Do you agree with the Iraq war? Yes or No?

Chrissy

yes, but I do think it could have been handled better.

The Xav identity

Nope

Lefty

No. =)

LEE DA

No
NO and NO!
thats 3 Nos for me!

Jean f

No...IMPEACH BUSH...HE KNOWS NOT WHAT HE DOES...

KidDynomite

Hell No!

Absolutely NOT

CrankyJz

Yes

2luvly2btru

Nope I do not and I believe Britain already pulled out their troops, if I am not mistaken.

BOOTS!

No!

David M

No. I thought there was some justification for it initially when Saddam threw out the U.N. weapons inspectors, but I thought we achieved victory when we deposed Saddam and destroyed his biological and chemical weapons. I did think he was a threat to the region and the world, but everyone talks about victory in Iraq. What's victory? If it's stopping the Sunnis and Shiites from fighting each other, forget it. That dispute is over the legitimate heir to Mohammad and that is a 1300 year old argument. We can't fix that disagreement. People say Iraq will descend into further chaos when we leave and I'm sure that's right. But unless the Sunnis and Shiites form separate governments, there will be chaos whether we leave today or in 10 years. If we kill every terrorist in the world, we still cannot solve the Iraqi religious dispute.

tbear

Yes, but the job is done and its time to go.

polo

yes

Huey Freeman

Not really, no. It was a premature decision based on faulty intelligence.

A Balrog of Morgoth

Yes.

And I'm actually a veteran of this war, for all you folks out there waving the chickenhawk flag.

Allibezuin

I fundamentally disagree with the Iraq war. I feel this conflict was completely politically motivated for no good reason other than potential profit for the US. 9/11 was the excuse Bush needed to barge in and meddle in a foreign nation's affairs. When it was clear the UN security council wasn't going to vote in favour of invading Iraq, Bush "threw his toys out of the pram" and basically said "screw you - we'll go in ourselves!" If you ask me, if the US isn't going to abide by the UN's descisions, they should be THROWN OUT of the UN!!
The main emphasis in the beginning of the conflict was the imminent launch of "weapons of mass destruction" on neighbouring countries, and when no weapons were found and it became clear that no weapons were going to be found, the emphasis quickly shifted to "liberating the Iraqi people who are suffering under the yoke of a cruel and evil dictator" - Nice political spin! Now I'm not saying that the Iraqi people weren't suffering, because clearly they were, but how many other nations throughout the world are in the same situation, yet the US ignores them...why? I'll tell you why: because there is no obvious political/economic advantage - that's why! Why dip into your own oil reserves when you can have someone else's? Forget alternative, more environmentally-friendly fuel/power sources, we're not signing up to the Kyoto accord, it's not in our "economic" interest to do so....well, it's pretty hard to make a good profit when the earth's dead, isn't it?...I dunno - I know I sound anti-American, but it's not the people, it's the moronic government(s) making dumb descision after dumb descision that really angers me.
So in conclusion, I am against the war on Iraq because it was ill-conceived, politically motivated and a "dirty" war. Also let me be clear: I have nothing but the utmost respect for all the men and women who have served and who have lost their lives during this conflict - they're doing their jobs: serving their country and their political leaders - it's those in charge who are to blame!

regerugged

Yes.

trung thang

trungthang70

peaceandfearlesslove

If you are forced to do something you don't want to do, is that freedom?
Our forefathers built a Republic because they knew that if 51% of the people voted 49% would not be heard and our forefathers wanted an Ideal country where everyone could be heard. In AMERICA everyone has FREEDOM becuase of that idea alone.
THAT IDEA IS BEING MANIPULATED BY THE GOVERNMENT. the idea that the government is INFORCEING is that America , with about 7 percent of the worldâ€™s population, tells the other 93 percent of the world how to live their life. Is that American? I know what your thinking, so what right? America is the most powerful country in the world. Well the truth is numbers really arn't on our side. and if it comes down to nukes, all of them are going to be pointed at us the USA. WHY?

because it maintains 714 military bases in 130 countries to extend the influence of US transnational corporations, oil giants and banks. The slogan of national security and the war on terror stands exposed as a pretext for a global empire enforced by military might and limitless violence. there are only 194 countries in the world. How can we as americans say we defend FREEDOM, when it is our BRAND of freedom we force on the world? Are the people of the world really free if they are FORCED to do something they don't want to do?
Is that American?

I love my country, I love what it truly stands for. Liberty and Justice for ALL!

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with LIBERTY and JUSTICE for ALL.

THIS IS MY AMERICA, and the following is the america the world watches as our troops twist freedom into Tyranny.

1947FranceElection Finance;
Economic CoersionCommunismWanted pro-USA government and French recolonisation of Vietnam.
1947ItalyElection Finance;
Economic CoersionCommunismWanted pro-USA and pro-business government.
1947GreeceMilitary BackingCommunismWanted pro-USA government and military bases.
1947PhilippinesElection FinanceNoneMilitary bases.
1948PeruMilitary BackingNoneControl of government.
1948VietnamMilitary BackingCommunismSupport for French recolonisation. Fear of independent Vietnam.
1948NicaraguaMilitary BackingNonePro-USA government and access to plantations.
1949ChinaArms Sales;
BombingCommunismAccess to a pro-USA and pro-business government.
1950ColombiaFood AidHumanitarianDestruction of an agricultural rival.
1950KoreaKilling CiviliansNoneUnknown.
1950Puerto RicoMilitary ActionNoneTo crush independence movement.
1953PhilippinesElection FinanceNoneWanted pro-USA government and military bases.
1954VietnamMilitary BackingCommunismFear of united and powerful independent country.
1955EuropeElection FinanceNoneWanted united pro-USA, pro-NATO and anti-socialist Europe.
1956EgyptSanctionsCommunismCou... took ownership of its Suez Canal and opposed USA Middle East policy.
1957JordanMilitary TrainingNoneWanted strong pro-USA government.
1958LebanonMilitary ActionNoneRemoval of anti-West dissidents.
1958IndonesiaElection FinanceNoneGovernment is against USA business interests.
1958JapanElection FinanceNoneTo keep pro-USA governments in power.
1959HaitiMilitary ActionNoneTo crush rebellion against pro-USA government.
1959NepalCovert ActionNoneTo help pro-USA government win power.
1960CongoAssassinationNoneWant... to remove popular and nationalist leader; access to minerals.
1960CubaTrade EmbargoCommunismCountry using its resources for its own people.
1960IraqDestabilisationNoneLea... founds and supports OPEC.
1961CubaSecret InvasionNoneCountry using its resources for its own people.
1961Dominican RepublicAssassinationNoneUnkno...
1962VietnamMilitary ActionCommunismCountry wanted unity and independence.
1962CubaEconomic SabotageNoneCountry using its resources for its own people.
1962BrazilElection FinanceNoneWanted pro-business government.
1962Dominican RepublicPolitical CoersionNoneUnknown.
1963IraqAssassination;
IntelligenceCommunismPrevious government against USA oil interests; removal of dissidents.
1963El SalvadorAdvisorsCommunismRemov... of anti-USA dissidents.
1964North VietnamBombingNoneRemoval of independent government.
1964South VietnamTorture TrainingCommunismSuppression of independence movements.
1964PanamaMilitary ActionLaw and OrderSuppression of movement demanding return of canal.
1965VietnamMilitary ActionCommunismTo keep the country from uniting.
1965Dominican RepublicInterventionCommunismT... keep elected leader from returning to power.
1965IndonesiaIntelligenceCommu... of dissidents. Helping a pro-business regime.
1965LaosDestabilisation;
BombingCommunismDenial of support for Vietnam.
1965ThailandMilitary AidNoneSupport for pro-USA government; military bases.
1965PeruMilitary AidNoneSupport for pro-USA government.
1966VietnamVillage Clearing;
BombingCommunismPolitical control of the country.
1966LaosBombingNoneDenial of support for Vietnam.
1966Central AfricaFinanceNoneAccess to uranium.
1966BoliviaElection FinanceNoneAccess to minerals and oil.
1967VietnamMilitary ActionCommunismPolitical control of the country.
1967CubaAssassinationNoneRemov... of popular leader.
1968VietnamVillage Clearing;
BombingCommunismPolitical control of country.
1969CambodiaSecret BombingNoneDenial of support for Vietnam.
1969VietnamMilitary ActionCommunismPolitical control of country.
1970North VietnamBombingNoneControl of country.
1970UruguayTorture TrainingNoneTo keep opposition from taking power.
1970OmanMilitary AssistanceNoneUnknown.
1971LaosInvasionNoneControl of country.
1971VietnamMilitary ActionNoneControl of country.
1972North VietnamBlockade;
BombingNoneControl of country.
1972NicaraguaTroopsBusiness interestsSupport for business and pro-USA government.
1972AustraliaElection FinanceNoneDid not like Labour Party foreign policy.
1972IraqAid to KurdsHumanitarianTo destabilise Iraq as it had a quarrel with USA ally, Iran.
1973CambodiaBombingNoneControl of country.
1974VietnamTrade EmbargoCommunismThe Vietnamese were winning against the USA.
1974ZaireMilitary AidNoneControl of resources.
1974PortugalElection FinanceNoneDid not want socialist government to take power.
1975VietnamEconomic AttackCommunismTo stop country developing as a model for the region.
1975East TimorSupport of InvasionNoneDid not want a new independent state; oil.
1975IraqChange of SupportNoneKurdish rebels no longer of use.
1975MoroccoSupport of InvasionNoneMorocco grants use of military bases in return.
1976IndonesiaMilitary AidNoneSupport for pro-USA government.
1976PhilippinesMilitary AidNoneSupport for pro-USA government.
1977PakistanMilitary AidNoneSupport for unelected pro-USA government.
1977EgyptEconomic CoersionNoneTo remove Egypt from the anti-Israel camp.
1977ZaireMilitary AidNoneSupport for pro-USA government.
1977IndonesiaMilitary AidNoneSupport for pro-USA government.
1978GuatemalaMilitary Aid;
Economic AidNoneSupport for unelected pro-USA government.
1979IranHabouring DictatorNoneNew government wants control of its resources, especially oil.
1979Central AfricaEconomic AidNoneSupport for pro-business government.
1979AfghanistanMilitary AidRepel USSRTo repel USSR and break their economy.
1979CambodiaAid to Khmer RougeNoneTo please new ally China; to antagonise Vietnam.
1979VietnamEconomic BlockadeCommunismTo stop country developing as a model for the region.
1979YemenMilitary AidNoneTo please ally, Saudi Arabia.
1980El SalvadorMilitary AidCommunismStop opposition to pro-USA government.
1980HondurasTroopsCommunismPro... resources and create anti-Nicaragua bases.
1980IraqMilitary AidIslamic IranWanted to destabilise new anti-USA government of Iran.
1980CambodiaMilitary AidNoneTo destabilise Vietnamese backed government and to please new ally, China.
1980ItalyTerrorismNoneTo discredit socialist election candidates and to heighten fear of the USSR.
1980South KoreaMilitary Aid;
Political SupportNoneSuppress opposition to pro-USA government.
1981TanzaniaEconomic CoersionCommunismWanted the country to change its economy to suit USA companies.
1981El SalvadorMilitary AidCommunismStop opposition to pro-USA government.
1981LibyaProvocationTerrorismT... destabilise an anti-West government.
1981Indo-ChinaEconomic CoersionCommunismTo stop the independent development of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
1982LebanonTroopsHumanitarianT... help Israel remove Palestinians.
1982GuatemalaMilitary AidNoneTo suppress opposition to pro-USA government.
1982South AfricaFinancial AidTerrorismTo help South Africa destabilise the region.
1982AfghanistanMilitary AidCommunismTo replace USSR backed government by the USA backed government.
1982IraqMilitary AidIslamic IranTo support Iraq's war against the anti-USA government of Iran.
1983LebanonTroops;
BombingPeace KeepingTo ensure pro-USA factions won the civil war.
1983NicaraguaBlockade;
Arming RebelsCommunismTo replace government with pro-USA regime.
1983ZimbabweEconomic CoersionNoneGovernment had too independent foreign policy.
1984MozambiqueEconomic CoersionCommunismTo stop support for democracy in South Africa.
1985LebanonCar BombAssassinationTo remove anti-Israel and anti-USA dissidents.
1985New ZealandEconomic CoersionNoneCountry backed nuclear free Pacific.
1985ChadMilitary Aid;
Financial AidNoneSupport for non-elected pro-USA regime.
1985HondurasMilitary Aid;
TrainingCommunismTo destabilise elected government of Nicaragua.
1986NicaraguaMilitary AidCommunismTo destabilise elected government.
1986LibyaBombingTerrorismTo destabilise the country.
1987IranProvocationTerrorismTo destabilise the country.
1988IranProvocationTerrorismTo destabilise the country.
1988IraqMilitary AidIslamic IranSupport for Iraq in its war against Iran.
1988ColombiaMilitary AidDrugsSupport for pro-USA government.
1988El SalvadorMilitary AidCommunismSupport for pro-USA government.
1988TurkeyMilitary AidNoneSupport for pro-USA government.
1989El SalvadorMilitary AidCommunismSupport for pro-USA government.
1989PanamaInvasion;
Diplomatic ViolationDrugsTo ensure control over the Panama Canal.
1989CambodiaMilitary AidNoneTo destabilise Vietnamese backed government and to please China.
1989LibyaProvocationTerrorismT... destabilise the country because it is anti-USA and pro-Palestinian.
1990NicaraguaElection FinanceCommunismTo ensure that a pro-USA government was elected.
1990El SalvadorMilitary TrainingCommunismSupport of the pro-USA government.
1990GuatemalaMilitary AidCommunismSupport for the pro-USA government.
1990BulgariaElection FinanceCommunismDid not want a socialist government in power.
1990GermanyDocument TheftNoneUnknown.
1991IraqInvasion;
UN Violation;
SanctionsFree KuwaitTo ensure that Iraq became less powerful.
1991PhilippinesDisinformationN... bases.
1992SomaliaInvasionHumanitaria... ensure that a pro-West government took control.
1992ColombiaMilitary AidDrugsTo remove anti-USA elements.
1992AlbaniaElection FinanceCommunismDid not want a socialist government in power.
1992AngolaMilitary AidCommunismWanted access to oil and diamonds.
1993IraqBombingUN ViolationsTo ensure that Iraq does not flood the oil market, lowering the price.
1993CubaTrade EmbargoCommunismCountry using its resources for its own people.
1994HaitiTroops;
Document TheftDemocracyTo ensure that a pro-west government is elected.
1994JordanFinancial AidHumanitarianTo obtain agreement with Israel's view that Palestinian refugees do not have a right of return.
1994ColombiaMilitary AidDrug TraffickingTo suppress opposition to pro-USA government.
1995TurkeyMilitary AidNoneTo keep a pro-USA government happy while it attacks Kurds.
1995IraqSanctions;
BombingUN ViolationsTo ensure that Iraq does not flood the oil market, lowering the price.
1995MexicoMilitary AidDrug TraffickingTo crush opposition to USA business interests.
1995IranSanctionsTerrorismCoun... using its resources for its own people.
1996IraqSanctions;
BombingUN ViolationsTo keep the country weak and to destabilise the government.
1996MongoliaElection FinanceCommunismTo help elect a pro-USA government that would allow electronic monitoring of China.
1997RwandaMilitary AidNoneSupport for pro-West government.
1997IraqSanctionsUN ViolationsTo replace the government with one that is more pro-West.
1998AfghanistanBombingTerroris... destroy terror camps built by the USA to fight the USSR and now suspected of being used against the USA.
1998IraqSanctions;
BombingUN ViolationsTo replace the government with one that is more pro-West.
1998SudanBombingTerrorismUnkno...
1998TurkeyMilitary AidNoneSupport for pro-USA NATO country.
1998GuatemalaMilitary AidNoneSuppression of opposition to pro-USA government.
1998South KoreaFood AidHumanitarianTo make the country dependent on USA produced food.
1999YugoslaviaBombingHumanitar... business interests.
1999IraqBombingUN ViolationsTo destabilise independent Arab regime.
1999GuatemalaMilitary AidNoneSuppression of opposition to pro-USA government.
2000IsraelMilitary Aid;
Economic Aid;
Political SupportTerrorismSupport for a strongly pro-West country in the Middle East.
2000KyrgyzstanFinancial AidHumanitarianTo gain influence in oil rich Central Asia.
2001ColombiaMilitary AidDrug TraffickingTo protect USA oil companies from dissidents.
2001ChinaProvocationCommunismT... obtain secrets and intimidate independent country.
2001IsraelMilitary Aid;
Economic Aid;
Political SupportTerrorismSupport for a strongly pro-West country in the Middle East.
2001IraqSanctions;
BombingUN ViolationsTo replace the government with one that is more pro-West.
2001AfghanistanBombing;
InvasionTerrorismTo replace the government with one that is more pro-West.
2002AfghanistanBombing;
InvasionTerrorismTo gain influence and control over oil rich Central Asia.
2002AngolaIntelligenceTerroris... remove their no longer needed former client.
2003IraqInvasionBanned
WeaponsTo gain control of oil rich country and impose a government friendly to the USA.
2007SomaliaBombing;Support of InvasionTerrorismTo install a pro-USA government.

Tyrannies required citizens motivated and guided by fear. The worthy monarchy depends on subjects devoted to honor. A self-governing republic calls for those committed to virtue.

What Virtues has this American government shown you?

I have seen, lies, corruption, one man declare and act upon PERSONAL vendettas with HATE and MURDER on another man, (Bush vs. Sadam) and worse the manipulation and division of the american people. the division of the UNITED states of America!

Good luck and God bless you and your family.

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