How many people here still beleive we attacked Iraq for democracy?
414630
we are attacking people because bush's forefathers ate brains for thousands of years. Why cant his stupid ass grow up and move on?
1045318
We're not at war with Iraq. We are helping the democratically elected Iraq government fight the terrorist insurgents and the foreign terrorist invaders (from Iran and Syria). \n\nI don't want to sound harsh, but do you have the slightest clue as to what is going on at all?
1161578
Hope for what?\nThe Invasion of Iraq was about WMD's(remember them?).\nWhen they did not materialize the mission changed to "liberation of Iraq". Couple of photo ops of Iraqis pulling down one of many statues of Saddam.\nThen It became "Iraqi Democracy".\n Which is a joke.\nAre you suggesting that our concern should be democratizing these places?\nLet these people overthrow their own dictators if they are of a mind to establish democracy.\nThey seem to be pretty handy with guns.\nBut I don't care if these countries have dictators...poobahs...or nannies.
933692
That would be an interesting question to ask the citizens of the world. Based on our current foreign policy, I'd bet most people would say that Americans are, particularly since we now openly approve of torture. The Iraqis are seen as citizens of an occupied country and we are seen as their occupiers. And in spite of the failure of the war, our leaders refuse to change tactics or even admit wrongdoing.
413712
none if they're smart. we already pissed off the rest of the world with iraq
797345
Yes.\n\nI also believed there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
3252
You see — there are 26 million people in Iraq whose freedom we are fighting for, against terrorists and insurgents that want a return to power and oppression, or worse, a state of fundamentalist tyranny. \n\nSome of whom we fight are international terrorists who hate the fact that in our way of life we can choose who will govern us, the method in which we worship, and the myriad other freedoms we have. We are fighting so that these fanatical terrorists do not enter the sacred ground of our country and we have to fight them in our own backyard.
1059558
There are people who believe that not only believe that their opinion is better or more accurate than yours; they also believe that they are capable of making better decisions for you than are.I support this war. We owed this to the Iraqi people. In 1991, Iraqi citizens were waiting for the US and allies to come into Iraq after Sadam. We failed them then. We will not fail them now.Luckily, GWB has learned from his father's mistakes.\nOops I guess I explained....oh well!
53017
Who is to say that IRAQ will not be a democratic nation. Even the USSR was democratic in the truest sense and meaning of the word, the people could vote, problem was there was only one person they could vote for.\n\nOil has NOTHING to do with the war in IRAQ. I won't even get into why but the war would be in Saudi Arabia where the oil reserves are over twice the size of Iraq.\nWe need to look back in history to see what has happened and the future looks bright for IRAQ. Success in Central America, Liberia, Korea, the new Russia, the slavic regions, and others have formed some type of democracy.\n\nThe "democracy" that other countries enjoy are definately not the same as ours, but even a Monarchy like Morocco has a democratic government.\n\nSuccess in IRAQ will indeed depend on whether democracy becomes the new form of government when America finally does pull out or if there will be political chaos and insergency.\n\nTime will only tell.\n\nTo correct a couple of the other writers above me...\n\nThe United States is NOT a democratic country, it is a Federal Republic. If indeed we were a true democracy Gore would be president not George Bush (Gore won more of the popular vote but less of the electoral vote). So to say the US is the most democratic country in the world is absurd. Correct me if I am wrong but there is no country in the world that is truely democratic.
989058
That sounds about right. You all know we are still in Afganistan right? We are also still in Kosovo. Did you know that? I don't hear any news from that any more. Except through our military chanells.\nIt takes time to do it right, train their soldiers and police. We have built power plants and water facilities. These facilities were not bombed by us. We made darn sure we kept the infrastructure intact. We gave back what Saddam took away with his 30+ palaces and grand life style for his people the Sunnis (who aren't too happy they don't have a friend running the country anymore). I'm not talking about all the Sunnis though.\nThe big thing is we have to make sure the Government of Iraq has a good enough security force to make Iraq safe and secure. Then we'll leave.\nThe war WITH Iraq was over in spring of 2003. We are fighting insurgants and terrorists now.
634051
True.  Our government lied to us about why we were going in, and like sheeps to slaughter we believed it.  Now that we are there we can't just pull out and let whoever can grab the most power the quickest take over.  I for one apologize to those who lost loved ones because our president is a warmongering moron but can't support a full pullout of troops until the Iraqi people have a firm hold on their country (i.e. government is stable and not under dictatorship).  And no there is no honesty in the U.S. government.  We gave them power and they took it and have used it without us REALLY keeping up with what they are doing.  Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
1083845
I believe that most Americans are under the illusion that they truly have free speech, true democracy. etc..   Compare the actions of previous actions of dominant empires throughout history.  Have we transformed or are Americans fooled by a cleaver rouse.
598731
1970's -- incinerated 600,000 peasants in the country next to the country the US was at war with.\n\nafter that ... hooked up with saddam hussain and helped end democracy in several latin american nations.\n\ntoday ... hard to believe people in the US buy the line about spreading democracy.
200846
Wait to US is finished with Iraq and make it a true democracy then maybe we will do the same for your country, what ever it is, God bless and good luck
962257
Uh, gee, let's see:\n\n1 - Over 80% of Iraqis say they want the US out of Iraq,\n2 - Over 60% of Iraqis say they want the US out of Iraq AFTER stability is restored, and\n3 - Ergo, they want us to stay until stability is restored.\n\nSimple?  If you say so!
455332
in my eyes, we are in Iraq because of the terorists. everyday suicide bombers kill two or three people and wound 2 times as more. Also US is there to make Iraq a Democratic Government and make it an Allie , then in future wars Iraq is going to help USA.
607930
They did attack us.  Of course, by us I really mean our soldiers, who were in the process of bombing them at the time, but clearly they started it since it didn't count that we were bombing them until they tried to fight back.\n\nActually, I haven't heard anyone claim that Iraq attacked us.  I do hear a lot of people claim that they did have weapons of mass destruction, though, even though the White House official said they were wrong about the WMDs and the CIA said their information was fake.