U.S. Soldiers - Do you agree or disagree with the Iraq war?

lostokieboy

Been to Iraq and in Afghanistan now. Yes I agree with the war in Iraq and even agree more with the war in Afghanistan. Both are just and are needed. Do I wish I was home. Heck yes. Any fool would. In the states I couldn't wait to get off work to go see my wife, but that doesn't mean I dont' like my job. Don't get the idea that us griping about not being with our families means we don't think our job is needed.

SGT

i think the question was for SOLDIERS not for hippy tree huggers. I am in iraq right now and yes i agree. we dont have to like it but we do have to do it. i think we are going to make a differnce there i was ther for the elections with 1ID now i am here with 173rd and it is getting better SLOWLY. i took america almost 12 years to come up with a constitution. so give these people some time.

Bailey

i agree with it, maybe not going there in the first place, but i agree for staying there......you can't leave a job/mission imcomplete, plus pulling out of there and letting it fall into what it use to be, would make things worse and disrespect those who paid the ultimate sacrifice over there,

HEartstrinGs

As you can tell, some who answered are NOT military. They think they still have a right to answer even though you specified otherwise.

We (soldier hubby and wife) agree with the war in Iraq. He's been over there 3 times already. We know what it's about and believe in it. The Iraqi people are not the insurgents or terrorists. The Iraqi people are happy to have us there. Their lives improve everyday because of what our military is doing. Of course the insurgents aren't happy, but they aren't the majority. It's just a few who hide among their fellow citizens. We're NOT fighting for oil. We're NOT fighting for daddy Bush. And for the one who said there are no ties to Al Qaeda, I suggest you do some research. There are ties in Iraq and they were known about in the Clinton administration. Clinton himself admits it. That's also why we've captured a few high men in that organization in Iraq.

Believe in your troops. They know what they're doing. Research far and deep. Don't listen to all the propaganda. You'll find there is a real reason.

Warren D

I am a military retiree. I am 65 years old and a veteran of a war.

If the military would take me back in service and send me to Iraq I would gladly go. I like the fact we are face to face with terrorists there, and winning the numbers game against them. I would happily put my life alongside of those younger than me who are risking theirs for our safety.

The war I was involved with was fought with good intentions, but badly executed, and probably ill-advised. I nevertheless supported it and continue to support my fellow Vietnam veterans.

I think mistakes have been made in Iraq, but we've done a fair amount of good there and I say let's finish the job.

And--if they'd consider sending me--let me get some new, larger uniforms, and hand me an M-16 and one of them fancy Kevlar helmets and I'll gladly go.

And, I'll guarantee you I'll kick some butt there while I'm adjusting to the heat.

SGT

I've been to Iraq twice and would glady return if I had to. I believe in this cause and stand in support of our administration. Although it is a shame the way the war in has taken a bad turn for the worse, I believe if we leave now it will only make things worse for us and the Iraqi people.

Do you history on Saddam Hussein and his government. When you read about the atrocities that this man has commited and the evil he was capable of, you might think a little differently. He had to go.

And against the ignorant people in the worlds thoughts, we have not profited one cent off of Iraqi oil.

Sgt Benz USMC!

thebetrayedprince

I disagree with it. But if I have to go there to defend this country, I will. I say that eventhough I was not born in this country because I believe in defending the freedom that this country's soldiers, and all other countries, fought and died for.

L96vette

I served my country for eight years in the US Army. Although I am out now, during my time in the service I went where my orders specified and fulfilled my missions. I was involved with various deployments during my time.

Yes, I agree with the war in Iraq.

First of all, it is not about oil. If that is all that we wanted, we could have used our veto power in the UN to lift sanctions, and bought oil directly from the Iraqis without firing a shot.

Saddam had chemical and biological weapons, and we have found canisters of nerve gas in Iraq. The media conveniently has tried to ignore these facts, but they are real. Several former scientists from Iraq have fled to this country and are on record as saying that Saddam had chemical and biological weapons.

Iraq has been a key player in the terrorist network, has funneled money to Al Quieda, the Palestinian terror network, and others. Again, the media does its very best to conceal, twist, or flat out lie about this information.

Iran is a dangerous country. They are currently developing an atomic bomb, and have stated that they want to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. As an ally of Israel, the USA is an enemy of Iraq. These radical, insane, religious zealots are not worried about a nuclear holocaust, rather they welcome it.

Iraq is to the west of Iran, and Afghanistan is to the east. The USA is now positioned on both sides of Iran. That was not the reason for fighting the terrorists in those countries, but it possibly averts the next stage. If Iran knows that they are surrounded, and knows that we will attack if necessary, they might come to their senses and abandon developing nuclear weapons.

I have personally met several soldiers that have served in Iraq during this war, and they ALL WANT TO RETURN. A friend of mine who was in the Army is trying to re-enlist for the express purpose of going to Iraq.

No sane person likes war, but if we ignore the terrorists, they are not going to forget us, nor will they quit attacking us.

We can fight them in the Middle East, or we can wait until they invade US soil. Personally, I'd rather fight them over there.

ElOsoBravo

I've been military, but, sorry, this war in Iraq seems little more than putting our troops in harm's way. It certainly is not accomplishing any of the goals it set do to do, terrorist forces throughout the world are growing and we lose young, valiant men and women every day.

Daniel

i agree but not in this way

Dargian

what a coincidence!everyone who has oil on his lands is a terrorist.thank god we have the americans to protect us!!!!
foniades!

polish

well just to let u kno... the americans are losing the war. yes u heard that right. theres more and more enemies created. and were fighting there for no reason, and they want me to go there

Nat

Of course non-military have a RIGHT to answer. There's nothing in the TOS for this website that prohibits a certain class of individual from posting a reply to a question solely on the basis of parameters set by the questioner.

Yes, a lot of talking heads do wave the flag from a discreet distance when it comes to the troops. I noticed you didn't say anything about OEF/Afghanistan, so I'll limit the commentary to Iraq.

Believing in the mission is not the same as ignoring the fraud, waste, and abuse that is going on within the ranks of the military and the contractors over there. While these incidents are not part of a greater plan to defraud the American taxpayer and enrich those already wealthy, there is a lot of BS going on when it comes to the procurement side of things and how things "disappear". That's why we have CID and UCMJ action, of course; but anyone who has been over there should, if at all honest, admit readily to incidents which do not show the armed forces in the best light. Those incidents are the handiwork of bad apples, not the organization as a whole.

When you see on the media stories of this or that crime perpetuated by errant Coalition forces, that is likely not an isolated incident, but it is by no means a pervasive trend - and certainly not grounds for condemning the mission. We do not go around massacring civilians en masse. We would not (belatedly) throw billions of dollars into the Iraqi economy and government to stand up its security forces and bring its infrastructure to acceptable levels.

A member of the public trying to justify the peacekeeping mission over there (it's a civil war now, not a war between us and the Iraqi government anymore) by quoting geopolitics is ridiculous. A non-academic or expert prattling on about terrorist plots and whatnot is more along the lines of a conspiracy quack trying to sell snake oil than a real picture of what is going on there. There are a number of good books published on the subject matter which will serve you better than a hundred of these answers. Email me for a list if you want one.

You can be against war on moral grounds. That's fine. You can be against intervention in the civil war in Iraq on other grounds. That's fine. What the reality is now, is that we are preventing a civil war between the various paramilitaries from going to the point of no return - a problem we unfortunately accelerated in the removal of a brutal and unforgivable dictatroship. Bringing us all out right now does not make peace descend overnight. You may have been against the war when it started; it is stupidity to maintain the same stance for the same reasons with the civil war in its present state.

If you are dissatisfied with the pundits, do your own research. Hearing from just one of us won't give you the full picture anyhow. Keep on asking before you make a final determination, and have that judgement be based on a sound appraisal of the evidence you acquire.

FRAGINAL-NOYPI

The war in Iraq is against terrorism and oil that is hitting two birds with one stone.

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