Is the US still in Iraq?

Answer 1

The US claimed that it entered Iraq in order to protect itself from aggression by Iraq. It would seem a pity to be responsible for turning a country with a dictator that is not an extremist int o a country with dictators that are. Because if they leave before the situation is stabilised as sure as water is wet. the extremists will take over. I suspect this question is going to draw a lot of fire. I'm surprised it hasn't yet. We can all debate the wisdom of ever deciding to invade Iraq. The original point of the mission was to remove an administration that was aiding terrorist activities, and there was the whole "WMD" fiasco. Ostensibly it was to protect the US from future terrorist attacks. We can agree or disagree with that. There is one thing that cannot be debated, however. That is whether or not the US can leave Iraq in the near future. The answer is a categorical, and respunding, "NO!"

One does not follow up irresponsible beahvior with irresponsible behavior. Two wrongs do not make a right. For what ever reason we are there, if we leave now history--especially more recent history in that are--shows that the void we leave will be filled by someone. Who is that someone most likely to be? Well, the Taliban. Now that's a group who would be so much the better than the current occupation by the US. They would certainly ensure the return of freedoms lost. They would defend the rights of women, they would protect the down-trodden, they would support equality for all. Sure, sure they would.

Then there are the 4,287 men and women, US citizens who have sacrificed their lives. Do we just walk away and forget the price they paid? Is their sacrifice just a wasted endeavor? The same has been in every other war in which the US has fought, right? No, I think it hasn't. There are memorials to our fallen in every war fought by the US thorughout this country. We remember our sons and daughter, our brothers and sisters, our cousins and friends. We may not consider them every waking hour, but they are there. So we cannot walk away and waste the price they paid. Leaving before the region is stable would be exactly that, a waste.

What about the hundreds of billions of dollars spent? What return has the US seen from that? Sure, we chose to go. Just like we chose to send aid to the tsunami victims. Just like we send aid to every earthquake disaster site in the world. Just like we ship food to the starving. Sure, we butt in. We insinuate ourselves. We are arrogant. We're the "Ugly Americans" no one wants around...that is until the roof starts caving in or you have to sit and watch your babies starve. We may not have been welcomed by the Hussien administration or his allies, but there are those in Iraq who were very happy to see us. Perhaps we should ask them if they want us to stay or leave.

Answer 2

yes