It’s harder to end a war than begin one. Indeed, everything that American troops have done in Iraq -– all the fighting and all the dying, the bleeding and the building, and the training and the partnering -– all of it has led to this moment of success. Now, Iraq is not a perfect place. It has many challenges ahead. But we’re leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq, with a representative government that was elected by its people. We’re building a new partnership between our nations. And we are ending a war not with a final battle, but with a final march toward home.
This is an extraordinary achievement, nearly nine years in the making
Simple yes or no question.
The war was stupid and the Bush admin should be tarred and feathered like the douche bag liars that they are.
Worth what?
What did WE get out of the deal?
Let me know and then I will vote in your poll.
Got rid of Saddam. We don't have to worry about him invading his neighbors every few years.
I wasn't worrying about that to begin with. And, frankly, I could have cared less if he gave Iran hell.Got rid of Saddam. We don't have to worry about him invading his neighbors every few years.
He wasnt going to invade anyone after the first gulf war. We destroyed his weapons program. We had some terrible sanctions on his country and we bombed his country before the second war in Iraq. He wasnt going to invade anyone.
And to answer the question. **** no it wasnt worth it.
I wasn't worrying about that to begin with. And, frankly, I could have cared less if he gave Iran hell.
I agree our soldiers should have a parade. They are heroes and they deserve the best we can offer them. But, that being said, I don't think all that was worth it just to have a parade.
Lotsa parents lost their kids over there. Lotsa kids lost their daddy's. Let's give them a parade too.
Right, that's why he massed Republican Gaurd units on the Kuwaiti border in 1994. Not to mention his persicussion of the Kerds and the Shia.
Why are you denegrating their service? What's next? Pissing on their graves?
Got rid of Saddam. We don't have to worry about him invading his neighbors every few years.
Every few years? It happened once.
Eventually, getting rid of him would have been necessary. That being said, a better time could have (and should have) been chosen. Replacing Saddam with a weak government only made Iran stronger with nobody powerful to keep them in check. Now it's just a bigger mess than it was.