does the USarmy have the right to stay in Iraq anymore?
465159
No. They don't.\n\nThe US Government reasons for invasion were both misleading and untrue.\n\nThe reasons stated were the following:\n\n(1) Disable WMD's located in Iraq under the control of Saddam Hussein.\n * What WMDS? Been 3 years now, and everybody has been over Iraq with a fine comb and can't find anything, all they found was two weather balloon research stations.\n\n(2) End Saddam Hussein's 'Regime'\n * Before anybody casts judgment of Saddam Hussein, it may be worth while learning about him, through this wikipedia link is a good start http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddam_Hussein, he modernized the Arabic state of Iraq into a beacon of industrialization and education. Teaching kids to read and eradicate illiteracy and reforms to power schemes, resources expansion projects and agricultural projects. Many Iraqi people interviewed on Arabic Media outlets such as Al Jazeera (not biased media like Fox News) say they were better off under Saddam’s rule, some are even hoping he may run for the Iraqi Elections soon. \n\n(3) Secure Iraq's oil fields and other resources\n * This is a underhanded  strategy, the plan was to get the new Iraqi puppet government to start trading oil back in the US dollar, since 2000, Iraq had used the Euro as its oil export currency, and this was seriously having an effect on the US Dollar in turn, this was a easy way to help 'kickstart' the US economy.\n\n(4) End sanctions and deliver humanitarian support\n * UN have been providing aid for years, and despite delusional ramblings by US Government puppet Madeline Albright, it has been delivered, and as far as humanitarian support, more civilians have been killed by US Air Strikes than any supposed mistreatment by the Iraqi Government, the UN described the Saddam Regime Iraqi Health System as the best in the Middle East, even rivaling many in the West.\n\nThe US has no reason for being there, find another scape goat and get out. BBC has said that even though the US reason was to stop terrorist harbored in Iraq it has spurred on even more attacks and terrorist activities.\n\nAdmit in Bush.... you failed. Get the troops out before you have to inform more American Families that their son or daughter has been lost on the battlefields to this excuse for a military action.
25245
It is not the job of the US military to protect you just because you want to go to Iraq.  Also the Green Zone is the safest and most heavily protected section in Iraq.  If you want to go to Iraq, on your own, you are on your own.  I have no idea if you would even be allowed into the Gree Zone without a valid reason.  As interesting as it would be to visit Iraq right now, it is not a good idea.  The State Department feels the same.  If you really want into Iraq, I am sure that you could get in, but no one is going to go out of their way to protect you.  Please consider not going for a couple of years.
149245
It is justified if you just look past the here and now. Ten years from now, after the US leaves, Iraq will be a stable, prospering democracy, and it's people will for the first time have a say in how their country is run and a quality of life they could never have dreamed of under Sddam.
385204
Even if we pull our combat troops out today, the Iraqui military is still going to need logistical support for a long time. American troops will be there for at least a decade.
1118651
The war in Iraq will end when the new Iraqi government can maintain what we have built for them. It does no good to pull out if the Iraqi Army and governement isnt ready to shoulder the load. If we leave before that time then we will have to come back and clean up the mess again. If we had eliminated the problem in 1991 then we wouldn't be here now. But we listened to the infinite wisdom of the United Nations.
585574
Iraq is and will be in civil war weather we leave there now or in a hundred years so it does not matter when we leave. The strongest will take the power and will run the country as they see fit and that is just the way it is. I was against the war to begin with, we have no business telling another country how to run their business, no matter how bad a leader that they have. I agree that Saddam is and was a bad man but that is Iraq, and we are the United States and we have plenty of problems with a bad leader right here.
465803
There is a solution, yes.  We need to stay in until we're done, until the Iraqi government is stable, and the people don't have to worry so much about the insurgents.\nTo the Iraqis I would say, "There is good in all of us, and evil, including our men and women who are in your country now.  MOST of them believe in what we're doing, and feel that you all have a right to be free of tyranny.  As soon as your government and police force are stable, we'll be out of here.  Keep doing what you're doing:  You're hopeful about the future, many of you are turning in the insurgents to the authorities, and you believe that we're trying to do good for you.  Keep your hope alive!  Most of us are, too.  We believe in you.  Please believe in us."
566409
because the country isn't stable.  When the Iraqi government and military are able to sufficiently rule and control the country, then the US military will leave.
928877
if you mean BAGHDAD in IRAQ the USA army don't & if they pissoff the country will be better off
107463
When the mission is done, Iraq can defend its democratic state by itself, and we will not cause unrest and instability in the area by pulling out.\n\nAnd NOT a DAY sooner.
933682
Remember we have a thousand year of history behind us and have survived and co-exsisited. Saddam was installed in power by the Americans. He was financed and armed by the US(to combat Iran). We now have another American puppet in power. Then we paid the price of America's mistakes and today again we are paying the price of America's mistakes with our lives. All we want is America to get out of Iraq and we will solve our own problems. The sectarian violence will not cease unless American's leave our country. They are doing more harm tham good with there presence. Dont they realise, we dont want there "democracy" or way of life. Just let us be. We dont need any help from the Americans. GET OUT OF IRAQ NOW.
398463
Iraq is in Civil War. The Shiite alliance supports Ibrahim al-jaafari, the Sunni and Kurds do not.  Since both sides, well all 3 want control of the oil money this will play out over the next 5 years. Nothing has changed in Iraq except the dead civilians who are now free (liberated) and can not vote.\nBu$h, Rummy and Rice and that bunch will never admit the country is in civil war. That's why they should be fired.\nIraq and Viet Nam are the same, no difference.
853664
Iraq has decided, they have had a few free elections\nthey want our protection very much\nthere leaders would be killed by Iran, if we left today.\nwe are the only country that has control of our military\nso our leaders have to be the ones that OK our helping in Iraq
1131683
We can not leave right now. We are obligated under International Law to rebuild the country after conquering it and overthrowing its government. We must stay.\n\nNext, Saddam is the cause of much of the blood shed in Iraq. He didvided the Muslims there (Sunni, Shiite and Kurds) based on historical and religious reasons. They hate each other and want the others dead. He caused it, we are keeping them all alive.
1080271
The US won't leave Iraq anytime soon. I see them there 50 years from now.
1022626
Yes\n\nThe bottom line is that all countries, in this supposed civilized world, have no right to occupy/invade another country unless there is a threat.... That threat has to be proven and UN approval must be granted. This is exactly why we, and many other countries, helped Kuwait when Iraq occupied/invaded them.\n\nOne country has no right to decide on its own to suddenly go liberate another country. That is common sense in a civilized progressive world. That (and I am not trying to compare Bush to Hitler) is exactly what Germany did in WWII when HItler kept occupying one country after another. The world recognized that as wrong.\n\nAlso as far as being charged with war crimes... yes.\n\n* Bush has violated the geneva convention \n* Bush has used redension to knowingly use torture.\n* Bush is holding prisoners without allowing the Red Cross to have access to some of them and also not releasing some of their identities.\n\nSorry if some of us Americans don't want to hear that but all of that is fact and are clearly war crimes.\n\nI also believe that assassinating ppl in Iraq and killing 100,000s shoud be considered a war crime in this circumstance because Bush had no right to invade that country. He invaded on false-pretense. BUT that part is just my personal belief and I am not sure where that falls under any war crimes act.\n\nAlso Answerman, don't fall into the 'congress voted for it' trap. They want you to believe that all who voted to GIVE BUSH AUTHORITY IF NECESSARY was saying it was ok to go to war. I've seen many interviews with politicians who stated they never would have believed in 100 years that Bush was going to go into Iraq without UN approval. They got tricked into falling for his scam.\n\nPpl should learn their history: Vietnam, Korea, Bosnia were not occupations. They were either forms of containtment (that is the political term for the freeze on the spreading of communism) or humanitarian acts.
536426
At this moment in time, no, I don't believe it's stable enough for a complete troop withdrawal.  The Iraqi government is not stable enough.