you know i am amazed at how most people are influenzed by our so called unbiased media back home. I have read this section from time to time and while some have good arguments some of you are just totally lost and most of you would change your minds on a subject depending on the weather.
i lil known fact from some of us so called soldeirs here. saddam had WMD'S. how could someone who has been brainwashed like me by our armed services come to such a conclusion. well i pounded the streets and villages of baghdad for nearly 7 months. which if some on this so called board of experts have done in the past then they would argue the point. the one thing nearly all iraq's say is that he did have WMD'S. most have said they where either buried or moved to syria or iran. so now i guess along with me, that nearly 90% of the iraqi's are dumbasses also. so you can see now that democracy is working here
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i had an interperter at the time who i became very good friends with, me and him talked constantly about the saddam era of iraq.
what i have learned from him has been nothing short of unreal. if you ever get a chance to talk with an actual iraqi your opinion may change on a lot of things.
many say we have not found any WMD'S in iraq which is true. does that mean he never had them? no. we know for a fact that he did at some time when he used them on his own people which many may think is untrue. but it did happpen. at the same time it is not like they are looking for them in an area the size of a football field. there are many regions of iraq that we have not even begun to look at. we for one don't have the manpower. just trying to train the iraqi army and control baghdad is problem enough.
but one thing i know for sure is that if saddam would have had the chance to use them on the U.S. he would have. now i for one wouldn't like to take that chance. what he would have been capable of doing would amaze most. especially if it would have been a biological or chemical weapon, instead of hijacking airplanes.
either way it was a losing proposition for whomever was in office. if we had done nothing and something did happen what would most be saying now? probably just the opposite of what they are saying now. but we all have seen what happens when you fail to react (9/11). the american mentality is mostly the same it will never happen to us. well if you still think this way then you yourself are clueless to how most feel about the u.s. and our way of life.
is this war justified. to be honest with you, that i cannot answer. i can see reasons for yes and no. everytime i lose a fellow soldier i beckon to ask myelf. why? but then i ask myself another ? is it worth it. that answer is yes. i have volunteered to do another tour for 1 year thats how strongly i feel about what we are doing here. i see the progress and the benefits that can result from our sacrifices.
is there corruption and other under the table b.s. going on. yes. someone is fleecing the people of americas taxes. but before you point to one side you may want to look at both. neither is as innocent as they want you to believe. do a lil investigation into what contractors are getting for meals here. you may be shocked.
i have learned one thing in life and that is, politics and religion are 2 things you will never ever be able to argue with people about. this is why i have refrained from even posting in this section. plus the effort and passion some argue with on this subect is amazing sometimes because alot don't even put this much effort into their normal jobs.
but i will tell you all the same thing i tell my 2 daughters everytime i talk on the phone to them and they ask why i am still here. i do it for them and their future. i believe the world is a better place with one less dictator around. but as stated before i am just another dumbass in the crowd of many.
