Questions for those who support the war?

Question

Before you start bashing me because im a democrat and telling me i dont support our troops let me ask you some questions. What are we gaining from this war NOW? Right now the only thing we are doing is trying to set up a stable government in Iraq. It will never happen because the region is just not stable, and no matter how many troops we put in it wont be. Second, how do you win a war that isnt a typical war? Its not side A vs side B, its side A (USA) vs a group of people who are scattered across the world. I believe it is a war that you cant lose, but you cant win either. No matter how many terrorists you take out there will always be more. And for those that support our troops, why dont you want them home instead of fighting in the middle of a civil war that doesnt even concern the US? The people over there have been fighting for a long time and will continue to do so anyway...

Answer 1

So we're supposed to let those ba*tards get away with knocking down our two towers? I think not. If you libs were in control of the white house, we would have been hit already. Pansy politics don't work when dealing with terrorists.

Answer 2

It is a side a vs side b. Look at it like this,



1. If we were not actively taking on the terrorists somewhere else in this world, we would be trying to combat them on our streets, in your neighborhood and middle America.



2. If a leader like Iran has, was to take over Iraq, or be the silent leader of a new government there, then the radical Muslims would control fully 1/3rd of the worlds oil. What better way to beat America then to cut off the oil supply. You maybe too young to remember the gas lines of the early 70's. Ask your parents or grand parents about it.



3.Terrorism is not going to just go away. We closed our eyes and hoped the Nazi's and Jap's would go away, but on Dec 7th, we were plunged into a global war.

Well, on 911, we were plunged into a global war that if we do not fight it and win it, blood will flow in our city streets.



I fault Bush for not going full tilt and to hell with world opinion. The world hates us anyway because we are so prosperous so what more could they hate us for if we go in, KILL TERRORISTS, then get out?



I fought in Viet Nam and Congress is doing the same thing now they did then and we lost. Do a search on Google for Pol-pot and see how many people died at Communism hands after we left.

Answer 3

Your argument is like a parent saying, "Oh, I have six kids and they're running all over the house and the yard. I can't keep track of them, and they mess up the kitchen so fast there's no way I can keep it clean".



You really want to give up so easily?



Here's how democracy wins in the Middle East. Afghanistan and Iraq become stable, and the people in neighboring countries start looking at the freedoms these people enjoy, and start to demand it for themselves.



Read the entire link below. Here is a snippet. It relates how people didn't appreciate how completely on-target Reagan was about how to force the USSR to dismantle its empire. Now, we have a similar situation: some people don't appreciate how Bush's strategy to bring democracy to the Middle East could finally stabilize the whole region, something that would otherwise be impossible.



Lastly, read this below. It explains how the introduction of democracy is already spreading the ideas about freedom to other countries. Bush's strategy is working:



"It's strange for me to say it, but this process of change has started because of the American invasion of Iraq," explains Jumblatt. "I was cynical about Iraq. But when I saw the Iraqi people voting three weeks ago, 8 million of them, it was the start of a new Arab world." Jumblatt says this spark of democratic revolt is spreading. "The Syrian people, the Egyptian people, all say that something is changing. The Berlin Wall has fallen. We can see it."



http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A45575-2005Feb22?language=printer

Answer 4

The way you get rid of suicide bombers is as old as mankind. You just ridicule them at every opportunity. Talk about how stupid they are. Go in and take their families holdings away from the family and put the family on the street. At some point the local population will no longer put up with it. In the early days of Vietnam there was a group who posted signs around the towns they were in that said for every person in our group who dies for whatever reason we will kill the first ten people we see. After killing about 40 people in different villages the killings dropped off to zero because the local population would not put up with it. The price had become too high. So your answer is really to make the cost to severe for the families of the bombers and they will soon police themselves. The issue with America doing this is that most civilized people wont stand for indiscriminate harassment of the local population. But that’s how you fix the problem.



"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend."

- U.S. Army training notice

Answer 5

exciting question. i replaced into in Viet Nam in 1968-sixty 9 - a volunteer, no much less. needless to say, I supported the war attempt - on the time it appeared very smart to me that combating the unfold of communism replaced into in u.s.'s proper activity. maximum persons do not understand that the South Viet Namese government did not fall till AFTER the troops have been upfront pulled out. The TET offensive replaced into, militarily, a depressing failure for the North Viet Namese - yet regrettably, it replaced right into a powerful public family members victory for the anti-war zealots in this u . s . a .. The Iraq war has incredibly little or no parallel to Viet Nam - we've been brutally attacked on 9/11 by utilising an ideology of hatred and domination - no specific u . s . a ., no prepared and uniformed enemy, no front strains, no necessary objectives to break, etc...etc.... The terrorists have indiscriminately slaughtered thousands of those with enormously plenty impunity over the final 25 years by way of fact the international sat on the side strains. We would be on the incorrect conflict field - we've made errors and the expenditures have been great - yet i'm damned proud that america and her genuine allies have ultimately confronted those fanatical psychos. they are able to now not carry out their blood lust strategies against harmless those with impunity - there will be severe outcomes, as there ought to be.

Answer 6

Why do you presume they aren't adult enough to become a stable. Do they lack the intellect , the emotional stability, or the motivation?



Do they want revenge for past deeds done to them or are they willing to look at the past the way the blacks of South Africa did. The whites had to own up to what they did so that the wronged could forgive them not punish them.



The Press may have to challenge the people of the Middle East to exhibit the same talents in their home area that they show while in the US. While in the US many show compassion, ability to create wealth, & keen insight. There is no reason to allow others to instigate a civil war in the area.

Answer 7

We can't go back to blissfully ignoring that part of the world outside of buying oil- they made sure of that with 9/11.



The turmoil and coming storm from the Middle East has become and will remain a part of our lives- wheter troops are in iraq or not. They hated us before we were there- or does everyone forget that?



Intervention into this area of the world has to continue- We are facing middle-ages mentalities who have modern age weaponry.



Returning to the Bill Clinton way of handing the middle east will not work any better now then it did before.

Answer 8

Look I vote for democrats most of the time, I don't agree with the reason we went to war, but now today, we have to stay, we invested billions dollars and sacrificed thousands of lives for the protection of Israel and if we all pull out now, then who will take Iraq. Yes we will have to sacrifice more lives to make Iraq stable , would you like to see the destruction of scarcest Israel, because Israel can not handle, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon at the same time. That is the only reason we are there,

Answer 9

i wont bash you but i do want the troops home but how do we win well we first start by withdrawing the troops slowly 2 we rebuild the economy and rebuild the infrastucture while aloowing the goverment there to start inforcing the law there. As a friend of mine once said you once you show them you want to rebuild in face of all who want to destroy you win the peoples heart and take away the strength of those who oppose you. so yes i support the war because saddam need to be taken out but now we need to get osama

Answer 10

Well you could stop a lot of the attacks if you threaten their beliefs in extremism. In southeast Asia, they had problems with radical extremist Muslims, similar to those in Iraq. When an extremist was killed, they would bury their body in pig feces. Maybe we should do that when we kill a terrorist so they will not have their 14 or so virgins in heaven...

Answer 11

If the US leaves Iraq Israel will be in very grave danger & since the US invaded Iraq to get rid of Saddam for Israel leaving Iraq w/o winning would defeat the whole purpose of the invasion in the 1st place. The US is not going to going to leave Iraq until Israel's national security can be assured.

Answer 12

Personally i though we should have just taken Sadam out of power and gotten the hell out of Iraq, as their country is their problem.



Morality and freedom should not have borders, So we should help anyone that asks. But the iraqis need to really want freedom, as in they should have voted on it after Sadam left... Obviously they dont want it...

Answer 13

you should be pointing out in your details that the people who are being "saved", are the same people who answer in polling questions that they approve(61%) of attacks on the US troops. From what I see we are trying to save Iraqi civilians from themselves rather than a outside force.

Answer 14

Yes we have won wars against suicide bombers.Japan and Korea. I hear so many question as to why but no answers.It is easy to ask a question and hard to answer one. I love my country and stand by it.

Answer 15

I agree with every word... Now you try telling that to Dumbya..

Answer 16

we won

they lost

Answer 17

i dont recall