why does USA think that she is the icon of democracy while she attacked iraq with no real evidence?
340216
USA uses the word Democracy just as an excuse to get into other countries and take advantage of its resources they attacked Iraq to take the oil and only for this reason it's more a domination than an attack to make a country  more democratic.. I dont think there's any good reason for americans to go and die for something dat has nothing to do wiz them
36575
It is because of BUSH. He is the one cause everyone hates USA. He goes plays god, who the heck does he think he is rushing to Iraq because of WMD, a country can solve its own problem, paying the U.N more money, so the votes go in its favor even when it does something wrong like the Iraq war when there was no WMD, Bush just went there for oil and made up a reason and paid the U.N a lot of money for excusing him.
1070689
people around the world hate the united states because of its one-sided foreign policies. in iraq, bush and blair have already said that the war was a mistake. there was no weapons of mass destruction (which was the basis for the war) so it was a false declaration by bush and he lied and manipulated his allies to attack iraq. now why would civilized people listen to a ridiculus call to war? iraq is an oil rich country. i wont be surprised if the americans and british have started drilling oil in iraq. of course they wont tell you that. anyway the war was called 'OIL' for 'operation iraqi liberation'. first of all, the reason for war (weapons of mass destruction) is a false claim and the evil saddam has been captured so why in the world is the US still in iraq? that makes people angry. the scandal at abu ghraib prison makes people angry. the deaths of civilians makes people angry. the continual insurgency shows that iraqi people DO NOT want americans there. and therefore, the general frustration with a superpower that has infringed human rights and is acting like a superior bully over helpless civilians makes people angry.\nanother case, israel. many people can't stand the backing of the US towards atrocities caused by the israelies towards the palestinians. i am not arab and i do not relate to the palestinians but am i the only one to see the similarities of the jewish holocaust by hitler and the current palestinian holocaust by lets see...israel, the US and every other country that remains silent. that is why people hate the US. i am sure palestinians have caused atrocities as well but we all know that more palestinian civilians die for every israeli. and there is no justice. that is why people hate the US and its claim that israel has a 'right to defend herself' and so i say the palestinians have a right to defend themselves.\nanother issue is iran. people hate the US because it is unfair in its foreign dealings. the US deals with whoever they seem to like and not others. thats ok, but sabotaging the sovreinity  of other countries and making assumptions about them is wrong. well iran has said it hates israel n israel says it hates palestinians so its a cycle. u cant say that iran has no right to hate israel just as israel is allowed to despise and 'accidentally' slaughter palestinians. george bush's blindness to the truth is frankly frustrating. sometimes i think that if i ever got my hands on him, i'd spend a whole lifetime educating that guy. there is someone pulling his strings. the US might apparently be the most powerful nation in the world but someone else is pulling the strings of the puppet president bush.\nyou should read this book 'the protocols of the elders of zion' it will give an insight into a different world for you.\ni am not against the jewish people but against corrupt politicians who are doing things wrongly. that is why i hate bush. not the american people, not liberal jews, but the reigning one-sided political situation prevalent in this increasingly ignorant and uncivilized world.
867203
I have seen sights reporting as high as half a million civilians.  There is so much chaos there that no one can accurately give a figure.  Based on the answers here it seems Iraqi life holds no value and analogy is used that if Sadam was killing why not us! But everyone has forgotten that Bush attacked Iraq to make life better for the Iraqis and get rid of Sadam and he is still alive while so many are dead and dying!
606228
It seems like USA can't doesn't learn from her mistakes. The humiliating defeats in Vietnam and Angola... doesn't seem to bother the americans a lot. \nYou guys beleive Iran could be another Iraq, but this is wrong. The difference between Iran and Iraq is that Saddam was somehow losing his reputation due to the american propaganda, so half of the iraqi people just welcomed the invading troops, but they discovered their terrible mistake toolate. \n\nThe iranien regime is worshiped by the iranien people, we are talking here about street fights, bombings, missiles... the iranien defenses could be eliminated very easily, by long distance missiles, but even the most ridiculous and stupid president Bush couldn't dare to launch an amphibious attack into Iran. and even if he did, many of his troops will be dead of fear before reaching the lands. So a large bombing against Iran will have no meaning unless followed by an invasion. An invasion will lead to the most exciting battle in the history of wars, even more exciting than Stalingrad, but this time the americans will fall. The american fleet in the golf will suffer big damages due to iranien hightech sub-missile, the american peoples morale will decrease due to the heavy human loses, and in the end, I beleive the american regime will be overthrown by the people not the iranien. The USA has lot of confidence in it's capabilities, but she must not exagerate. \n\nAny assault on Iran will mean the beginning of a new era of terrorism. I don't encourage violence, I detest terrorism, but the very first act of terrorism was commited by Israel and her allies. Buring the two world wars, and during the colonisations, not one single act of terrorism was commited (except a few non-suicidal resistance) even in the so called muslim countries. The hightech israelien army, and the arabs inability to be a worthy military foe has counducted the rise of terrorism against israel and her allies. So in conclusion, the invasion of Iran will be followed by the destruction of Israel, and the demolition of many american monuments and important buildings such as the white house, or the wallstreet. \n\nIran can be made defenseless, can be economically weakened, but can never be occupied as long as there are men in Iran. A war in Iran will unsettle all the region, so the situation of the troops in Iraq will be even worth, and most of them won't live to see their country defeated. Why can't they leave Iran enjoy her nuclear experiments, nuclear weapons in our era have no mean of use, and Iran is only trying to produce electricity. \n\nThe fact is that Israel doesn't won't to see Iran strong. Why isn't Russia so paranoid such as the USA. But nevertheless, Iran can never be exterminated, ever, ever, ever. I'm not iranien, i'm not muslim, i'm lebanese, and i'm proud with our victory over Israel. As Israel lost in Lebanon, USA will lose in Iraq at the end, and it certainly won't have a chance in Iran.
836520
some people amaze me .Its a long known fact that Saddam only got the power he had by being helped by the US , its also a long known fact that the weapons he had which he used to attack Kuwait and also to kill his own people were sold to him by the US and Europe Its another fact that the nuclear knowledge Iraq had was given by those i`ve already mentioned If the Kurds hadn`t stood up against Saddam which they only did because America gave them the impression they were going to join in and help them (which they had no intention of doing )they wouldn`t have been slaughtered for their punishment  Iraqi`s didn`t ask for their country to be destroyed, news programs on TV have interviewed countless Iraqi`s who say how much worse it is now than with Saddam The threat to America came because of decades of interference in the middle east . According to international law the Iraq invasion is illegal and an act of hostility
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The USA is not aggressive.  We are passive resistant.  We have, since the Revolution, never started a war and only reluctantly, entered into the ones we were in.  \n\nNO we did not start the war in Iraq.  When your neighbor is beating his wife, you do not start a fight by stopping it.\n\nI sincerely hope you all forget to vote.
1151008
Will america ever learn.It's not her decision to determine who can and can't have missiles.Still go on beating your drum with your bellicose attitude,as normal You can paint whatever picture you wish. The fact remains you are the only country to use atomic weapons or missiles in anger
538207
It doesn't.  President Bush just claims it does, to get a reason to get suspicious about Iraqis and Arabs.  Any wrong word, even though it's a free country, the president will get suspicious.  And, there's no way of knowing if the system will be abused, the president has already lied to us enough.
1119302
Consider this. NO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION WAS FOUND.\n\nWhy  woud a leader of his country tell his neighborhing enemies that he has NO WEAPONS AT ALL!!!!\n\nOf course your going to lie!!! to PROTECT YOUR PEOPLE!!!!\n\nAnd if Sadams crimes were so vulgar why dont the Iranians release him to the USA? They wont cause THEY DONT EVEN LIKE THE USA GOVERNMETN INVOLVED TOO MUCH\n\nIf you want the Iraqies to suffer like we americans do, give them Celion Dion and Britney spears!!!!\n\nThey'll think twice about being americanized
721061
You are a smart cookie!  Our fiasco in Iraq has given Iran the guts they needed to challenge the US.  After seeing how we're getting our asses kicked by a ragtag bunch of jihadists, they figured it was time to kick some sand in the bully's face.  And yes, anybody who's been paying attention knows that Saddam didn't want to admit he didn't have WMDs because he didn't want to appear weak to the Iranians.  Just another example of how stupid and self-absorbed some Americans can be.  We stumble into areas of the world where we don't have the first clue what's going on.
93493
There isn't any.  Only the tin-foil-hat crowd that looks for some kind of justification for attacking Iraq, ( outside of oil ) even care to try.  Note they offer no direct evidence, just misleading and unsupported claims and maybe a link to a conspiracy website or two.
69232
The United States is in a pickle. The President has attached much of America's international prestige to the wagon of success in Iraq.\n\nThe trouble is, the President has never clearly stated which marker will indicate "Success" has taken place. And as a result, insurgents and terrorists have been depleting and demoralizing American and Iraqi forces with roadside bombs, rocket launchers, and car bombs. \n\nAmerica's prestige was further depleted when it became clear that the causus belli, the weapons of Mass Destruction, did not seem to be there.\n\nHowever, at the same time, the US can hardly afford to just "get out." Colin Powell was right about quoting the pottery barn rule - "you break it, you buy it."\n\nSo over the next few months, the US will have to state what it believes "victory" to be, create the appearance that that victory has taken place, and then get out ASAP! :-)
216340
It's amazing how many people believe that Iraw had anything to do with 9/11.  In fact, there is no connection whatsoever.  Iraq gave no training, no support, no money ... nothing whatsoever to the Al Quida terrorists or anyone connected in any way to 9/11.\n\nIn fact, the opposite is true.  Iraq was probably one of the most western of the arab nations.  It actively discouraged religion in any form and fundamentalist Islam specifically.  In fact, Iraq fought a ten year war with Iran over very little other than dislike of Iran's religious leanings.\n\nIt is only since the US toppled the secular government of Iraq that religious extremism has flourished.  If there is Al Quida in Iraq now, they are there because we let them in.  If there are Iraqis who would now consider terrorism against the US, they exist because we created them.  Neither was in Iraq before we invaded.\n\nIn fact, Iraq has never shed American blood in any context but an American invasion of Iraq.
1006707
Hmmm.  Good point.  I wonder why that hasn't made it onto CNN yet.  She is probably infiltrating the US with "American Idols," and then she's going to pull a huge terrorist act.
785561
The short answer is "You don't".  These cultures will not readily embrace democracy and would need the US to force them to accept it.  The US insistence on democracy in Iraq is doomed to failure, and this will become increasingly more apparent as the years go by and the fighting against the US presence continues.  Iraq is a special case because if left without a strong dictator the country will tend to break up into separate states, much the same way Yugoslavia did.\n\nTrying to make democracy work in Iraq is like pushing a wet noodle uphill.
907938
Not as usual .....We lost the Iraq war thats clear......we didn't have stomache for it from the start.  The US is not what she was during WW2......