what is your opinion on the usa-iraq conflict?do you think it was right ?
490754
I don't know, but I want to fight in a war when I go in to the army. I mean, come on, why else would people go? You know, besides money and training.
679715
I'm in favor of getting out of there, but I'd hate to leave the Iraqi's who helped us in a fix like we left the Vietnamese when Nixon pulled us out of there.  I have always been against the war, but I don't want those people to have to pay the price for helping us.\n\nWe had NO business invading Iraq to begin with.  We should have concentrated our energies on finding bin Laden, the real culprit behind 9/11.
568452
I think the war in Iraq is a failure of the Bush adminastration. Iraqi's are engaged in a civil war and we are in the middle of it. Only way out is to get out and let them settle for themselves. I always wondered how many repugs were acturally fighting in the war. Now I know. It is a shame.
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.
606244
The action taken in Afghanistan was textbook perfect. I have been bewildered as to what went wrong in Iraq. I cam across an interview with Ex-Speaker Gingrich on Meet the Press this past Sunday; it turns out that they put in a whole different team to run the operation in Iraq, and they being Bush's Theocon Cronies did everything wrong. They became the face of Iraq to Iraq and solidified the concept to the Iraqi people they they were occupied. I am including some links on the Bush Administration which you may wish to be aware of.\n\nYes, we need to pull our forces out.
175004
Look at the long-term involvement of the US in Iraq.  Was it ever justified?  Did it ever make sense?  If you marry a psychopath, do you expect them to be loving, kind, and gentle?  Stupid past policies of the last few decades got the US to where it is today.  I'm STILL shocked that people think Regan was a great president.  You think the Iran-Contra scandal made Iraqis happy??  Selling weapons to their worst enemies?!\n\nAmerica has a knack for forgetting how stupid it was in the past.  Now you wonder why we are paying so much (via lost economic vitality).  Well, it's called paying for past stupidity.  Coming next: who will pay for the lie called "trickle down theory?"  Right now, the wealth is not trickling, but rushing to those in the know to invest in arms stocks in the 1990s (including the Saudis, Bin Ladens, and China).  Meanwhile, the rest of us Americans must be either ignorant, complacent, or disempowered.\n\nAnd yet, someone was stuck with breaking the political, economic, and military destructive stalemate of sanctions against Iraq from 15 years ago.  It was a lousy reason for a war.  Oil for FOOD?  Hello!  That's not exactly fair trade - that's raping an economy.  Someone had to take responsibility for putting Saddam Hussein in power... Who could it be, hmmm??  The GREAT SATAN?  Well, ok, maybe that's not us, but maybe you should get a grip on how someone else can say that.  How else do you describe someone that would arm Iraq with chemical weapons and sell Iran M-16s when they are at war with one another?\n\nSo, WMDs?  Bullshit.  The US was totally ok with it in the 1980s.  The greatest problem with the Saddam trial is the US government is probably too afraid to declassify the incriminating files that point to our government, yet prove - via US involvment - that he had WMDs.\n\nDon't forget: this is the same government that in turns practiced or turned a blind eye to genocide of Native Americans.  The US is not so morally special.\n\nLast, but not least, determining the morals of other countries for them is defacto imperialism.  We are Pax Romana.  We are Hail Britannia.  And like every other brainless empire that marginalizes those ruled abroad, we must inevitably fail.\n\nFreedom is a matter of personal responsibility.  You can't have someone else come in and do it for you.  That's not freedom.  That's trading one set of shackles for another.  Maybe the new ones will have a fuzzy trim, but they are still shackles.\n\nWithdraw?  Well, Bush is honest about that at least.  We dove head-first into a slurry pit.  You can't then turn around and pretend like it didn't happen.  Nobody would be fooled.  The opportunity to stop the war was 6 years ago and America blew it then and did again in 2004.  We screw it up again and again when we forget to demand investigations into how our national security was bungled because it isn't as fun and entertaining as a sex scandal.  I'm not sure how many Americans DIED because of that sex scandal.  I hope not as many as died in Iraq.  Nothing is more disrespectful to our troops as saying that ML was more of a disaster than the Iraq situation.\n\nBottom line: It's not about supporting our troops or having patriotism.  You can do those things AND hate this war.
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Helped both economically and its citizens but damaged 'co-alition's' public image. \n\nThe gulf conflicts are purely down to oil, if oil was not available to the world to use from Iraq Western oil prices would obviously soar crippling the economies and businesses.\n\nUnder the previous regime Saddam kept the revenues from oil for himself, his family and the Republic Guard. The West were very worried after the Gulf war when he burned oil refineries and oil rigs cause millions of £££ worth of damage and loss of a massive amount of oil. What's stopping him from doing it again?\n\nSo by securing oil supply from the Middle East it has actually helped both the US, UK and Iraqi people as this provides the money to invest into their infrastructure and improve standard of living. \n\nUnfortunately this is completely wrong! unethical and embarrasing that we could represent a race of people so materialistic and selfish its about time we realised that we can not keep raping this planet's resources and we need to limit use of resources and pollution before we come to a very abrupt end.\n\nThe war in Iraq as absolutely nothing to do with ridding the Iraq people of a dictator, nobody could give a flying f-uck..  look at Africa! no one cares about the dictators and warlords that have done far FAR worse than Saddam, unfortunately they have no oil.
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.
1079841
It's perfect for Iraqis, which is why we're there. The short-term is difficult for everyone involved, but the long-term will be a much better & freer world for both Americans & Iraqis. Our fate lays together. De Opresso Libre!
939592
Regardless if you agree with the invasion or not, we freed them from a dictator where now they shouldn't fear for their lives. How would you feel to live in a place where if you spoke out against the government you would lose your life? We are doing our best to give the Iraqis what they deserve. But sadly there are those radical people who oppose us and democracy and will do everything in their power to prevent a democracy from forming in their home turf, even if that means taking their own life.\n\nBut this war goes much deeper than just a war to free Iraqis from a dictator. We are fighting extremists who want to kill America, Israel, and Christianity. I feel if we do not try and stop these nutcases now that they will only grow stronger and attack us eventually. This would be inevitable if we pulled out of Iraq. \n\nAlways support your troops even if you disagree with what they are commanded to do. No reason to attack them for something they have no control over.
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Ive seen the loose change video. I still support the USA. I admit I must play devils advocate to both sides. I don't believe either. Not the "official story", or "loose change."\nI believe its more likely a combination of the two. Somewhere in between both side's agenda. I think that the government probably has a pretty legitimate reason for falsifying some of the information, but doesn't do well in the cover up department. While much of the rest is just over-speculation driven by conspiracy theorists. \nI think that the war in Iraq is good for our military, but bad for that region. I think that it was implemented under the guise of the search for WMD, but was actually for military position for the long time troublesome Iran & palestine. \n\nTo win a war you need 2 things for certain, power and position. The USA has the power, but lacked the position.\nIraq is that position. Seems clear to me. I do not feel sorry for those who serve the military, they made that choice full well knowing what the outcome could be. I do feel sorry for the Iraqies though, but believe still that the aftermath could be truly liberating for their population. \nOnly time will tell. \nThe only thing that is certain is that the US Federal Government is overwhelmingly corrupt. \nWe have a broken system at home. Therefore we should think incredibly hard about pusshing our system onto other nations.
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Since we invaded isn't really a fair assessment.  The sanctions the US imposed on Iraq killed millions and then on top of that the wars we waged against them brought Iraq from the most industrialized, secular, progressive 9relative to others in the region) country in the region to be one of the most religously divided, ruined, starved, unstable and un democratic places on earth.  \nThe US is responsible for far more Iraqi deaths than Saddam that is certain.  \n\nPeople say what about the Kurds?  They tried to kill Saddam.  What about the people slaughtered by the US government at Waco remember that?  Governments protect themselves against angry citizens, and the attakcs Saddam carried out, in military/government terms were justified and far worse has been carried out by the US against its population.  \n\nSaddam loved Iraq and Iraqis (many who still do) liked Saddam's rule far more than this new puppet governemt who cannot bring law and order to Iraq.  They ALL hate the US and we were never met as liberators (with flowers) as our government told us we would, and we never will win the hearts and minds of Iraqis.  It is a lost cause.  \n\nIf the US doesn't pull out more Iraqis will die, we are killing 80% of all Iraqi deaths there.  So the US out as soon as possible is the best option for Iraqis.
1004292
i do not support this war....has this war acheived something...im sure many will counter by argument by saying that USA has toppled down a dictatorship and restore democracy,find out weapons of mass destruction....but where is the democracy...and see people dying every day in Iraq...As i always said USA masqueraded their other aims(for eg----for money,oil----influence...and a way to demonstrate his force) the opinions towards US is divided...some are afraid of US...bcuz of it being a superpower...while others prefer to back US still because it being a super power....see Japan,Mongolia,Australia and many European countries sending troops in Iraq  i dont like the either u are with us or against us policy....war in Iraq can never be justified...and also UN has not approved the invasion so US has no right to invade....UN security council is a toothless dog...i does nothing to preserve peace...\nbut this does not mean i support Sadaam's regime(discriminating Shites and killing Kurds, invasions...link with terrorist orgs..etc)...
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Generally speaking, yes it has had an impact on the image of the US.  I'm in the USA.  But many people outside the US are quite upset with us over Iraq.   Outside of the Islamic world, not many are too upset with us over Afghanistan-- that was considered justified given the taliban, OBL and 9/11.\n\nAfter 9/11 the US supposedly had much support over being attacked.  Even from some countries one wouldn't expect.\n\nInvading Iraq based on faulty info has been seen as a mistake especially in light of ignoring the UN position on this.  We had broad support in the first Gulf war but not in the second.\n\nI do speak with friends and colleagues from other countries-- generally they're ok US people, but quite upset about our policies around the world.  I've also seen opinions from some that indicate we're too leanient in some cases-- that is, we need to just demolish people who mess with us.\n\nIn one converstation, I was discussing freedom of speech etc. with a foreign student (from Europe).  When I mentioned protests, it surprised him that we protest against our own government.  In his country, most of the protests are against the US and less so against their own goverment.\n\nI think we (the US) are often seen as trying to impose our wishes on everybody else regardless of what they want or think.\n\nOh, I'll echo the comment below me-- many outside the US think "americans" are generally ignorant.  Not agreeing with that but that's the perception.
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this war wasn't for the freedom of iraqis ppl ... it was just for oil ... \n\nso what the diffrent now ...nothing ...they are still there killing and torture by thats new gouverment of iraq , thats made by USA gouverment...and SOME British and SOME US soldiers ...and SOME muslims, thats gave wrong idea about islam .. and using the name of islam in bad way ,not as real islam asked us for ... and i think all saw thats in media . \n\nand im sure if wasnt there any oil ...will the GOUVERMENT of US wont do this war.\n\nabout muslims ...most of them work for what real isalm asked us .. for PEACE ... but as i said SOME they do in their own thoughts ...and not as real islam asked us not to kill inesants ppl,what ever they were muslims or not .. \n\nbut as many times i said at my answers ...THE MEDIA .. show thats all muslims are bad ...even the truth is some of them ..we are as others, we have bad and good side as many places in thats world ...but for us as muslims ,media show ALL muslims are bad ..even they are SOME . \n\nGOD bless you all .
377765
i was in iraq and i know it is better now. i have talked with hundreds of iraq's and they are much better off now. the only iraq's unhappy are the ones that have lost power and money because saddam is gone. It is better now, even though it may seem bad on tv, before with saddam things were much worse.
1018754
Badly, very badly.\n\nAll three sides, the Sunnis, Kurds and Shi'ites will fight like dogs, and eventually the United States will not be able to stop it. Those Iraqi troops we trained will also come back to haunt us too. This is a bad situation, and all the weapons in the US arsenal will not be able to solve it.\n\nOn the upside, I think it would have happened one way or the other, contrary to liberal public opinion....sad situation, time for us to leave!