is the war in Iraq justified?
By nietske
@nietske (199)
Belgium
April 2, 2007 2:06pm CST
I know this might be a controversial topic, but I just want to know. My home country, Belgium, did not take part in the war, and I think correctly so.
It does worry me that Bush has now chosen to send even more troops into a country that is already poor and crippled.
So My question is, do you think the war in Iraq is justified, or was it just a plot for oil.
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@revdauphinee (5703)
• United States
2 Apr 07
never trust Bush in anything !He lied to the American people and got us in this war now he is fighting the congress that wants to get us out his rich friends are making a lot of money off the war while the poor people aRE LOOSING THIER CHILDREN IN IT
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
2 Apr 07
Back in 1991, Iraq and the US led coalition signed a ceasefire agreement. Hussein took every opportunity to break the terms of that ceasefire. If a broken ceasefire agreement isn't justification for a return to hostilities then ceasefire agreements are nothing but lies in the first place.
@4ftfingers (1310)
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3 Apr 07
The first Gulf war was a different war though. It was against Iraqi occupation of Kuwait and it had the support of many nations. This time we faught in Iraq and were opposed by not only those who supported Hussain, but also those nationals of Iraq who didn't support Hussain but believed it was unlawful of us to occupy the country, aswel as most of the entire world. If the Iraqi people and the rest of the world agreed we were no help to them then why did we go ahead with it, while fighting another country at the same time. I just think it was complete ignorance that took us there.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
4 Apr 07
Do you think all Kuwaitis wanted us there? Do you think all Iraqis wanted us in Iraq back in 91? For that matter, do you think all Saudis wanted us using their nation as a staging area?
I've never thought it was a good idea to decide what is right or wrong based on how popular the choice is.
The fact is, what the troops are doing in Iraq now is finishing the job that "diplomacy" prevented us from doing back in 91.
@4ftfingers (1310)
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4 Apr 07
No, but how have these wars benefitted anyone on any basis?
We helped placed Saddam's Baath party in power because we didn't like Iraq as a republic. If in 20 years from now the new government we have installed decideds that they no longer want to be abused by our unfair trade, do we again bomb the country at a cost of millions of civilians?
It may not be right to follow popular oppinion but the fact that so many people oppose the war shows that far more people now show commpassion and understand what should be the right course of action. It's just a shame that in our 'democratic' nation, we wern't allowed a referendum to show our opposition to yet another unjust war we've involved ourselves in.
@anc350 (326)
• India
5 Apr 07
I feel that this entire farce was for oil, and partially a personal vendetta as Bush Jr. set out to do what his father Bush Sr. could not do in 1990 Gulf War, that is invade Iraq.
As to sending more troops is concerned, its a show put up for the world that he wants tyo show the world that he wants normalcy restored in Iraq, in form of a puppet government.
@4ftfingers (1310)
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2 Apr 07
No it was not justified and I thank god thousands of Brits and Americans and Australians and Canadians agree that it was unlawfull. If it werent for that I would have no faith in my own country, or any of the other English speaking nations. But I think the people are good people, but the governments are to blame. People say we should be doing more to stop this, but I don';t know what else we can do. In theory we are supposed to be able to overthrow our government, but in practice that isn't as easy. And since the Labour party appeals to alot of people's interests at home, they stay in power. We have staged numourous war protests, but this has no effect on the arrogant, ignorant pigs who run our country.
Your government and the governments of Germany and France and most of the rest of Europe were right never to get involved in this Anglo-saxon supremist war.
Whatever the real reasons were they were blatently not for the right reasons. And most of the problems we have with weapons, in the world we can thank the US, UK and Rusia for anyway.
I'm not unpatriotic, I'm against the UK government, and in their forign policy I don't believe they are truely looking out for the interest of the British public, only the interest of the corporations that feed them. It was blatently obvious the UK would see terrorist attacks for their involvment in Iraq and the middle east. We are now the third most hated nation in the world. I can't see how that has benefitted us at all.
@rdurusan (624)
• Philippines
3 Apr 07
No,its not justified and its unfair for the military of foreign countries who participated in that senseless war.Let me add something,the war on Iraq is for oil,and the reason for this is the plan of Saddam Hussein to use Euro in place of the petro dollar.This is also the plan of Iran,thats why Busch is eager to wage war against Iran.
