I left N.America to live in Asia when the Iraq war started...would you consider doing the same?
813984
I would definately consider...\n\nLots of people indeed decide to move abroad on the basis of not agreeing with the direction of their home government. For instance, on the day following George W. Bush re-election, Canada`s imigration Web site received a record number of visits and the majority were from Americans. \n\nPreviously, US immigration to Canada ran at about 23,000 a year during the Vietnam War
1071851
i think its a difficult issue. i think that we are in the war for the wrong reasons, but i think the war is necessary. the us being on a different continent than most major wars has always been torn between getting involved and isolationism. we dont always make the right call. i think that the people in iraq and the surrounding regions needed help. needed military assistance. not to make way for democracy or any of that crap. but because of massive human rights violations. thats not why we got into the war of course, but its certainly a beneficial side effect. the us didnt get into WWII to liberate the concentration camps, and stop the slaughter of innocent people all over europe, but again, a positive side effect. so maybe it doesnt matter what reason we go in for, as long as the right thing gets done. the civilian casualties are appalling. but they are mostly due to the iraqi insurgency. of course the iraqi insurgency would not have happened if we hadnt gotten involved, because their aims were being accomplished by saddam hussein. and they'll be there when we leave. i dont know that the middle east is actually a good place for democracy. they evolved differently than america and europe. they may require a different form of government. in the end i dont care. the people will decide, and it will be bloody and violent, as it always is. most really important decisions are. but i think its probably time we got out. but as long as we helped people who needed it, maybe its not such a bad thing we got involved. and before you ask, yes i believe that our next stop should be darfour, and the other places in africa where appalling genocide is taking place. it seems we cant win. some countries tell us to mind our own business. others ask us where the hell we were when they were in trouble. like i said. its complex. i dont think theres a right answer.
1123470
No.  we can't just pull out of Iraq before its own government is stable.  Then it would be another Vietnam.  If we just pick up and leave, the country will turn into a police state, much like Somalia did during the Clinton administration.
1084037
This is the wisest decision you have taken to yourself, your family and your future. Being in Iraq for so-called search for weapons of mass destruction is nothing other than terrorising the lives of other people who belong to a country, religion, culture etc different to yours. It does not make any complete sense to continue this war.
1149483
I'm sure somebody used em to describe Vietnam.   I think, though, that the issue they're talking about is our responsibility to provide stability in government. The removal of Saddam created a very real power vaccume in Iraq. (question of right/wrong in doing so aside) Simply leaving after getting Saddam, would have drawn even more condemnation from the world. The world would  be screamin at us for NOT doing something to help them. As it is, they're screaming at us FOR doing somehthing. Whether or not what we're doing is effective, is another story.
639267
no,not at all.if the chinees or russians destroy your country,kill your people,steal your assets,even your history,will you begreatfull for them.the iraqies,all arebs,all muslims ,and all thehonest people in this world who refuse humilation and opression will hate usa till dooms day.\nwuttwutt.have you been to iraq,or at least are you listining to the news????which electricity you are talking about,thr two houres a day!!arent you ashamed of these lies.who destroyed the electricty stations since 91.you talke about water!!!if water is clean,why your soldiers drink kuwaiti bottled water?sanitation???go to the capital to see with your bare eyes the lakes of sewage covering most of its streets,rather entering their houses.\nthese lies could be passed on naive people 20 years ago,not after the world had become a small village.
262947
If I wasnt so obviously white and american, I would. I would volunteer in the Red Cross or something along those lines. Do my best to help them. I would do it now, but given the insurgencys reputation for kidnapping and beheading foreigners, I cant bring myself to risk it. I'll do my part here to end the war, thats I think, the only thing I can really do.\n\n\nPeace
49723
I would go back to about 400,000 years ago in what is now Southern Iraq or to about 33,000 years ago in the same area.  That is because I am VERY curious about what was going on there...\n\nHowever, I would NOT want to stay there and would DREAD going back in time to ANY place on the earth.  Most all previous times in nearly all places were very, very dangerous compared to living now.\n\nThe time we are born into is the best one for us.  \n\nNo matter what time a person is born into, it is their duty to WORK in THE PRESENT MOMENT of their time in order to make a BETTER FUTURE.\n\nYou can find out a little bit more about this on my blog  http://360.yahoo.com/ki_te_moana
737244
Not really. In fact, the current occupation of Iraq doesn't have anything to do with the reason we went over in the first place.\n\nWe're doing nothing more than baby-sitting the country, and acting as its local police force, while it's in the middle of a civil war. There is no evidence, none, that says anything we're doing there has any effect on global terrorism. It's purely politics and empire-building.
703575
Whether the war is good or bad remains to be seen, 10 ..20 years down the road. The logic goes that if we fight them in their neighbourhood then we don't have to fight it in ours. The problem in Iraq is that Iraq was not a terrorist country to start off, but it is now, once we invaded it. Some will argues that Iraq acts like a magnet drawing the terrorists there, but the war is also creating a lot more future terrorists elsewhere seeking revenge for what we do in Iraq. So we have created more of the very ennemies we seek to destroy. The current war is costing us billions every months; on the flip side, the insurgency use very little money to fight us. I'm afraid that in the long run, it's gonna bankrup our country, that's my prediction. We got out of Vietnam not because we coulnd't win it, but because it would have taken way too long and would have costed way too much money to fight to the end. The insurgency is fighting for their country, it's their homeland; they can stay there forever, but can we???
178595
I'm for staying in Iraq. If we leave, we'll send a message that we're not willing to fight for what we stand for. Also, the terrorists will migrate from the "jihad in Iraq" to "the jihad in America". \n\nWe owe it to Iraq to rebuild their government. After all, we wasted their last one.
890379
Iraq was not like it is now when Saddam was in power. Saddam was a threat to his own people, and those around him, period. World threat? Threat to America? Not by any thinking person's stretch of the imagination. We had to retaliate for 9/11 and a group of brilliant people decided Iraq was the path of least resistance after we topple their tyrant to install a democracy. Wishful thinking at its best, we are starting to see the worst. Things have degraded to their tribal levels split along religious sects. We invaded without understanding the culture and history of the region. Hatred and war are long time bed-partners in the middle-east. Just to keep the excitement growing we can now add extremely twisted, hate filled, religious fundamentalist zealots adding to the killing in the name of Allah.  Baghdad is eerily starting to look like Saigon. We won't need a strategy to get out, we'll need emergency evacuation.
504379
WHY WOULD U EVEN DO THAT. LOOK IF YOU AREN'T HAPPY WITH WHERE YOU ARE NOW SAVE THE PEACE AND LEAVE. THEN DON'T GET INVOLVED IN ANYTHING SERIOUS.
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!
257171
I knew it was going to be a mess before we went in there. The problem is politics. If we leave now it will strengthen the resolve of terrorists. It's psychological warfare, and unfortunately the weapons used are human lives. Its a no win situation. We have to find the lesser of two evils and run with it. I personally feel we have, but I feel we could be doing more to prepare the Iraqis to take care of their own.
447473
NEITHER I'M MOVING TO ALASKA, TO GET THE FARTHEST AWAY FROM IT WHEN IT HAPPENS; I MEAN BEFORE IT HAPPENS. WHY DID U ASK THIS QUESTION? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN WE HAVE WW3?
983745
At this point, just leaving Iraq right now with the situation it's in is a recipe for disaster. If you think it's bad now, just imagine what it'll be like without us. On the other hand, it's more of a catch-22 than anything. If we keep staying in Iraq, insurgents will keep killing soldiers. If we leave, however, everything we've done will be for nothing. The closest thing we can do that would be considered winning in my opinion is to have a functioning government, an army that can hold it's own, and basically get Iraq back on it's feet. After that, then we should leave. If there is *no* way we can win the war without anything like divine intervention, then we might as well leave.