Would/do you support the War In Iraq?

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There's a need to look into our intelligence leading up to Iraq, but other countries showed the same awareness. In fact I seem to remember liberals accusing us of selling Saddam weapons which we did. Therefore, he had WMD's and he most likely go rid of them before we invaded. Unfortunately, Iraq made us less safe in the short run and we didn't need a war to get Saddam Hussein out of power. On the home front, our troops should always be funded when at war. I remember Obama threatening to end the war by defunding our troops. This was terrible and now Republicans are threatening to defund Obamacare. Another problem was the no bid contracts, however, Halliburton can do more work than any other oil company in the world so bidding may have been pointless. Most importantly, terrorists were brought into Iraq, but had affiliation with Hussein. Would I have supported the war, yes but I'd rather see us remove Hussein and place sanctions on a new leader. Eventually, they'd get the hint that if they're out of control they'd be removed as well. Don't forget Saddam Hussein tried to assassinate Bush Sr. Is that not an attack on our nation?

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I don't support war under any circumstances.

Even if it means stopping violence in order to save lives? What if it meant saving our world?

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Generally we are attacked because we maintain a military presence in roughly every country in the world.

And because of religious beliefs where some believe by attacking non-believers of Islam they'll get 72 virgins in heaven.

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Generally we are attacked because we maintain a military presence in roughly every country in the world.

And because of religious beliefs where some believe by attacking non-believers of Islam they'll get 72 virgins in heaven.

Extremism has always existed. Islamic extremism is advanced by the fact that we're swinging a proverbial stick at a proverbial bees nest.

Yes that's very true. Putting U.S. troops on Muslim holy land sure doesn't help. Iraq made us less safe in the short run too by attracting terrorists from around the Middle East. We should be finishing up in Afghanistan slowly but surely, place sanctions on countries who harbor terrorists including enemies who have nukes, and focus on fighting terror at home through homeland security. I know it can be a pain once in a while with long lines at airports, but if it saves lives it's worth it.

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Initially, I did and in the future will probably a little more skeptical, but I can see myself supporting another situation like Iraq. Subsequently, no. When the military exceeded the original scope of its mission, it essentially started a new war which I opposed. However, the end result of the Iraq war was mixed. Iraq is no longer a dictatorship with the ability to compromise our interests, but it is still moderately authoritarian and hostile to American Interests but no longer is capable of harming our interests. On the whole, I think I am very close to the median voter on foreign policy.

I couldn't have said it any better.