Why does our government send our troops to fight and die in middle east?
397136
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
733247
Tough question considering that they war on terror is not technically supposed to be a war against any certain nation yet we focus on the middle east and its extremist religions. The Iraqi forces are having trouble organizing because of the sectarian nature of the population. This seems to me like it would provide a great and easy avenue for the organized entrance into our nation of small coordinated covert extremist terrorist groups. I hate to say it.
157893
Yes there will be more war, it is just a matter of time, my advice to any future leader of our goverment is to not use ground troops or aircraft in any future conflict in the middle east but to instead simple launch missles from sea and simple keep bombing them untill they relent or their war capabilities are zero and they beg for peace.
79024
Technicaly, the war is over, but the troops are there to defend from terrorists, the Al Quada mainly. And we probably get most of our oil from saudia arabia anyway.
1078017
IT's better for trained officials to be under attack and able to fight back then for American civilians to be attacked in our own country and be completely defensless. I don't want our troops to be dead or in danger, but they are protecting this country. Think about that before you try to debate. Eventually, Iraq will become stable!! They will....but only once we rid them of the people who are against a stable goverment. They need help and it's not all about helping them either. On Semptember 11, so many Americans died because a few idiots decided to hurt us. We are just paying them back the favor. You have a good point but think about reasons why we should be there too
941919
No way to know because there have been a lot of foreign fighters and terrorists coming in fighting in civilian clothes.  \n\nI can tell you that most have died because of terrorists and their actions, not because of the troops there.  \n\nAlso, a lot less than what Saddam was killing.
643878
it's simple, other people in the world see the U.S. sending troops into places to take them over and control them.  They resent the kind of power that represents, and the unilateral way in which it is applied.
1122734
terrorism in the middle east is a radical group of people who dedicated their lives to fight the enemies of god. (their point of view)\nthey started with fighting the communists in Afghanistan and with the help of the US government they beat the Russians and liberated Afghanistan. then they started fighting their own governments calling them infidels ( because most of the middle east governments are dictators) governments like the Egyptian government started imprisoning all fanatic muslims for no reason after the muslim brotherhood infiltrated the Egyptian army and were able to assassinate the Egyptian president Sadat.\nmost of those who got out of prison later on went to Afghanistan and joined Al-Qaida. they had influence in many countries besides Afghanistan they started killing tourists and local police officers.\nthe terrorism in the middle east basically started for either kicking out occupiers like the Russians and the Israelis or fighting the corrupt governments!!\nthe way they fought this war was absolutely wrong!!!! many innocent people were killed because of their actions.\nbut that's how it all started.
469239
Many reasons why US govt considers important.\n\n1.  Base in Middle East - Israel is the ally that keeps the power of the arabs in check and offers unquestionable support to US for that privilege. Oil is a serious issue, and Middle East is the largest supplier of oil. As long as the Arab states keep fighting each other, the OPEC is weak. Offering permanent solutions to Middle East problem is very harmful for world economy. So we keep stirring the pot once in a while.....to keep our SUVs going!\n\n2.  Finance and Academics : Jews control 40% of the FInancial and Educational Sector in the US. The economy would collapse without their support. FLight of capital and intelligence (brain drain) is a very serious and detrimental phenomenon in the modern world.\n\n3. Jews have nowhere else to go but the handful of Palestinians can be absorbed by the arab world. Should Israel caese to exist, the failure of US govt to support will create a civil war within US!\n\n4. There are more, many more reasons...but these are the primary IMO.
962801
The radicals driven by religion because of promises of 72 virgins in heaven for waging Jihad against the west has affected us more than we think.\n\nThe HUNDREDS of BILLIONS of dollars spent on the war alone plus substancial millitary budgets have taken so much money away from other areas that need that money such as welfare, education, infrastructure.. and the list goes on.\n\nUnfortunately the terrorists in the middle east want to kill anyone who isn't a Muslim, and even if they are they'll kill you for being in the United States if you are not involved in such splinter cells.... Lukily they do not have that capability...yet.\n\nI hope this answers your question!
1020105
Some people did ask why. One of the responses was that the Middle East was tired of all the damage being done to it and all the interference by the U.S. government not to mention all the deaths caused by U.S. behind the scenes.
7813
because we came and started the war in that area, so we aren't finished so we cant jsut leave or it would all be for nothing. This would also cause people to suffer more.
683694
I think you asked your question wrong,it should be "what are we fighiting for in iraq?" ---we are fighting for oil supply in iraq,this is the primal reason.the second reason is to secure the area (middle east) for isreal.
525034
our troops will stop dying for that particular cause and Iraq will probably revert to a war torn arena that is governed by warlords and/or different religious factions until the most powerful one is able to take control, which will probably/definitely be another Saddam.... then you will have another situation unlike the previous and we can start all over, probably with a US leader that will not invade but will allow a military buildup and then we can just let them invade us..... after all, the only thing most (not all but most) of the governments in that part of the world want is the complete destruction of the west.... which includes us and anyone that is on our side................. so while no one wants what we have there now.... the choice is finish it and get out or get out and let them finish us............... our choice.
798645
you know, i think we have got some more important things to do before we leave iraq.we should make sure that the situation will not get bad when we leave iraq.you are right, the police and iraqi forces are trained but you know, the situation is so sensitive, we should be sure about iran, syria and other goverments who support terrorists and tell them not to be involved in iraq and its affairs and then we can leave with the honor of victory.( i am an iranian citizen and i respect the US soldiers very much and i know US as a country which i have always wanted to live in)
961201
Well, the true reason is kind of multi-pronged.\n\nFirstly, it was for oil. However, not in the way that the "those evil war mongering republicans are all poopy heads" crowd seem to believe. Like it or not the US economy is highly dependant on foreign oil. The previous regime in Iraq first tried to take over Kuwait, a major producer that sits directly on the gulf. Additionally, that regime made it quite clear that they intended to use their influence on global oil markets in any way they could to harm western economies. Can you imagine a world where a single very anti-American dictator controls 70% of the worlds oil supply and chooses not to sell to us at any price but rather give China, a major rival, access to virtually unlimited supplies at cut rate prices?\n\nSecondly, it was about breaking up the web of state funded terrorism. Like it or not there are a large number of middle eastern fundamentalists who are actively working to wipe America off of the map. This is not some new phenomena that has taken place since we took action in Iraq. This has been brewing for decades. I know that it is an unpleasant realization to some, but America is at war and we did not start it nor did it begin with the invasion of Iraq nor with 9/11. Middle eastern fundamentalists declared war on the US more than a decade ago. Unfortunately, most Americans are too busy carrying on with their normal lives to realize this as a clear and present danger. One of the insidious attributes about international terrorism is that there is no single nation-state that the US can point to as the "enemy". This gives state sponsors of terrorism the luxury of calling the US an aggressive bully when we take action against them. Iraq was one of many enablers in the international terrorism network. There are others. It is my hope that America will not have to learn the hard way that it is better to deal with such threats early even though such actions may not appear politically correct rather than wait until a mushroom cloud erupts over Israel, the UK, or the Eastern coast of the US.
1077149
when the war is not stopped then that means our troops are doing their job and killing the terrorists.What are whiners like you going to do when these terrorists blow something up over here again and kill a bunch of innocent Americans... AGAIN.You'll just blame the government and say they never did there jobs.Our troops (HERO'S) cant win with you people so if you dont love this country and our freedoms then go live in iraq if you think it's so great over there......