over 2300 of our us soldiers have died in the war on terror. do you think this is justified?
494660
Yes, it is justified.  You do understand that the people we are fighting are people who are trained from birth to believe that anybody that doesn't believe what they believe needs to die. People need to wake up and understand that these people want us all dead. They don't care if you're Republican or Democrat, Liberal or Conservative, Black or White, or even if you support them. They want you dead. They want your family dead, including your children. They want your freaking dog dead. And, they don't care how they do it, either. Open your eyes and understand what these people mean when they talk about a holy war.\n\nNow, ask me if I think it is justified that liberals use the deaths of my brothers and sisters for their own agendas without any care for those that have put their own lives out there...
357576
Lets do the math:\n\nSomewhat over 1 million servicemen have completed tours in Iraq.  Out of that roughly 2300 have died.  This means that there is roughly a 1 in 500 chance of any particular servicemember dying.  Now if you watch the trends - the monthly numbers of US dead have dropped significantly so the odds in your favor are even better.\n\nIt appears that the enemy has given up on attacks on US servicemembers as ineffective and dangerous.  Their focus has shifted to terror attacks on the Iraqi population.\n\nI have done a tour in Iraq and it is not the deathtrap that the media tries to make it out to be.  Just do you job and be proud of what you did whan you come home.
1119988
Reading the news on what happened to the two soldiers have saddened me deeply. It's horrible to hear how some people, people without regards for morals or sympathy, would do something as terrible as this to two young soldiers. Its disheartening to hear something like this because they are young citizens, a human being like you and me, taken away from this world by means of extreme violence. These soldiers have family and friends who will have to suffer from their loss. These soldiers will no longer have the ability to live life further than they have lived it. Its disheartnening to hear about something like this. May they rest in peace.\nI commend the two soldiers who have died serving our country, and to all members of the armed services who have, had, and will defend our country.
597131
Sounds like the government is attempting to downplay the numbers of people who are dying in war so that the public won't say "Stop the War, Stop the Killing."\n\nWhen you hear that 20 troops have died it does not have the impact of 20 men and women.\n\nPersonally, I want to see every casket and have a tribute paid to each man and woman.  \n\nA country that does not honor it's dead can't very well honor the living.
272599
The war has gone for the bad.  I can not believe that you are asking this.  The soldiers disserted out of fear.  With all the hate there is back there, with every face turning in disgust, it is no wonder that they did.  You, at any  moment, could be hit with a car bomb or a sucide bomber.  It is crazy and should be stopped.  The war is no longer neccesary.  It may have been at one point, but no longer.
196217
I am a soldier, I just turned 20 in January. I think that a lot of america's young people (kids) are serving in the military right now and I thank them for all that they do. I advise everyone that asks about them to do the same. These guys are giving up their golden youths so that everyone in America can live and enjoy theirs happily. Some of them give up the rest of their lives as well. They do it because they know that if we didn't fight the insurgencies on their own soil, we'd be fighting them on ours!
897438
Who's doing all the killing? It certainly isn't the soldiers of the U.S. It is the Islamic factions who can't get along with each other. I would pull the troops out and let them kill each other. We're not going to change their way of thinking with our troops in harms way. One American son is worth more than any legion of fanatic, uneducated, blind people.
1066693
Yeah....I guess 2 out of 3 isn't so bad...everyone gets lucky sometimes. Yada-Yada-Yada\n\n"Those people are now dead....killed by our troops in Iraq."\n\n....and how many of our troops have been killed to date, huh?\nHow many family members and friends have YOU lost for this, Oh-So Justworthy cause?\n\nGo back to sucking on Bush's big toe, you moron!\nAND WATCH SOME REAL NEWS FOR A CHANGE!
705859
This is a comparison which originated with an argument made by Rush Limbaugh and other radio pundits a few months ago. It is a red herring and a false comparison or juxtaposition designed to minimize the sacrifice of our troops.\n\nIt is unpatriotic to compare accidental civilian deaths with the lives of our brave soldiers who enlisted to defend our country. It is true disrespect for our military.
856315
Wholly unjustifiable.\n\nWe went to war for the wrong reasons. Iraq had nothing to do with 911. Iraq had no WMDs left. Iraq posed no threat to the west. Iraq had nothing to do with international terrorism. By the time the politicians started trying to justify the war in terms of regime change and bringing democracy, you know it should never have happened.\n\nIf we go to war with Iraq simple to get rid of a dictator, surely we should have to do the same in every other dictatorship in the world today, just to be consistent?\n\nThe effect of the war has been to ruin the infrastructure of the country, open the country to factional insurgency, open the country to international terrorism and lower the standard of living and personal security for the average Iraqi.\n\nAnd what have we gained? Budding democracy that nobody asked for and that the Arab mentality does not comprehend?\n\nI work on the reconstruction side of things in Iraq, and can confirm that most of the money ear-marked for reconstruction has simply been diverted into providing security for those trying to implement the reconstruction. Many of those reconstruction projects that have been completed are simply destroyed by the insurgents as soon as they have been completed.\n\nSo what have we achieved? We've destroyed a country. We opened it up to international terrorism. And the war has resulted in the deaths of over 3,000 coalition servicemen, over 50,000 Iraqis and 369 contractors.\n\nIf Saddam Hussein is facing the death penalty for the number of deaths he was responsible for by illegal actions, then in my opinion we should similarly hang George W Bush and Tony Blair too.
1127808
yes. far more innocent lives have been lost than those of soldiers, and even a lot of soldiers. I heard a story that a guy ran into battle in WWII and one of the german enemy soldiers, who knew he was about to die, just looked at him and cried. So even the men fighting under the name of Hitler were as human as anyone else. War is pointless. The best way to settle desputes is to get the leaders of the nations to fight each other rather than have other people do the fighting for them, while they remain perfectly safe, miles away from the battle, with security guards everywhere. sad world, isn't it. :(
775053
I wouldn't call our military soilders who have died Heroes. I would call them victims. \n\nThey are victims of our ignorant, stupid, close minded Government leaders. It is not fair to them to send them to a Country we should have never invaded anyways, but keep them there so they can be attacked everyday and face the possibility of dying, and for what?? \nNo good reason at all!!! \n\nAs an American I am ashamed of our President, our Congress and everybody who works in Washington not doing anything about the atrosities committed by this Administration. I would like to see them all be jailed for the crimes they have committed, and be held accountable for their carelessness while in office.\n\nI agree with you. Americans need to wake to f**k up!!!!!!!!
1039236
I keep seeing that justification. "We're at war, and during war you have to make sacrifices".  The amazing thing about the justification is that it's completely wrong. We're not at war. Congress never declared a war. There is no identifiable enemy that we're fighting.\n\nThe war on terror is a marketing phrase. It means the US is going after everyone that might pose a threat to it. Every subversive influence, everyone who stands up and points out that what the administration is doing is illegal, every nut-job across the world who hates America. And anyone the government arbitrarily decides is a threat, regardless of whether there is any proof or not, and regardless of whether they have ever committed a crime or not.\n\nThe problem is, there is never going to be an end to the War on Terror, because there will always be people who want to hurt us. There will always be terrorists. Why? Because there always have been, throughout the history of the world. They just used to be called criminals and bandits. But terrorist is such a better term, because it justifies any means necessary to stop them.\n\nYes, there have been tragedies -- bombings and hostage situations and threats and mayhem. But those things are nothing new. They've been going on for thousands of years and the only difference is that technology has improved to the point where the bad guys have better weapons. \n\nFighting terrorism and fighting terrorists are two entirely unrelated goals. Of course we should stop people from blowing things up. We're not going to get everyone, because we're never going to eliminate crime or kill all the bandits. Still, we try because we oppose senseless violence. But remember, that's only fighting terrorists. It does nothing to stop terrorism.\n\nTerrorism is relying on hatred and fear to hurt people. It's doing things that are illegal, in the name of questionable goals, just because you can. It's a process of stripping people of their freedom and happiness because you don't think people deserve to be free and happy. It's about controlling and hurting those who are different from you, just because you don't like them.\n\nNow, take a look at what the new Patriot Act does. And ask yourself, how much of it is really aimed at stopping individuals, and how much of it is aimed at using hatred and fear to control people. Look at the definition of terrorism above, and ask yourself -- how many of those things are our government doing every day?\n\nThen ask yourself if the ends (even if they were somehow magically achievable) justify those means.
390124
I don't believe we are justified in invading any country or vice versa.  My heart cries each time I have to see another parents child's picture on television or in the media because their life was sacrificed because they fought a country that I don't believe fights half as hard for its own people.  With all the secondary issues that have been in the forefront since this war began and has continued, how does one really know what was right and what was wrong?  America is so involved with this war and yet, victims from our recent tragedies continue to cry for help and have been left helplessly in the shadows.  Abortion continues to take center stage in our Supreme courts and those responsible for the false images and impressions placed on the American public to bring this war into reality were from the actual truth...
1173027
Oh my Fing God. You bastard; you just personaly attacked a veteran with a simple question and called her bloodthirsty. less than 50,000 at most have died, check it, no where close to a million. most have died because terrorists keep blowing them selves  up in mosques and crowded market places. The point was; if you don't realy know ANYTHING about it you shoulden't whine about it
1006059
It is a shame that people are dying.  But the soldiers are in Iraq to try to better the lives of the Iraqi people as a whole.  I don't agree with war, but I also don't agree with oppression or dictatorships.  So it has me upset in more ways than one.  I do not want anymore people to get hurt, but what about all those that died under Hussein's regime?  One of those soldiers were from close to where I live...he was from Springfield, MA.  It does feel like it is never going to end.  I support the soldiers, for I know that they are doing their job, and it must be hell for them.  So I am a torn soul when it comes to this war.  I hope that the people involved are safe and no more harm comes to them...I can HOPE.
1086345
What is worse: 3000 dead from 911 or 120,000 in Iraq.? \nDo you think the invasion of Iraq is justified?\n-------------------------------------------------------\n\nNo body to die for a lie. The correct number of people who died in Twin Towers was 1820 of whom 2/3 were not native American and none Jewish ( all Jew were off sick ).\n\nThe correct number of people died in Iraq is 186.000 till yesterday ( this is the government's official number, the true number is very likely to be double ). & 2.823 American soldiers.