Why do the republicans always seem to need to have a war on something?
601748
It's stocks and big business, weapons manufacturers, Oil Companies, forced inflation. You see it's a lot easier to make more money by raising the prices up then hiring more people to increase your production. You have done nothing but raise the price and collect the money. That is what the Republicans are about. War is is they don't serve in the military, and fight the wars, they just profit from the outcomes of the wars like George Bush, and Cheney have. People mean nothing to them and their people will never be in harms way. George Bush wont even go to Iraq, He sent Tony Blair last week, He is a sissy.
800748
Our Republican Administration is power and money hungry for themselves.  They are only interested in big business who supply their party with unlimited money to play with as they see fit.  \n\nThey take very good care of themselves, giving themselves salary increases every year, the finest health care and pensions.\n\nThey want to hang on to their ill gotten gains and will go to any lengths to achieve this.  They disrespect the opposition party and as they cannot discuss issues or their own achievements ( of which they have none) they resort to dirty tricks, lying and name calling.  All we can do is not vote for them when we have to chance to do so.
874066
Excellent point.  It is probably because of hate of Republicans.
922388
Of course its a Republican war.  Republicans just don't want to be accountable to their own disastorous policies.  \n\nIt was Bush's decision to go against the UN and "go it alone".  And while Democrats supported the resolution to go into Iraq....and had to in order to support Afghanistan which was tied into the war bill by Republicans....and find the WMDs and get Suddam, they never supported this long, drawn out occupation strategy that Bush inserted after-the-fact.
82174
The republicans are all too happy to lay down their freedom at the feet of authority.  They are too short-sighted to see that power like this is abused all the time.  Severe abuse of power like we saw in WW2 is probably not going to happen any time soon in the US but when Republicans let their government roll them over and fail to insist on accountability or checks and balances, then they put everything every solider has ever died for at risk.\n\nVOTE YOUR REPUBLICANS REPS OUT OF OFFICE THIS NOVEMBER!
64563
Not in the event of war ,i.e. (War on terrorism).. The liberals are really trying to get this one to stick, but I'm tellin' ya right now.. This dog ain't gonna hunt.. The lefties need to go find another pseudo-crisis to whine about..
804157
Reverse psychology. In order to maintain their power base they must have a credible"enemy"to fight.
601453
Republicans can only handle one belief about every topic, and usually they don't even use their own brain.  Someone tells Republicans what to believe and they all say "YES SIR".  This is retarded, and it is not freedom.
678644
That would make the odds of Republicans keeping their power in the House and Senate actually worse, since I doubt the majority of this country wants us to start a third war when we can't even finish what we started in Afghanistan (the forgotten war) and Iraq.  So in short, I doubt the Republicans are that insane, though they keep surprising me on that front...
785835
Still sounds like good enough reasons to be Republican in my book.\n\nEDIT:  They'll never get it.  Eye for an eye.  Don't pass children through the fires of Molech (hedonism).  Don't worry about it, they'll get it when a criminal has a gun to their head.
867086
Oh God come on, you know why. FEAR. They let fear over any number of things control who they vote for.\n Fear and Lies is all the Republicans have to offer and time and time again people just swallow and say great I want some more.\n It is disgusting, how the people in this country just back the President for one idiotic reason or another. He will keep safe from terrorists blah blah blah
1031660
By and far the Republican Party has used 9/11 as a prop to sell this bullshit War on Terror.  And republicans are so backwards they don't realize that we are giving up freedoms in this war to defend it.
1066712
When you dont let the UN do its search and you want to go to War based on 10 year old inteligence... That could be the problem.  Bush rushed to war knowing that if he didnt do it quickly there might be a lot more opposition to his claims.  If he could start the war he knew they wouldnt be able to just walk away when the shit hit the fan.  This is Bush's personal agenda.\n\nBy the way when did Republicans become Nation builders??  Before Bush was elected they gave the Democrats hell over trying to change leadership and build new government in foriegn countries. Even Bush as Texas Governer said nations should be left alone and not told how to run their country.
1145697
Because they are hypocritical.  They supposedly believe in states rights except when it doesn't suit their conquest of the political structure of America.  They'll fly this subject around to solidify their base, the uneducated conservative, evangelical, redneck so they vote for them, then do nothing about it until they bring it up again in the 2008 election..   Their base is played for fools every two years on God, guns, and gays, and they still don't realize they're being played for fools.  The abortion issue is another one.  What have the Republicans done about any of these topics except bring them up every two years to rally the ignorant base?
398049
YES! Why should people have to fight a war that they don't believe in, when really there doesn't need to be a war at all?
753101
Just Republicans taking things too far AGAIN.\n\nActually, Republicans are sort of like Islamic Extremists in a way; always pointing the finger at stuff that doesn't really matter at all.\n\nThey were just looking for a Democrat to blame for anything, because their entire party is exploding with controversy.
386169
Good question!! So many possible reasons.  The obvious fact is that starting war with many of those might start a war so big no one can win.  It might destroy humanity.  WWlll.  They have nuclear and we are unable to dominate or change them.  They are who they are.  \nIt might also be because we have somewhat of a foothold already in those countries, being more accessible.  Unlike the latter three.  But historically to what you are talking about overall...although you might want to rephrase your question to be clearer.  To answer that, because that is how the right continues their reign of power in the world.  By conquering weaker less dominant countries, thus destroying them and leaving some sort of colonial foothold in that country so that we have access to resources, territory and well, cheap labor...slave labor for example.  This is how England and various other colonies dominated the world, by taking over countries little by little and ultimately how they gained their power and stance in the world.  Not by hard work or brilliance, but by domination and oppression.  \nIn response to many of the other comments, they're right...it's not always the Repubs or Consevs because a name is just a name...a front.  How the they conduct themselves in the world is what truly describes their stance.  Are they truly progressive or conservative and not moving forward to benefit all their countrymen or humankind is how they should be judged..not by their title! \nNevertheless, reactionaries and the media can bash the left but the TRUE BLUE progressives do not oppress or take over other people's countries.  Maybe some in sheep's clothings calling themselves a Democrat or what ever have conquered or attacked other countries but they were not progressives, humanitarians. \nNew conservatives(Neocons)/new Republicans(instead of true traditional Repubs) feel that sense of entitlement, you know...maninfest destiny.  As their ancestors did(read history).  God told them to do it, they are entitled by God or by race..etc.  It's tied in with religion, race and monetary philosophies that drive people like that to conquer others.  I have also noticed that people on the right, throughout history whatever they call themselves, tend towards less compassion, less humanity and more brutality.  They seem almost able to separate themselves from humanity to justify their actions of domination and expansion.  (Columbus, Pinochet, Franco, Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Bush(es), Thatcher etc...)  All destroy humankind by some form of brilliant propaganda tied in with God and money/resources.  \n\nHope that helps!  \n\nMy question is...when will is stop?? Can it be changed in the minds of many humans....it seems that many people don't care about others and do feel it is ok to conquer or dominate others.  Sad but true. \n\nPeace.