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by Mr. McClister on November 4th, 2006

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What are the pros and cons of the Iraq War?

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  • by Old School on November 4th, 2006

    Old School

    Ooooh, touchy question....

    Here's one man's efforts to remain somewhat detached:

    Pros:

    --Saddam Hussein is no longer in power
    --It's probable that some Islamist terrorists
    went to Iraq to cause trouble instead of attacking Western countries
    --It's probable that the US invasion scared Libya out of seeking CBN weapons
    --If you own stock in Halliburton or one of the major oil companies, you've made a bunch of money.
    --If you worked as a private contractor in Iraq (providing security, driving trucks, etc.) AND you survived, you made a bunch of money.
    --If you're a Democrat, the war gives you an issue upon which you can hammer Republicans (and vice versa)

    Cons:

    --The war has killed about 3,000 Americans, wounded and disabled thousands more, and devastated the Iraqi population and infrastructure.
    --The war has cost American taxpayers about $0.5 trillion so far. The long-term monetary cost remains uncertain.
    --The money and resources spent in Iraq might better have been spent in Afghanistan and on homeland security
    --Iraq has splintered into secterian violence
    --The Iraq invasion probably has prompted Iran and North Korea to accelerate their nuclear weapons development programs.
    --US relationships with traditional allies are strained because of the Iraq War.
    --Many believe that the US invasion as served as a catalyst for recruitment of Islamist terrorists.
    --Legislation passed in response to 9/11, the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq contains
    modifications of civil liberties that many find troubling.

    This isn't a comprehensive list but it contains most of the major points

    Are the benefits worth the costs????

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  • by scubabob on November 4th, 2006

    scubabob

    Pros? There are some? Seriously are there? I don't buy the bunk about WMD or bringing democracy to people that didn't have it. Tell that to the 50 some odd found in the desert yesterday.
    Cons?see above.
    My opinion as a Canuck and not a tree hugger Canuck either. I spent 6 months helping to enforce an embargo and one combat action in the first war. It was overkill then. This one is just fueling the tension.

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  • by jin jang on December 2nd, 2008

    jin jang

    Pros-It made a lot of money for people invested in the industry of war.
    Cons-It severely drained the bank account of the US and not accomplished much.
    -The country is looked down upon for invading Iraq.
    -Iraq was stable under the rule of Saddam and is now
    in shambles because of the occupation.
    -Invading Iraq in reality had nothing to to with 911,restoring democracy,or finding
    finding terrorists.

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  • by Rinky Dinky Do on January 27th, 2009

    Rinky Dinky Do

    The only pros are that Halliburton, Blackwater and EXXON, et al became rich beyond anybody's wildest dreams. Capitalist war profiteering at its best!

    The cons are:

    1. Illegal war for oil
    2. Americans pay $5/gallon of gas
    3. 136 billion taxpayer dollars blown
    4. Over 3,000 American soldiers dead
    5. Over 1,000,000 innocent Iraqis dead
    6. The world hates the US
    7. Terrorism is on the rise
    8. The US is now more exposed to attacks
    9. The Patriot Act
    10. Afghanistan was also invaded and posessed

    And not necessarily in that order...

    For a more eye-opening view on this quagmire, please see a documentary called "Iraq For Sale"


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7S8TRIyDjs
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N83BdpNPvgw

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  • by shady on January 27th, 2009

    shady

    the pro we took out Saddam before he was able to take a shot at us

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  • by Big B on January 27th, 2009

    Big B

    The only pro I can think of about this war, is that Baby Bush got to hook up Cheney's old company (Haliburton) and other corporate buddies with a bunch of no bid contracts to profit from this war. At one time in American history, war profiteering was seen as treason, but in Bush's America, it's noble capitalism.
    The cons are numerous:
    1. We've lost support and credibility around the world.
    2. This war costs $4 billion a month. This greatly contributed to the current $9 trillion debt and economic catastrophe that Bush created.
    3. Well over 3,000 soldiers died over Bush's war. Not to mention the tens of thousands of injured soldiers. Let us not forget the million plus innocent Iraqi civilians that were needlessly killed. That's a lot of blood on Bush's hands.
    4. This war helped expand Al Qaeda, and gave Islam extremists all the propaganda and training they needed to further hate and resistance against Americans.
    5. This war led to Bush flushing the constitution down the toilet by opening illegal secret prisons, detaining and torturing prisoners, and spying on American citizens...

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  • by yourmom on January 27th, 2009

    yourmom

    we are doing well with casualties for americans its the least in all the wars that america has faced

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  • by shrinkess on December 2nd, 2008

    shrinkess

    NO PROS.

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  • by O_hare on December 6th, 2006

    O_hare

    Pro
    Saddam is no longer in power.
    The war avenged the deaths on 9/11.

    Cons
    High american casualties.
    Spent too much moeny on the war.
    The war made americas economy go back to it was ten years ago.
    No sign of terroists stopping the attacks.

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  • by republican on December 6th, 2006

    republican

    -Saddam is a major threat to stability of the Middle East.
    -Saddam is connected with terrorists and may supply them with weapons of mass destruction.
    -It would send a forceful message to other dictators and would-be state sponsors of terrorism.
    -A model democracy could be set up in the Arab world, possibly leading other Arab governments to follow suit.
    -Oil prices could dramatically drop with a short, successful campaign.
    -We can remove our troops from Saudi Arabia and much of the Arab world if he's gone.
    -We would have Iran and Syria, perhaps the biggest terrorist sponsors, surrounded by U.S.-friendly governments.
    -Most Arab governments want Saddam gone; the public opinion backlash may not be as great as portrayed in the media.
    -Saddam continues to fire on U.S. and British planes enforcing U.N. no-fly zones.
    -Saddam refuses to return the booty he stole from Kuwait during the Gulf War or account for hundreds of prisoners.
    -The cost in lives and dollars of containment is higher than that of war.
    -The credibility of President Bush and the U.S. is at stake.
    -Saddam deserves to be punished for the death & misery he's caused to the world.
    -The credibility and relevancy of the U.N. is on the line.

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  • by republican on December 6th, 2006

    republican

    saddams human rights record is among the worst in history. now one of the most dangerous men is behind bars, and one of the most dangerous terrorist groups in currently un able to attack this in itself is reason enough AND makes every dollar, life( us soilders who died in battle had the choice and chose to die for freedom)worth it.
    Mark Temple RL, PA.

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  • by bns0003 on April 5th, 2010

    bns0003

    Pros: The war is over there

    Cons: The fact that we even have a war

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  • by dikjhskjdskfjd on December 2nd, 2008

    dikjhskjdskfjd

    this suck donkey balls!!!!!!!

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  • by BlAcK TeArZ on November 18th, 2009

    BlAcK TeArZ

    Pro's:

    -We're helping a coutry that's falling apart.
    -Less innocent people are dying.
    -The longer we're there the more time the countries leaders have to change the way the country is run.
    -If we pull out there could be another act on the us. I personally think that maybe 9/11 was a way that people were saying 'thanks for leaving us to fend for ourselves.' I mean asn't the leader of the planned plaine crashes just some pissed guy?


    Con's:
    -We've lost so much money in this war.
    -Too many soliders have died. I mean those are peoples babbies.
    -We haven't really stopped that many terroist.
    -The was wasn't even started for revenge or anything. Bush just wanted oil.

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  • by r i p facebook on November 18th, 2009

    r i p facebook

    Pro ~ it earns some people a good living.
    Cons ~ it costs too many people their lives.

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  • by Self Consuming Cannibal on November 18th, 2009

    Self Consuming Cannibal

    Pros:Some terrorists die
    Cons:Some innocent people die

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  • by Sinic on April 5th, 2010

    Sinic

    You act like every war is settled by a hand shake and a kiss on the cheek all you want! The bottom line is that Saddam Hussein is not killing innocent people anymore. The use of mustard gas isn't being dropped on helpless towns, the black market in irag is in shambles. insergeants that would have been in America are now fighting our Troops. Mind you, I was in the ARMY and I signed my name on the dotted line just like the rest of our troops did. We knew that we were going to have to fight sooner or later. Our country was founded on blood, and the citizens of America who VOLUNTEERED to join the military are put under a HUGE strain by the American people by their lack of support for the war. How would you like it if you were fighting a war for the good of the world and your OWN people are back home whining about people dying in a WAR! Bring them home, bring them home. WHY? So we can do like wimpy ass Clinton did and pull out of an unfinished war, so we eventually have to go back AGAIN and blame it on the Bush's. lol lol The Main Pro for this is the world is MUCH more safer without the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein and his version of the a Nazi regime. He killed so many people and everyone looks past that like it was all about the oil. If it was about the oil and we got Saddam as a bonus, than the war was a success and we wouldn't have had to raise the prices at the gas pumps if we didn't have to return to Iraq for a second time. All we needed to do was stay for 2 more months in Iraq in the 1st war. We had Baghdad surrouned. This is all the Democratic parties fault. Thanks Democrats!

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