Why not let Iraq by the 51st United State?
538067
Bush & Shanie are working on it...\nLybia will be our 51st state, so \nIraq can be our 52nd state...
569088
No and quite frankly why should anyone help the Americans to solve this problem. The civilised world was screaming at them not to invade Iraq, but no America knows best. So really America should clean up this mess and finally realise that war is not just cruise missiles flying over the skies of Baghdad in a pyrotechnic display of shock and awe. \n\nAmerica was founded by a group of idealists that wanted to remove the shackles of imposed government. May be it is time that America returns back to it's founding fathers and reexamines it's gun ho attitude to the world. \n\nMay be she can realise that yes Saddam Hussein was a tyrant, but for a civilised world, there has to be alternative to war and bloodshed. Is that not why the UN was set up after the second world war to try and avoid the carnage being repeated?
1033415
If I was a Shite in Iraq, I'd want to come to America.  No reason to stick around waiting for a so-called fellow Muslim to use me for a reason to start a civil war for a perverted fascist ideology.  But then again, maybe they want to defend their land against the real enemy.  Radical Muslims that pervert religion.\nOr maybe they like economic opportunity and religious freedom.
963859
They dont want to come out and say it but Iraq is now entrenched in a civil war.  The Iraqui army is composed of people from opposing sides so there is the problem with their ethnic loyalties thus making  impartiality impossible.  Its a tough call.
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?
750373
Hmmm, we did buy Louisianna and Alaska... and we did kill off the natives throughout the west... and we did have a war with the south to make them stay in the union...  I just don't think Americans would like the outcome of an Iraq 51st state national election... ha, and I'm pretty sure Iraqi's have no desire to become a US state.
350374
Absolutly not!! We wouldn't take the states if bush wrapped it up and  gave it to us with a bow. The states would screw up our economic triumphs and social gains. The us would only be a step in the wrong direction.
5394
because iraq is a worthy country
687761
I feel America does not want to control territory as such.It only wants to maintain its supremacy and balance of world power.Controlling new territories is not good for the USA instead it is troublesome for them to hold on to foreign countries.
1168693
it's not wise at all....to martin s on top, i really appreciate what u guys did in iraq to help the pple. however, why did the US invade iraq in the first place? on ground that they are havin WMD, isn't it? However, in my own understanding (correct me if im worng), the UN didn't agree to use military force, the US went in themselves..and for the saddam issues...whatever or however tyrant he maybe, it's still his country's problems...why did the US wanted to interfere??? u said Iraq has lotsa terrorist training camps all around in iraq, there're so many training camps around in the world, indonesia, afganistan adn so much more in the middle east, can the US really eradicate all?? I think the reasons behind it is still the availabilty of iraq's oil..why, weapons of mass destruction, well, North korea and iran had admitted to owning them, but the US didn't attack them...and iraq, US claims there're WMD, where the hell are the evidence??
351450
Not at all.  In military and atomic power India is not a puppet like Iraq or Afgan.  Even if the 100 million people walks over, the invation will come to end.  US will not take this kind of invation decision against India or China fearing the population these countries have.
404038
I think the U.S. should never have entered Iraq in the first place. The only reason we are there is because Saddam tried to assassinate Bush Sr.It is simply a personal vendetta.
534742
THE IDEA IS TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THE HANDS OF COUNTRIES THAT ARE UNSTABLE.SOME COUNTRIES CHANGE LEADERSHIP FOUR X IN A TWO YEAR PERIOD.IF IRAQ HAS THEM WHO CONTROLS THEM ? SUNNIS KURDS. IT HAS TO STOP OR WE'LL BE IN W.W.III IN A HEARTBEAT.
967334
YES NOW THEY HANDOVER THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ.  BUT UNO MUST WATCH THAT ANY TERRORIST GROUP MAY NOT TAKE POWER OF THE IRAQ.  FOR THIS OTHER COUNTRY'S ARMY CONTROL UNDER THE BANNER OF UNI NOT UNDER THE BANNER OF USA.
253328
It is not that we like to interfere with the "internal" affairs of other nations. We only interfere when there is no other viable alternative. We entered Afganistan and took out their reigning government because they attacked us. We entered Iraq and removed their reigning government because Saddam was torturing and murdering is own people, his own civilians. We have not invaded and occupied any country in the history of our nation with the exception of America before we took it over as our own. We are not a occupying Army in Iraq or Afganistan because we are not controlling the nation with tyranny and oppression...we are doing the oposite by helping the locals govern themselves.
930649
so are you arguing that we should stay in Iraq or not?  Because you say you can use sources why we should stay, BUT you are against withdrawal.  those are the same things.
246100
The US Invasion of Iraq is illegal. Wether we like him or not, Saddam Hussien is still the Legitimate President of Iraq, even though he was a dictator, but he was elected by his people in elections in 1995 and 1990 and 2000. He was also recognised as the leader of Iraq by the International Community. If there was anyone to remove him, it should have been the iraqi people themselves, not the Americans. for a simple reason, People must earn thier independence and not have other people earn it for them. \n\nThe US should have liberated Palestine from Israeli occupation if it cared about people in that region of the world. Now the UN issued MANY resolutions ordering Israel OUT of PALESTINE. Why do you think Palestinians are resisting the occupation? because the US is supporting Israel, if the US told Israel to shut it's torture camps of Palestinians in the Negev Desert and told it to allow all the refugees living in absolute MISERY in refugee camps, back to thier country of Palestine, then there will be NO terrorism, the REGION didn't have terrorism before the greedy colonial Zionist Jews (They don't represent TRUE Judaism!) started invading Palestine with the help of the British then the unfortunately the US.