How has the war in Iraq helped business growth and organizational development?
813385
The only thing the war in Iraq has helped is the Democrats' campaign.
298275
Here's your link.\n\nBring your lunch, it breaks down everything.\n\nhttp://www.armytimes.com/content/editorial/pdf/030606dod_iraq_progress.pdf
837905
Big business gained a lot in Viet Nam, it is said that Bell helocopter kept the war going an extra two years. I think it was decided after Korea that Nam would be the next hot spot, to play with their toys, reduce populations, and profit
217824
Sorry, no newspapers or statistics.\n\nThe US destroyed Iraq, made the situation so bad that a civil war is gonna happen, in which some neighbour countries will certainly interfere.\n\nSo -even if I was against the war- YES, I think the US or even better a bigger coalition (UN, including Germany, France and Russia- by the way they're already doing it) should stay for a long time, and reconstruct the country. Anything else would be "we came, we bombed, we staid long enough to make a mess, an then left because we didn't plan anything and the situation was too complicated for us".
701638
They study how to make Iraq prosper and unite under US supervision.
582254
See movie "Wag the Dog", insert Iraq as target country. If the federal government pours billions and billions into our economy, we experience positive economic growth artificially. It also can have the effect of artificially push our fuel usage to the maximun of production capability, hense rising gas/diesel prices/profits. It also has the potential to allow companies in the oil industry, where our president and vice president have their roots, to know in advance and have the numbers worked out in advance, to bid on government contracts to supply background services for that war. But ultimately, you must remember, this isn't about people making money. Its only and I stress ONLY about terrorism and people that attacked the U.S., even though they actually had nothing to do with Iraq, aside from the fact that they were muslims. We only engaged in that war to protect American citizens from a threat that wasn't really there, oops I meant perceived to be there. Notice this whole thing started from stock knives on airplanes and we are allowed to carry them on airplanes again, now that the machine is in motion.
372468
Tax Payers money, but better then spending it on Iraq. Sorry I misread your question. It was founded during the Johnson adminastration as part of the war on poverty. Some things worked and some things didn't I personally think that we have outgrown medicaid and need to go to a national health system.
444655
Active Army Enlisted, OIF II Veteran.  Despite what is commonly seen in the press and the news networks, the country is steadily improving.  To date, there have been multiple, successful elections, constant improved infrastructure (schools, hospitals, roadways, pipelines, etc.) and a better trained, better supplied military (to include APCs and transport aircraft).\n\nOf course, starting from nothing after the invasion, to it's expected goal, will obviously take a long time.  However, the US must accept the direction Iraq wishes to take with its newfound democracy.  This is a double edge sword that can result in not only a free and successful Iraq, but also a fundamentalist nation, not to far from similar states such as Iran or Palestine.\n\nOne thing that must be remembered that in order to prevent further instability, the US and UK must not force a stable democracy to fast in Iraq.  As it has been seen is many other nations such as Rwanda in the 1990s, when foreign governments intervene with the good intention to produce a stable nation before sed nation is ready to embrace a "mature democracy", the result is further instability and therefore, in the case of Iraq, the increased continued presence of US troops in Iraq.\n\nCase in point, the US was not considered a mature democracy, recognizable to the rest of the world as a first world, influential nation till about 1940 to 1960, around to 180 years after the nation was founded.  As stated before, Iraq needs time and the freedom to set its own government at its own pace.
99595
The US government will not build a private corporation in Iraq. However, there is a strong liklihood that some sort of freiegn Wal*Mart and McDonald's will be built in Iraq.  Both already have a presence in other Mid East nations. If the security of Irawq gets better and the economy improves, then the Capitalistic American way would require that they be built in Iraq.
744184
There is no definite answer to your question since the reported number varies depending on who's counting. The latest study though published by the Lancet medical journal in October 2006, suggested that about 655,000 people had died in Iraq as a result of the 2003 invasion. Quite impressive isn't it? I guess the argument for the war just went out of the window!
137261
At this point in time, the Iraqi economy is going to be quite volatile and will almost certainly shift up and down over the next 6 months.  Any investments would be unwise in the region, for there is far too much going on to judge what would happen to it as you might be able to with a more stable economy.
373722
PROOF - WAR ON IRAQ IS FOR OIL\n\nBush decided to invade Iraq in April 2001, six months before September 11th, and the official reason was to improve Western access to Iraqi oil.\n\n      "President Bush's Cabinet agreed in April 2001 that 'Iraq remains\n      a destabilising influence to the flow of oil to international markets\n      from the Middle East' and because this is an unacceptable risk to\n      the US 'military intervention' is necessary."[1] \n\nThe decision for military action had nothing to do with 9/11, the war on terrorism, the UN weapons inspections, weapons of mass destruction, Iraqi human rights, or any of the factors that the US government would like you to believe are the true motives for war.\n\nThe only people who will benefit from the war on Iraq are the elite wealthy oil men who finance Bush's election campaigns, and people like Bush who have huge personal investments in the oil industry. Oil company profits have already increased by fifty percent this year because of the war, and the invasion hasn't even started yet!\n\n      "Profits in the fourth quarter soared 50% to $4.09bn (£2.5bn),\n      beating analyst expectations."[2] \n\nWar-time propaganda tells you what you want to hear; that your politicians have noble motives for the war on Iraq.
124128
No. But my best friend is a Kurdish Iraqi, and she spent 4 months there last year. She had her ups and downs. But what speaks volumes is that she saw her family's oil being taken by US officials with her own two eyes. (she comes from a wealthy family and they have lots of that). She was also staying in a mansion made of marble but there wasn't even any water to flush the toilets with. Pretty depressing.
1066659
What a great question... I love how it is worded.... you pretty much got what I thought you would in terms of answers though.  \n\nI am in Iraq now as a civilian contractor after my 3rd recall since 9/11.  After my stint in Kuwait I joined the civilian team and am glad I did.\n\nHUMANIST.... I AM HERE AND HAVE BEEN AS MILITARY AND A CIVILIAN, I AM NOT TOO SCARED TO BE HERE AND I BROUGHT MY LAPTOP WITH ME.... NOW SHUT UP OR JOIN THE EFFORT.
194479
NO. I have friends and family who are in Iraq in the military and my father in law just got back from Iraq as a civilian bomb dog handler. Each of them has told me how saddened and sickened they are by the media portrayal of only negative things from the war. Each of them has told me about how they can see positive changes in Iraq and how much better the living conditions are over there now and how they have started schools and brought order back in many places. I don't think that is a waste of time. It is hard for us who have people we love over there and I am sure we would like to see them all come home safely and not have to be at war -- but the efforts made my our troops in Iraq are not a waste of time.
593180
A. The president, his followers, and any people who follow blindly.\n\nB. As many of you know, war is BIG BUSINESS, and profit is huge for many private companies during war times. Think of it: companies get contracted to supply guns, armor(whether the soldiers get it or not), artillery, bombs, food, water, tents, uniforms, communications equipment, and even gas that our vehicles run on. Also, private contractors have been hired to rebuild parts of Iraq. While war costs an unbelievable amount of money (paid through taxes, tariffs, etc.), an even bigger amount stands to be made by private corporations. Sickening really.
975782
The way the war is going in Iraq