do you think the Iraqi war is stupid and it should stop now?
471056
The Iraqi war ended a couple of years ago.  Their leader was taken down, and their army was destroyed.\n\nYou think it is a waste of time to help a fledgling country with its security until they can get on their feet and protect themselves from terrorists?
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.
1082375
ARE you crazy or just plain dumb? What an idiotic thing to say. \n\nEven the Bush admin has given up on Iraq and Afghanistan as being free. So what was that F___ war for anyway!!\n\nWhat we should do is mind our own business!!\n\nThe ONLY superpower? China could probably kick our butts, especially right now, that is if you don't care whether anyone survives!
278504
Waste of money for the tax payer, A PR exercise & just another deliberate prolonging of the war to generate cash for those with investments in the war industry who want results. \nThe US and friends should get out now, acknowledging that there will always be 'insurgents' as long as they occupy by force another country against the will of what looks like the majority of the people.
925073
Well honestly if you were responsible for sending American men and women to die for your "made up" war in Iraq...would you stop using the drugs and alchohol....probably not.\n\nAnd for all you "kill them there...so we don't have here" folks. Get real. What's happening in Iraq is a Sunni-Kurd-Shiite thing and the sooner we get out of the middle...they can get busy killing each other and coming up with a winner.\n\nStop pretending that we mean anything to these people. We don't...we are just in the way messing it up...just like we did in Vietnam. \n\nAnd really if this is a war...then fight a dang war and start really killing people....that means you go into Sadr City and waste everyone. Until you do that stop telling me this is a war....\n\nWar is fighting and killing the enemy...not going up and down the same road everyday so he can kill you....\n\nPatton would not believe the ignorance we are displaying in this conflict.
1038941
I recently received an email from a friend in Iraq who said that it's a completely different atmosphere where "70% of people want us here and know we need to be here, 5% don't want us here (the insurgents), and 20% are rich enough they don't have to care.  The US is crying for us to leave and push the Iraqi's to "run" when they're hardly able to crawl on their own..."\n\nI think regardless of elections, etc we need to be there at least another 3 years.  \n\nHow long do I THINK we'll be there?  I dunno, the "War" in Iraq is technically over, but the "War on Terrorism" should never cease...
1092639
OMG \nFIRST it is no longer a "war". We are protecting the country from insurgents that are trying to take it over and/or trying to cause civil disruption. Peace keeping is what its called.  If it was War we would know exactly who our enemy is. \n\nSecond: We need to stay there untiil Iraq can protect itself. \nTheir government needs to work, the police need to work, the military needs to work, and there has to be enough economic infrastructure to keep it going.
147907
In my opinion, Iraq isn't involved in a civil war. It's involved in a US-induced revolution.
739324
Yes, the conflict has gone way too far ! Our troops should not be further exposed to the violence.Iraq is not a state or province of The United States,we are simply there to help them establish their own government.With the casualties continuing to climb; perhaps its time to rethink  our plan of action.\n\nThis "internal civil war " is both political and religious  motivated; that needs to be settled by their own people .\nGive the people the arms and training they need and allow them to emancipate their own country.\n\nThe Sunnis and Shiites have been at "war" with each other for many years.Their true religious leaders(those who actually follow the true teachings of Islam ) should call the leaders of the others and  attempt to mediate an end to the killing and violence.
716798
i think it is stupid because how are they going to be able to hold the ground once our men pull out for all we know the democracy after we pull out in Iraq may fall
933520
The insertion of troops was a major mistake. The entire region under Islamic influence from Morocco to Indonesia is far less stable as a result. The U.S. is increasingly seen as dictatorial by increasing numbers of people around the world. Our economy has been vastly weakened. We do not have enough troops available should other emergencies develop. The Civil War, denied by the Bush administration but acknowledged as being fully underway by the rest of the world, deepens daily and leaves American troops there as sitting ducks. There can be no victory in Iraq. Just as the British learned after World War I, the Iraqis will not be conquered. There is too much value underground (oil) and too much division above-ground. The only result of continued occupation will be increasing governmental debt for the U.S. and more dead and injured American soldiers. Military contractors such as Halliburton are being enriched. The Bush administration has no idea of what they mean by "victory", nor does Tony Blair in England.
202780
That's a good question, I agree with the 1st post, in addition, southern countries should stop fighting each other, like the Iraqi Iranian war, India and Pakistan, instead work with each other..
724969
I'm leaning in this direction too.  I think we should become more deadly and finish the fight before we rebuild Iraq's infrastructure.  Maybe build and fight was a useful tactic before the beehive burst.  We should let the Iraqi's rebuild and kill the fanatics first.  If we use our resources correctly, then cannot another country train the Iraqi army while we rampage?
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.
452245
no way, bush was stupid to do iraq, we should not go any where  else. bush is the worst president we ever had.
522889
In totally agreeing with you, dare I also add: \nBetween Afghanistan and Iraq, over 50 million people have been liberated. Both the Taliban and the Bathists have been taken out of power, Saddam is on trial by the people of the country he ravaged for decades. Pakistan and India along with 129 other countries are now our allies in this war. The emerging Representative Republic of Iraq, with their new constitution, is now giving hope to the whole mid eastern region. Many changes are now taking place in Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and several other Arab countries. 14 of the Iraqi provinces are quite secure, with two more, more or less secure. The only real hot spots now are the two in the so called Sunni triangle. The Iraqi economy is now growing by about 10% a month. Since it has many natural resources (fertile land and lots of water and the worlds largest un-tapped oil reserve)they have now re-planted all the thousands of date palms that Saddam destroyed and are now exporting produce to Iran, Turkey, Jordan and other countries in the area. At any other time, a conflict like this would over run their neighbors with refugees. In this case the opposite is true, the refugees are returning to Iraq from where they have been for years. \nPilgrims are flocking to their shrines on holy days\nLittle girls are now going to school for the first time, not only in their young lives, but for several generations. Women now may vote and some even hold office in their new government of the people, for the people and by the people and under the threat of death. I some times wonder if we shouldn't just give them our once wonderful constitution that the ACLU and the Neo-Socialists of this country have been hell-bent and Devil driven to destroy, after all, we don't use it any more any how.
175269
Uh no you dumb... mayb its bc of this little thing called iraq?