed, just the body count.  \nDuh.  You start a war, soldiers die.  If the war starts in your homeland, innocent civilians die.  When you invade unjustly, people don't like you and they return the favor by bombing buildings or by crashing planes into them or by any other means at there disposal.  They are called patriots and heroes for doing it by the folks on there side.  \nIf we are invading to "free the people from oppression and tryanny", why aren't we doing the same in Saudia Arabia?  In Korea?  In Cambodia?  In the nations of any dozens of our allies? Could it be the oil?  Could it be that in most places were can't get away with it, for fear of economic or other retaliation by the rest of the world?\nAre you starting to get it?
1028913
having been in Iraq, I am totally shocked at how different the reality of the war is from how it is covered. We captured Saddam, killed his sons and Zarqawi and created a democracy in the Middle East, one that has higher levels of participation that in our own country. Yet all I hear are about mis-steps and allegations.\n\nI don't get too down about it though, think of it this way. Do you ever read about good cops? Nope, only the bad ones make the news. We live in an age when a doctor can replace your heart with  a donor heart or a Jarvik heart- which is like something out of science-fiction-  yet you never read about stuff like that.\n\nIt's not that the media is liberal or anti-war, so much as it is negative.
1079841
It's perfect for Iraqis, which is why we're there. The short-term is difficult for everyone involved, but the long-term will be a much better & freer world for both Americans & Iraqis. Our fate lays together. De Opresso Libre!
201672
this war wasn't for the freedom of iraqis ppl ... it was just for oil ... \n\nso what the diffrent now ...nothing ...they are still there killing and torture by thats new gouverment of iraq , thats made by USA gouverment...and SOME British and SOME US soldiers ...and SOME muslims, thats gave wrong idea about islam .. and using the name of islam in bad way ,not as real islam asked us for ... and i think all saw thats in media . \n\nand im sure if wasnt there any oil ...will the GOUVERMENT of US wont do this war.\n\nabout muslims ...most of them work for what real isalm asked us .. for PEACE ... but as i said SOME they do in their own thoughts ...and not as real islam asked us not to kill inesants ppl,what ever they were muslims or not .. \n\nbut as many times i said at my answers ...THE MEDIA .. show thats all muslims are bad ...even the truth is some of them ..we are as others, we have bad and good side as many places in thats world ...but for us as muslims ,media show ALL muslims are bad ..even they are SOME . \n\nGOD bless you all .
860728
Winki Pinki must be at that time of the month so just ignore her. Anyway, to answer your question, war is much needed sometimes but when in comes to the war in Iraq, I tooootally agree with you. They have no inclination of whats going on in the world, look at Rummy how he said France and Germany reminds him of "Old Europe", what a jerk to say suh a thing like that. They are our allies for God sake and not our bitch whores. They have a right to an opinion. This administration has no morals and rides the wave of shoving freedom down everyones throats. Thats why the world has indigestion now and its time to throw out the Necon clan from America.
165693
No, I thnk the US is behaving like the Roman Empire and I believe we will suffer the same fate Rome did in 456 A.D.\n\nThis war is a rich man's war and a poor man's fight.\nHas to be about oil - self aggrandizement, will-to-power, and money. I do not support Bush's Crusade. Never did.
788037
there are several ways to look at this.firstly the weapons of mass destruction were never found but the iraqs were living under a dictator.sometimes you have to look at the wider angle and decide the real motives behind it was it oil.i dont know but what i do know is this tinderbox is well and truly kindled and people are getting killed trying to stabalise the situation.i feel sorry for all the soldiers and innocent people caught up and being killed  in a confused and volatile country .in my opinion it is a no win situatin for both sides .
733817
i don't know if your in the military, but if you are,,, then that's real easy for the person above me to say!  I been there with the military, and they don't ask you what u think of the war,, we weren't fighting in Iraq before some people signed up with the military.. we aren't defending anything, we aren't finding anything,, we are just killing and getting killed, and aren't making any progress.  Even if u never been its easy to see that this war only helps out few people, and actually hurts the average Iraqi citizen.   If your not in the military and just live in Iraq, try to go to college in America, or maybe get married to an American, or consider a better, less hateful, country.
1074205
If our actions in Iraq are not a war then that event in the Pacific in the 40s was not a war. Japan attacked without declaring war.\n\nA war is a war....and we should face up to the fact that we invaded Iraq...not for the people of Iraq but for america
256453
no, but it should be. the fastest way to end the war would be to make everyone take part in it.
851155
first off we are not at war WITH Iraq, we are at war IN Iraq.  There is no established side we are fighting its an idiology.  The combatants arent all from Iraq as most of these people seem to think.  They are muslim extremests from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia and basically all over the middle east.  People are too naive to hear the truth from the govt because it would be skewed.  Fact is we are their for the oil.  but not for us to profit.  for these fundamentalist not to be able to profit.  Oil is funding the assault on the US.  The fact is there are weapons out there that if the wrong people get ahold of them can cause us great destruction.  They need money to carry out that plan.  We stop them from using oil and keep them fighting and exhaust their money they will be held in check to attack in your back yard.  The advancement of weapons has made the idea of isolation obsolete.  Lets use an example.  If Hitler had chinas long range missle capabilities and  one nuclear weapon you think he wouldnt have sent it over here?  ofcourse.  There are leaders in the middle east, and scary enough now in south america that would do the same thing now.  Facts are we will be at war for ever.  Alot of people are going to die and its sad but to allow this country to continue in peace our military is going to have to stomp out this idiology.
774290
Yes. That guy in the video has many good points. Bush just isn't a very bright man. \n\nI only hope that Iraq can live peacefully within itself in time.
932473
Not only was it wrong to start a war in Iraq, it was also Illigal. \n\nOf course it will end, hopefuly not before order is restored in the country, otherwise, the US will leave another country in ruins like they did to Afganistan, Nicaragua, Cuba and others.
192982
Are you serious?  Of course not, that's how we are in this mess in the first place.  This war is about ideology, not reality.
848727
I think it is.  The death of Saddam should put an era of Iraqi history to rest.  It may even act as a cathartic event for the country as a whole and allow the present govt. to move forward and tackle the many issues currently facing them.