Why does Bush pursue Iraq for America's sake? Can't he allow them to live on their own with their own culture?
373566
Because it's a hot bed of terrorists.
444455
you can't just invade a country, blow up their infrastructure, destroy their government and military, and then leave when the situation gets too sticky. the US should have seen this coming from a mile away, and should never have invaded in the first place, but now that they have, they need to deal with the problem rather than turning tail and running. unfortunately, as always, it's the poor - the american soldiers and the iraqi civilians - who are paying the price, while those responsible for this mess are unscathed, and most are profiting from it. \n\nthere's just no easy answer to this one, and, though i hate to see more soldiers die for this, i think leaving now will only make the situation worse, and moreover would be the least moral thing to do to a country that the US is now responsible for. abandonment is not the answer. \n\nimpeaching bush would be a good start, though.
354859
Look at the Bush's personal financial envolvement,"OIL".\n These regions need love and understanding of their cultures,and their ways.violence only grows.They are capable of fixing their problems themselves,without interferance from our region.
921341
They are towards leaving Iraq.  They really don't have a plan right now.  They wanted to use scare tactics against Americans, so they get the vote.  As of now, I haven't heard any plans yet.
868381
We should leave them alone.  Or perhaps you might be suggesting we enslave them, in a figurative sense of the word, by forcing them to live like westerners.  We may have the best system here in the west, but it is obvious, like in Iraq, that not all people are cut out to make a democracy work.  Interference would mean more war and more reconstruction.  Things are moving slow enough in Iraq, we really don't need to expand on our problems.
410809
Maybe it's because they murder anyone who tries to help them.  I don't know what Bush was thinking when he sent our people over there to liberate that bunch of bloodthirsty ingrates, but I do know that whatever the reason was, it wasn't worth the life of one American soldier much less the nearly 3,000 who have died so far.  We should have left the Iraqis to Saddam.  They deserve him.
14451
This is not exactly a Law & Ethics question.  Nevertheless, no, Iraq is not bound for its own self-destruction, at least no more so than when Saddam Hussein was running the country and slaughtering his own people.
1091969
how dare you imply the iraqi people have any right to resolve their political-socioeconomic situation on there own.  and what?  give iraqis the right to self-determination like the Monroe Doctrine tells foreign countries to stay the he** away from messing with US domestic affairs?    \n\nyou must assume the people - because they are living in chaotic times - are not capable due to either ignorance or threat of violence - in determining when the occupation should end.  ... though they can be trusted to elect the puppet government set up by the US.  \n\nthe people of iraq has spoken.  the majority - despite political, socio-economic, and religious differences - want the US out.  but iraq's elected officials "know better" than to have the US pull out.  who would keep them in power?  the people who elected them into office?????\n\nfar be it for any citizen to have a say on anything as important as the occupation of their own land.\n\n...sarcasm aside, you bring up a good point.
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No, the Iraqi people no longer want American or any other countries soldiers there.  We cannot force a true Democracy, especially when we do not have one ourselves.  People want to live with "their own kind".  That does not mean they do not want to interact politically.  \n\nWe are killing a maiming our own young people because G. Bush refuses to correct his mistake in going into Iraq.  There were other ways to get rid of Saddam Hussein without ruining Iraq.\n\nThe Iraqi people did not attack us, it was the Saudi Arabians.  We did not go in and take them out.\n\nYou also cannot police the whole world.
1035036
The Iraq government has the last say in it. They suffered more of his regime then we Americans have so it's really under their jurisdiction to do what they may with him.
951045
Iraqis wanted to have a government of their own and the Americans must immediately leave Iraq as respect for their sovereignty as a nation.
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.Americans want people to rule their own country,not dictators.Saddam H used chemical and biological weapons against the people of Iran in war,and against the Kurds in Iraq,killing all people in 3,000 villages. The whole world knows this, the United Nations went to inspect,and Saddam \n defied the U.N. for over 10 years.\n After 9-11, there was no way to trust him with those kinds of weapons,and the time to give them up was past. We went to Iraq to disarm Saddam, and all we want now is to see Iraqis -the people of Iraq- in charge of Iraq. We want you to have what we have, freedom, majority rule while respecting the minority,and peace. We want to get out of Iraq,and we will when there is stability and peace. The suicide bombings hurt everyone and keep our boys there when everyone wants them to come back home.\n Muslims live in peace and freedom here,may the day come soon when Iraqis have peace and civility in their own Iraq and freedom to choose your own leaders.Peace be with you.To those who do not like our policies,it is written Thou shall not kill. The suicide bombings do not defend Islam, they just make a bad name, and kill. It is not written Thou shall not kill unless you do not like a policy. Peace 2 U.
896434
leave iraqi people live in their own country
192336
The Bush family is entirely off their rocker. Do you know how many civilians have died in Iraq? How many parents, spouses and children will not get to see the one they love because of this war? This war was started because Bush wanted the oil that was in Iraq. Now he's tearing up Alaska in search of oil there. The Bushes are a loney family, and if we had a Bush for President come 2008, this country would fall apart.
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I think us Americans are described as "ugly Americans" because many (but not all) of us assume that our nation is superior to all others and that our culture should be imposed on others' wherever we go.  This is just stupid.  To my knowledge, there is no other nation that is so self-righteous.  President Bush has no right to turn Iraq into a democracy.  Only the Iraqi people have the right to decide this.  So many people say they are "proud to be an American", but I don't believe it is a thing deserving of pride anymore.  Yes, we have many freedoms that so many other countries don't have, but does that include the right to dictate policies to other nations?
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I think Bush is really trying to extricate him self from the Iraqi quagmire, but also to save face as far as possible. After all, he has nothing to gain by staying any longer than required and every thing to lose politically at home.\n\nMy criticism is that he is delaying unduly, worrying too mach about what will happen after he leaves and paying with American lives. He cannot achieve the impossible. If the Iraqis want to carry on killing each other, it will be no different from now. A strong Sadam-like figure will soon emerge to sort things out. That is the history of the Arabs
815824
sounds like terrorism to me.   How could you want to declare war on your own country-if you don't like it emigrate!