why dont we batter the iraq'ies?
442737
Who are the 'we' you refer to?\n\n\nThis would be you and...who, exactly?
543038
Why the Hell not? We haven't ever invaded them. Have we?
738245
Here is a novel thought   Why not try and actually help the Iraqis instead of destroying everything that moves... Spend a few billion out of the hundreds of billions spent on blasting the shit out of everything, On reconstruction.of peoples homes Actually try to befriend the Iraqi people.Winning hearts and minds will work in Iraq not weapons and bombs..
52651
The US attacked Iraq because Bush Jr. had to finish his daddy's job. And they will not attack Iran, because the good Amrican people do not want another Vietnam!
246893
Ask the Iraqui's.\n\nThey want us there.\n\nThe UN wanted us there.\n\nTherefore, everything you've said against the war or Bush is a Fairy Tale.
400972
The are left unsecured in Iraq for the insurgents to pick and use against us... \n\nIt's a brilliant strategy to keep America "occupied" in Iraq while the rest of the world is busy building nuclear weapons... Plus, they get the benefit of draining the U.S. treasury because of Iraq and oil!!!
1139253
Of course they don't.  Iraq has opened up a can a worms we really didn't need to open.  The entire area will be destabilized for next the half a century.
614570
Our criminal leaders did not invade Iraq to "help" anyone but themselves.  They staged 9/11 to scare us into supporting whatever they decided to do.  Those of you who do not understand this, WAKE UP.
1126794
Cuz the only way to keep Iraqis from killing each other is to put in a brutal dictator who rules with an iron fist. Now if we can just find one of those we can calm the place down...
1055942
we're still at war because of oil, however the Bush regime is much more interested in the money and power than american lives. the money and power will payoff higher by using middle eastern oil rather than american oil. already we've set up a puppet government in iraq. the reason democracy hasnt kicked in over there is because we havent let it. the war is to important to them. they profit from it both politically and financially. \nand yes we do need our troops home. they arent fighting some evil dictator, or saving my freedom. saddam never posed a threat to american freedoms. if anyone poses threats to american freedoms it is the terrorists in washington dc. right now congress is trying to vote to eliminate flag burning, which is an essential part of your first ammendment as freedom of speech.\nand many of the troops that are being killed over there are National Guard. The National Guard was, and still is, intended for use on our home soil for things like evironmental disaster relierf, like katrina. it is illegal to send them to fight a war in another country, yet the bush regime has managed to do it any way.\nthere are SO many more factors that i would love to get into, and will if you would like me to, but i think that basically sums it up.\n\nand to people saying that "crazies are trying to kill us. should we kill them?" or "we have to apply pressure to the militant force that's there?" the answer(s) is no. they're no crazier than you or i, or any other person. they're patriots to they're country. anywhere from 100,000 to 350,000 iraqi lives have been lost, maintly civilians. picture this: iraqi's invade america on a bullshit term, and kill your family. what would you do? i can bet you'd fight back. they're not terrorists. they are insurgants. they have no links to terrorists cells, especially not Al-Queida, like we try to link them to. They are not talking orders from bin Laden, or anyone. they are upset that we're there and that we're killing them.\n\ni posted this earlier:\nthings that make me mad.\n\n1. That Almost anyone that reads this can tell me who Brad Pitt is dating, but couldnt tell me the names of their Senators, or anything about politics to save their life.\n\n2. That our congressional representatives are taking bribes from oil companies to lean oil policies their way. Already over $142 million dollars have been accepted from people in congress.\n\n3. Our government launched a war against Iraq on the basis of WMDs even though they knew that information was false months before.\n\n4. We are now looking into any means possible to keep Iran from developing Nuclear Weapons, and are willing to use our own Nuclear Weapons on them to stop them. Casualties for such an atroscity would easily be over one million lives.\n\n5. Our leaders are profiting from this war, both politically and finacially.\n\n6. Our government sat back and watch as North Korea developed their own Nuclear capabilies.\n\nEveryday we move closer and close towards a facist theocracy. Americans who try to speak up are labeled as traitors, un-patriotic, and /or terrorists. Many americans are to caught up in the lies the government and media throw at us.\n\nMy challenge to anyone who reads this is to do some homework. Find out how your everyday freedom is being taken away right in front of your eyes. Watch the evening news tonight instead of access hollywood, or do your research on the web. im not forcing my political belief on you. im telling you the truth because i think, as an american you desearve to know.\n\n\nThe Irony To "The War On Terror" That Washington Is Fighting Is, That The Real Terrorists Are IN WASHINGTON.
760542
no. lack of competent leadership has been hurting us in Iraq.
1161135
We had 5 killed today! It isn't going to stop, and the Muslim world is a big one, and they don't view life the same as we do.\n\nThe Iraqi's don't even want us there.\n\nTime to go!! ANother great victory!\n\nDon't be surprised when we don't even get any of the oil Bush was after!
724969
I'm leaning in this direction too.  I think we should become more deadly and finish the fight before we rebuild Iraq's infrastructure.  Maybe build and fight was a useful tactic before the beehive burst.  We should let the Iraqi's rebuild and kill the fanatics first.  If we use our resources correctly, then cannot another country train the Iraqi army while we rampage?
446252
In Afghanistan we are at war to destroy the base of operations that Al Qaeda had there. We have performed similiar missions in the Horn of Africa, The Phillipines, The Pankisi Gorge in Georgia, Pakistan as well as countless other locations that we don't know about. \n\nIn Iraq the point is to form a friendly government that will be a force for change in the region. Either by simply providing a monkey on Arab dictators backs (Nobody wants to screw with the US when a regional power is a major friend of theirs) or by actually sparking reforms and spreading democracy (like we saw in Lebanon and Syria.) \n\nOil is a plausible theory but ignores the fact that there are other countries that would be far more lucrative and oil rich targets then Iraq were we to simply want oil (Kazakhstan, Venezuela, Iran, etc.) Why not invade them instead if it's JUST for oil?
278268
we cant win for losing. Had we not acted against Saddam wed have been criticized for not taking a stand. We acted and now we are criticized for having been too aggressive.
1100479
That would be better especially because as we try to eliminate terrorists were just making more enemies. However, how are  you supposed talk to them, and what are you goin to say? It's best if we wouldn't get people angy in the first place. Besides were not having a war on terror, thats just an excuse to get Iraq's oil.
835088
No, we won't attack either of them.  We'd win a war against either country, but it would degenerate into a hell of a mess after that.  Kind of like what we're seeing in Iraq right now.