There are different reasons why individuals might be against or for the war, I'm against it but if you're for it I'm not gone judge you because it is a much bigger issue than perceived by many. Put the media's influence aside and make up your mind based on the things we have seen and righteousness.
Reasons for invading Iraq proved to be wrong, yet we chose to remain there…how bizarre? We got attacked during 9/11 but does that make it alright to attack anyone, even if we're not sure they are responsible for attacking us? How many Iraqi civilians have died since the war, does an American civilian death hold superior values over an Iraqi to not consider about their innocent victims?
There is no doubt about the power the US holds, but with this power comes great responsibility and that's where we've failed, to use our power effectively. Even though we can, we have no right to invade anyone without clear proven reasons, and we shouldn't be forcing and telling other nations on how to run their country. Besides, we have enough problems to take care in our own backyard than to go try to solve Iraq's problems.
Our economy has flopped badly, our national debt keeps rising and it's not worth arguing that the war has nothing to do with it. Not only are Iraqi civilians dying but each day we are losing US lives in Iraq, yes those soldiers are serving their country, but are doing them no favor by making them fight a war that shouldn't be fought. Where's the honor in that?
We all participate in the same common ground on wanting to defeat terrorism and protect ourselves from any potential threats, but war is not always a solution to our problems, Obama said, "As well as talking to our allies, we have to also be prepared to meet and talk to our enemies in order to solve problems before we turn to violence." I think he is right, which is again why he is the candidate for me, I think Obama will restore our International image because at the moment we are being accused of abusing our power by many nations.
2 comments:
I don't see the connection you are making in your post between our economy and the Iraq war. Would you be able to elaborate this for me a little bit?
Also, "righteousness"? Are you seriously telling us to ignore the media and make our decision based upon our own sense of inflated religious ego?
the war has already cost taxpayers around $314 billion, you don't think that money could be put into other to help our economy, for example into health care or education that would have an immediate effect on job creation.
and no I'm not telling you to make decision based on religious beliefs and views, but we do have organizations such as the UN, why have them if the US won't even reason to them? By invading Iraq without the consent of the UN, its breaching the laws, the same thing we accused Iraq of doing. Now is that right?
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