Do Americans know that we are still at war?
960788
Yes, but it's more a occupation than a war, I believe George W Bush already declared victory in the war part of this whole messy plan. Most Americans care about our soldiers over there but with all the other worries about a "rigged" election coming, immigration which is a vital issue, and just the legitimacy of our government is a worry many have and this tends to take attention away from Iraq, if you remember the real war was suppose to be in Afghanistan, not Iraq. And now with the nuclear talk coming up again it's no wonder the attention and support our troops are getting has diminished. This is not the fault of Americans, it's the fault of this administration in their inability to do anything right and honest. Shame on Bush and all the people who back him, you can support our troops without supporting our president and the idiots running this occupation.
866315
Still comparing things that are irrelevant to each other?\n\nBy the way, when did we take Iraq?  Seems to me the fighting is still going, despite "Mission Accomplished."
538917
I don't understand what you're talking about,  being as our country is at war.  Men and women are losing their lives daily.  Who's running?\n\nI've never been in the position to go to war.  I DO defend families on the homefront,  by speaking out and taking action against abuse and neglect.  Many people run from this, saying it's not their "place".  I agree with you, in this sense, that Americans do not defend their country and families the way they should.\n\nI also agree that Americans have lost their pride - it's turned to arrogance and ignorance.  We're heading for more wars if we don't change - in a hurry.
1103352
Americans know nothing of such things, only what thier government and media told them. Iraq was a nice peaceful place before... Look into Socialism, it is where we will end up eventually
495123
The problem, as I've noticed, is that most Americans (I'm American; this does not apply to me) are VASTLY uneducated in how to determine things for themselves. Someone tells them how things are and they believe it word-for-word. The thing is that wars themselves have never touched America (unless in events like Pearl Harbor and 9/11, which both got us INTO wars), therefore Americans nowadays have no real perception of what war is. To them, the "enemy" is whomever President Bush says it is, and that "enemy" is not a human just like them. Of course, in reality, all humans are alike, but Americans refuse to see that because of single examples of foreign people with which they come into contact, like Saddam Hussein. I bet most of them don't even know that Bush's father is the one who gave them the "weapons of mass destruction" for which we allegedly went looking in the first place, because those people are uneducated and intent on waging a holy war when half the country (those who voted for Al Gore in '00 and Kerry in '04--MY family) didn't even want our President to be OUR President.\n\nThe people who have half a brain, are educated in what's happening, have studied history and are looking toward the future are the people who AREN'T in power right now. I honestly didn't think much of Kerry in '04, but I have always hated President Bush and I always will. There is no one around willing to possibly sacrifice their political career by using the pull they have in politics and government to stand up, show this nation of idiots the truth, MAKE them wake up and mature, and go against what the government is currently doing. Actually, many Democrats in the Senate have been talking of impeaching Bush. I'm not sure if he would be convicted if such action was taken against him but I truly, honestly hope so.\n\nAnd if anyone wants to call me a Democrat, I am not; I'm liberal. And my views are not as they are because of this. I have conservative friends who study American History with me and they are also against the war. My kind of people simply aren't in power.
559744
You are right and wrong with this question.  \n\nI believe that MOST Americans care, they just have place their personal life ahead of the news.  They are bombarded on a daily basis about people getting killed in Iraq and Afganistan, and they have learned to tune it out.  \n\nSad, but true.
1063226
Who knows?  They lie to us all the time.  I don't believe ANYTHING on the media about this war stuff.  Even Bush doesn't seem convinced.  He knows that we MAY have got him, but either way the war still continues.
306437
The answer is YES! But it's past tense, they did deceive, but actually it's public record now, so they aren't deceiving any longer...\nhttp://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,11538,1542130,00.html\n\nBut the US does this sort of thing far more than any other country, and I'm sure they knew anyway, just not publicly.
599744
they are still there because they beleive that america has the moral right, and an economic and political interest to win this war. the reality is, they dont and they wont!
664521
YOU'D PROBABLY SEE ANOTHER 5 STAR GENERAL IF AMERICA WOULD ACTUALLY DECLARE A WAR.  AMERICA HASN'T DECLARED AN ACTUAL WAR IN 65 YEARS.  ALL THE REST HAVE BEEN 'CONFLICTS'.
98924
The last time war was declared by the US was December 8, 1941 against Germany and Japan.  All of the rest of the actions that have been carried out since then have been undeclared.
282184
It is not america that wants war. It is the human nature that wants war.\n\nIt is called balance of power. Today america is the superpower\n\nYesterday ROmans and persians were the superpower, then muslims, then came englishmens, and now americans, \n\nTomorrow it may be communist and after that Hindu's and then muslims again\n\nAllah knows better.\n\nNobody knows what will be there tomorrow, but everybody will be fighting.\n\nSo let us all live with it. Time for america has come.
1056340
We should but,  part of me thinks we should try to finish what we started.  But, how can we truly know what's going on if the media continues to feed us full of bull!\nGod BLess your brother and ALL the other soldiers out AROUND the world DOING THEIR JOB regardless of what we think,...They are just doing their job! GOD BLESS AMERICA! HOME OF THE BRAVE!
16681
well maybe you should have researched from a more historical point of view, right from the monroe doctrine to american-mexican wars to present. you will find that americans have been meddling in the affairs of other countries right from its inception, first in latin america and after WWII, in other countries (when it emerged the only unscathed and extremely wealthy nation in the world). so in the eyes of majority of people around the world, (and here i am talking about people who think for themselves, not people who are easily led by popular media, which is usually pro-US anyway), americans have always been viewed as cavalier adventureres at best and murdering cowards at best, who bomb impoverished countries from heights before moving in their army. even when the americans are not directly involved (as in physical presence of armies), they usually have a hand in almost all politics of the world, by more subtle means-economic warfare....\nall this is being exposed daily, mostly thanx to the internet, and needless to say, world opinion has turned sharply anti-american especially after the cowardly iraqi war that the yanks waged. \nso 'bad guys' yeah, americans are being considered more and more of that which is unfortunate really because the most spirited and creative resisitance to the american policies have come from within US itself. unfortunate, yes....understandable, absolutely. america is an empire, an empire in decline.\nso perhaps americans had better heed what gibbon said about sparta, a strikingly military oriented nation not very disimilar to US\n"when sparta fell, all wondered in awe, none mourned'
870471
Ask an American, Im SURE they will know
754596
war is not new.. and neither is the nazi idea of war.  the thirst for power will certainly always remain in the human mindset, and we will always have a need to keep that in check.
472622
We are pretty darn ignorant of our surroundings. 89% of America did not know where Afganistan was prior to 9/11.\n\n40% still don't.