From this, I can only infer that you approve the Bush policy of pre-emption. That’s just scary. Plain and simple scary.
Using the ‘what if’ argument to decide whether you’re going to go to war with a nation is just not right. This idea belongs in medievial times, and should remain there. And more so when it’s the ‘what ifs’ that the Bush government is using. Nobody the world over is convinced of these arguments.
I used to admire the US for what it was. Now I’m afraid of what it’s turning into.
And no, I’m not a peacenik. I want my country to bomb Pakistan out of the planet. It’s been almost 15 years since the Kashmir issue became an issue, and since then my country has been living with the threat of terrorists from accross our western border. There’s been enough of provocation from the Pakis, and enough of restraint calls from western governments. We’ve been too nice with the Pakis for far too long, and I want to see us at war.
Tell me something TheLoadedDog, how’d you like to see two nuclear powers go at it?? How many more Kashmiris need to die before the ‘what ifs’ begin to count???
i don’t support this war, but to be fair, i don’t support any war.
i agree with gouda. it’s scary what the united states is turning into.
yes the regime in iraq is horrible, but that should be left to the people to get rid of. even the most repressive and violent regimes can be brought down with a revolution. it is the people’s responsibility and right to do this, not the united states.
I completely support our military and respect the soldiers who are out there risking their lives.
I completely reject the Bush administration and virtually every step it has taken to date. With so many actions and policies being geared toward U.S. isolationism and unilateralism, is it any wonder that the rest of the world (save Britain) has not been eager to join the U.S. in putting additional pressures on Iraq to fully comply with inspections, disarm, etc.? If Bush had spent the previous 2 years using all the tools of diplomacy and world consensus at his disposal, and if Iraq (Hussein) had still proved to be intransigent, then my feelings about the war might be different, and I might be persuaded that humanitarian and western safety reasons were sufficient for us to use force. However, that has not been the case. So, no, I’m against the war and worry that it will take decades for the U.S. to restore and repair its reputation in the world.
No I do not support this war. Nor those who are fighting.
Boyo Jim, I was just trying to state it as simply as possible. Guess it is hard to write questions for polls. Rearrange a few words and you will get different results I am sure.
Let me hear from others.
If you work for Nielsen, “No comment. Restate the question.”
If you’re just asking me:
Yes I support the war; I live in the USA and pay taxes. I didn’t want to go to war though and still wish that we weren’t there. Also, I thank those serving in the US armed forces for doing so. They have my respect and that will not change, regardless of what the politicians decide to do.
No.
I’m from exactly where it says on the left there.
Shouldn’t have started without UN approval. And it seems likely to me that it will end, not with democracy in Iraq, but civil war - a situation in which human rights abuses and terrorist activity will be exacerbated, not reduced. So it doesn’t seem to me that the war will accomplish what it set out to do (certainly, it will remove Saddam, but it will end up replacing him with someone just as bad.)
Huh? Where is the “what if” component of my post? I am saying that crises like this one require thinking, decent human beings to be bold enough to make a judgement call:
Yes, this situation is out of control, we need to use military force to stop it
or
-No, a war would cost more lives than it would save.
Sticking one’s head in the sand is not an option.
Your post, sadly, reminds me of simliar attitudes held towards Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
And you attempt to retain credibility by testing me with a two nuclear powers at war scenario (but I thought you didn’t like “what if” arguments), yet you want to “bomb Pakistan off the planet”? Well that’s consitent. :rolleyes:
Aah, I see your posting from India. I’ll assume you’ve not let emotion cloud your judgement.
Grow up.
To the OP, I apologise for prolonging the debate which has crept into this thread, against your wishes. Just bear in mind that my original post was comprised of my position on the war, and a brief outline of why I hold that position. I did not choose to hassle those posters holding an opossing opinion, yet one of them chose to attack me, so I responded. Sorry, once again, but I had little choice.
yes. now. I opposed this war before it started. however, I’m a pragmatist, I felt that the result of this war would be negative. however, the war has started now, and stopping partway through would only make things worse. A convincing victory is the best possible remaining option.
I support it ending with a rapid and decisive American defeat, if that were possible, preferably at the hands of a 761-nation Coalition of the Worried. I think that would be the best thing for America at this point, and probably for the world as a whole.
I’ve never so much felt like burning an American flag.
War is definitely a solution. Sometimes, it’s the best solution.
In this case, however, it’s being handled so ham-fistedly that for every problem it manages to solve, another dozen are going to crop up. Had Bush and his administration been able to make a convincing case before the UN (in particular, getting the support of other Islamic nations) and set up a truly international force with some long-term goals, I would probably have supported this. As it is, I see it as an enormous mess in the making that will have negative repercussions for the US for years to come.
While I can see AHunter3’s point, I’ll have to go with yes. The current regime in Iraq must fall, and I can’t see it happening without violence. Although this war is handled badly, fought for the wrong reasons and generally yucky, I still think it’s better than not fighting it.
No, but now that its started I want to see it ended as soon and as peacefully as possible, with a full UN mission to rebuild Iraq, and not just Haliburton’s assets.
