Form those who would rather we sat idly by while others were tortured and killed.

yup

Any body here remeber the 1970s tv commercials.

And they'll kill two people.And they'll kill two people.And they'll kill two people.And they'll kill two people.And they'll kill two people. And so on.

Every one on this planet is respocible to stop injustice in our planetary neighbor hood. Would you stand by and watch a woman get rapped in the allie. Then we as a country are responcible to stand up for those who can't do it for them selves.

Alright I'm sorry I'm off my soap box.

Didn't we catch that guy?

If so, why are we still there?

Right. Just like we're kicking butt in Darfor.

Duplicity gotta hold of me.

Adroomi

Because he is getting a trial, something that he would never grant to those he executed!

I wish they put him in a hole somewhere and let those who want to, throw stones, boulders, etc at him until he dies, but that is not the way we do things!

Charlie

Charlie,

I realize that....I'm just curious why we are still over there. Everybody told me it was to stop terrorism. Then they said it was to catch Saddam. Then they said it was to give the Iraqi's an election. Then they said it was to stop insurgents. I ask again....why are we still there?

Don't get me started...............

Please get started. I really am interested in your thoughts on this.

adroomi

I wish we did not have to be there as well! The sooner we leave Iraq the better as far as I am concerned! I am sick of having our soldiers being blown up by car bombs, etc....I still maintain that we had to go in there and get rid of this tyrant!

Charlie

and to my dying day, I will believe there were WMD's that were shuttled out of the country and into either Iran or Syria!

Charlie

We are still there, and will continue our precense there until some semblence of stability is brought to the region. All of the reasons you mentioned above (terrorism, Sadaam, insurgents) are all steps towards the goal of achieving that stability. There was a war fought against a tyrant in American about 230 years ago, and I seem to recall it taking a few years after the wars end before an efficient (well somewhat) and nationally recognized government had taken control of the country...

Andrew

Andrew

Lol...How do you spell presence? 😉

to be fair, saddam's gut is NOT that big.

Do you really ever think there will be stability there? I don't. If we are staying until then, I guess we are never leaving.

Saddam's capture and trial... the world is lucky I wasn't the one who found him in that hole.. it would have been a Kodak Moment... followed by a Frag Grenade and end of story... what?? Article 15? for what? he had a gun and this is War!!!! ;0) DNA could do the rest...

besides at the start of the second war in Iraq... we dumped two 2 thousand pounders on a bunker we thought he was hiding in...

Now the world has to worry if the man is getting proper Toilet Paper in his cell?? WTF before all this he used his left hand to wipe his Arse...

I still like how our boy's shut his son's up... a couple a real Pop Tarts they were ;0) after them Tow missiles added about 5000 degree's of instant heat!!!

Hog

There will never be a stability in that region that would compare to say, the US or an EU nation (simply due to the nature of the region), however, I do believe, that at some point the government will be able to take foot and get ahold of things (how is that for a runon, my grammar is shot today it seems). Once the infrarstructure is rebuilt, and the economy gets up and running again, things will smooth out.

Andrew

"Do you really ever think there will be stability there? I don't. If we are staying until then, I guess we are never leaving."

Cigarbidwidow.. from the DOD websites and what I'm reading we're pulling back troops and starting to bring more home because hostilities are on a decline since after these elections... what the media portrays isn't the real picture... So Yes with Iraqi's new rule and governing powers.. things are changing for the good... but this doesn't mean they're not going to have growning pains such as we did with the Civil War and whatnots... Iraq is becoming more stable.. but hopefully the surrounding nations will view this and take note for their own changes and good of their people??

2 yrs ago I didn't see this region as becoming stable anytime in my lifetime... Now I am beggining to see hope!!!

Hog

Yeah, now it's our turn to torture and kill Iraqis.

adroomi,

I've already explained why our Army and Marines are in Iraq. You weren't paying attention. It doesn't have anything to do with WMD or Saddam, or any of the 100 other reasons...

...our Army and Marine units are there to be trained in how to conduct a 21st century urban war and to test new technology that could only be tested under combat conditions. Any other explanation rings hollow. Even the medical personnel are learning new techniques for saving lives. Our Army and Marine units will leave Iraq when the training is done and not a minute before then.