Why the War in Iraq is justified and how Americans should respond 21 Articles

by James Ruhnke

I really dislike the premise that, automatically, I am to assume that the war is justified and then come up with ways to support it. Some folks say that we are at war and there is no turning back. They say that our only ch...read more

by Snake

Put Your Ribbons Away There is a disturbing trend which is plaguing the United States in the early years of the 21st century. There is a growing number of Americans allowing faith and ...read more

by Mary Dickins

I don't know that it is, and I don't know that it isn't. That's the point: The regular civilian in the US just doesn't have a good idea of what's going on over there. We know what the media tells us-but, the media has t...read more

by Alan Fernald

On December 16, 1998, American President Bill Clinton said, "The international community gave Saddam one last chance to resume cooperation with the weapons inspectors. Saddam has failed to seize the chance. So we had to ac...read more

by Charles Simmins

On February 24, 1991, troops of the Coalition moved against the Iraqi occupiers of Kuwait. Some one hundred hours later a ceasefire was put into place and the nation of Kuwait had been liberated. By March 10, most of the U...read more

by David Furritus

Myths: We should never have invaded Iraq. There were no weapons of mass destruction. There was no terrorist threats coming from Iraq. We have caused more civilian deaths in Iraq with our presence. The Iraqi people hate us....read more

by Wayland Blue

Over the last several years of US involvement in the Middle East, it seams that fundamental lessons about, not only counter insurgency, but also basic cross cultural communications still have to be learned. It is unfortuna...read more

by Seth Stuck

Most people who disprove of the war only do so because the media tells them they should, and reinforces that approach by waving fatality statistics in their face. The sad part is, most Americans think we went to war becaus...read more

by Bruno Somerset

The most objective way to determine if the Iraq war was justified is to compare it to a war that had broad support from nearly all nations, including those in the Middle East that so vehemently oppose our presence in Iraq....read more

by Carol Levy

The title is wrong of course, The writer starting this thread is against the war. Mr. Bush equated Iraq and Vietnam earlier this week, (8/30/07). Our writer brings the specter of Vietnam even further suggesting, not...read more

by Aldo Bonincontro

I don't think that the war in Iraq is justified and that is a right step in the defeat of Islamic integralist terrorism, given the bloody uselessness of U.S. military intervention over there and the total lack of mass dest...read more

by Robert C. Sage

The War in Iraq gives Americans the opportunity to become martyrs for democracy. It enables Americans to participate in showing the Middle East how to create peace under extremely trying circumstances. It gives America t...read more

by Josh Taylor

Well i will start by saying, and this goes out to all of you who oppose this war on terror, you all need to get your facts straight! Not a single one of you know what you are talking about! If you did than you would realiz...read more

by Larry Broadway

One way to determine if the War in Iraq is to be justified, is to examine its origin. What conditions existed prior to the start on March 19, 2003? What was the risk to our national security? What were the reasons for g...read more

by Daniel Correa

Once there was a dream that was America. Strangers from foreign lands entered an unknown world to pursue their destiny, United, though the woods were rough, and the road was hard. Through thorns and thistles, wars and fami...read more

by Straight-Up

Why I Cannot Support the Troops "Every subject's duty is the king's, but every subject's soul is his own." (Shakespeare, Henry V) We're all familiar with the yellow-ribbon stickers bearing the phrase "Support the tr...read more

17 of 21

by Jordan Hilliard

the war in Iraq has been a big issue since it started roughly 5 yrs. ago the point is as one of the most powerful nations in the world we have a responsibility to protect those worse off then us. I am currently a junior in...read more

by Jeff Walker

This is my second Helium article of the night. My first went off into the Internet ether never to be heard from again. After reading the top rated Helium article concerning the war in Iraq, I had the same empty feeling t...read more

by Timothy Frazier

Imagine you are at war. The enemy has obliterated your central command. Most of your fellow soldiers have been captured or killed. The president of the country you live in has been captured and executed. In the last tw...read more

by Matt Rust

It has been interesting to turn on the television set these past few months. Besides all of the noise surrounding the upcoming election, it seems so much of the news these days concerns the controversy of the Iraq war, and...read more