The War on Iraq/Terror
After 9-11, Iraq became a warzone. Was it the right choice? Should we withdraw? Should we ’stay the course’ or ‘cut and run’?
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John said,
October 23, 2006 at 2:19 pm
Yes I think it was a good choice if we “cut and run” then the al quada will be able to regroup and strike again
John said,
October 23, 2006 at 2:22 pm
what I’m saying is I think it was a good chioce to attack Iraq and afganistan
york8 said,
October 23, 2006 at 2:23 pm
Unless we’ve destroyed al Queda, which, may I add, we dont even now for sure if it was them. I say lets retreat. We’ve already killed over 600,000 civlians and crippled the economy. I’m not saying Sadam was a good leader, but Iraq is becoming a conqured nation of the US. And again the constant questions: Where in the nine hells are the WMDs? Where is Osama? When will we stop killing?
I think the war was a power-grabbing move by the US and was a terrible, and destructive choice.
~Marlowe
John said,
October 23, 2006 at 4:35 pm
First of all why would we want Iraq Marlowe. What are you trying to say? That US is a bad country that we did a bad thing killing terriost? After they killed 3000+ of our people for no reason. Osama tapes give us good evidence that he was the one who planned it by saying things lke”Death to America” “America is the devil”. So I say we we go and find him and all of his little fallowers and KILL THEM ALL!
york8 said,
October 24, 2006 at 8:35 am
Ok. To me we should have been out of Iraq a year ago. I mena i don’t want Al Quida to kill off everybody but now the soldiers are there and are getting into personal stuff that the Iraq’s need to deal with. WE have done our part so lets get out.
Andrew
york8 said,
October 24, 2006 at 9:06 am
I think the invasion never should have happend! It was a plan! Did you know the our good president, George W. Bush, knew about the 9-11 planes over an hour before they hit? And he did jack. Some guy, huh? As for the 3000 dead American yes its sad and very tragic, it doesnt warrent the death of 600,000 people!
~Marlowe
THEO said,
October 24, 2006 at 9:53 am
I think we should stop this war because eventually we will lose the war if we keep this up. Also, the president told the world that there were weapons of mass destruction and there were no weapons of mass destruction. We know that North Korea has nuclear bombs, and yet we are not putting any of our soldiers to invade North Korea?
luke b said,
October 24, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Think about this, the US and Iraq are to big cells that are always going after each other and it will never end I am say the Iraq war will never end evenly when the physical aspect of it is over.It will still go on mentaly.
Elizabeth said,
October 24, 2006 at 12:31 pm
If we back out of the war now then it will show that we are weak and then we will get attacked again.
Caitlin said,
October 24, 2006 at 2:08 pm
Marlowe, although I completely agree with everything stated above, your Iraqi death count numbers were off a bit. The actual death count is 44,661 to 49,610 Iraqis, according to http://www.iraqbodycount.org. Also, keep in mind, people from Iraq didn’t cause 9/11.
John said,
October 24, 2006 at 2:11 pm
I truly agree with elizabeth if wepull put then we will get attacked agian, and yes I DO think Saddam and Osama were friends.
John said,
October 24, 2006 at 9:41 pm
People FREEDOM ISN”T FREE.
Elizabeth said,
October 24, 2006 at 9:53 pm
It’s true freedom isn’t free and if do not defend that freedom then it will be gone before we know it…
york8 said,
October 25, 2006 at 8:38 am
John try just to post once in a row.
“FREEDOM ISN’T FREE”? What is that suppose to mean. Death is the price? That is a buzzphrase used to control and justify.
~Marlowe
John said,
October 25, 2006 at 8:40 am
It’s pretty self explaitory
Thao said,
October 25, 2006 at 8:50 am
Well I think that we should have the war with the Iraq because the Iraq people cause the World Trade Center and kill over 3000 people in New York. Also now I think that we should fight for the people who die in 9/11.
John said,
October 25, 2006 at 8:52 am
Ya sooo do I thao
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 8:56 am
John has a point that “FREEDOM ISN’T FREE” what he is saying is that there is a price for freedom so it is not free!!!!!
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 8:57 am
Just so ya know!
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 8:58 am
So do I!
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 8:58 am
to Thao + johns comments
John said,
October 25, 2006 at 8:59 am
Ya Thats what I’m trying to say THANK YOU Travis finnaly some one understands.
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 9:00 am
to Thao + John
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 9:01 am
sorry about the last one screwwed up
Max said,
October 25, 2006 at 9:07 am
Thao the Iraqi people didn’t attack us and the people who did, the Al Qaeda, are from Afghanistan not Iraq
york8 said,
October 25, 2006 at 9:12 am
Yep. And, not to mention, did you notice how just FULL of oil and valuable resoruces Iraq is? Just an observation…
~Marlowe
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 9:13 am
Max has a point, but they are the ones who started the war over there!
So they brought this apon themselves!
John said,
October 25, 2006 at 9:14 am
Yes they did!!
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 9:57 am
It dosent matter how much stuff they have we’re not going to steel from them. ifwe do I’m going back to Ireland the country of truth.
Thao said,
October 25, 2006 at 10:00 am
Well I didn’t know that Iraq cause this I thought they did.
Andrew said,
October 25, 2006 at 10:05 am
Yet agian Marlowe has a very strong point
yes freedom is not free but no the price shouldn’t be death–i’m not exactlly sure where is stand on this issue-so ill just leave it at that
wise said,
October 25, 2006 at 10:11 am
Why are is the U.S. in Iraq. There were no terrorists in Iraq - we made them. They had no connection to 9/11, but Bush told the American people that they were and I think that is wrong. I am so against this war.
Myles said,
October 25, 2006 at 10:42 am
MARLOWE!!! Ok, look. If you were the president and terrorists hijacked 2 of your planes and then flew them into your country’s tallest buildings, what the crap would you do!?!?!
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 11:46 am
I’m with john on the most part Marlowe
Marlowe said,
October 25, 2006 at 11:46 am
Well first, I wouldent be reading to a buch of schyool kids while it happend.
And of course it was proven that he knew about it over and hour ahead of time.
Elizabeth said,
October 25, 2006 at 11:50 am
Marlowe, would you go to war or not?
Marlowe said,
October 25, 2006 at 11:53 am
No. I would use dipolomacy and make sure that I had exausted my options.
Elizabeth said,
October 25, 2006 at 11:59 am
So you would not go to war and leave the country vulnerable for another attack?
p.s. talking barely works when it comes to terroists
John said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:01 pm
Ya I agree
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:06 pm
I wolddn’t becuase it would be for a stupid reason!!
Marlowe said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:07 pm
if I exaused all my options then heres what I do.
1. Start extensive serveillience
2. Send in ghost/specailly train soliders
3.position them in key areas.
4. Will sniper rifles, kill all the leaders at once.
5. Evacuate the civillians
6. After crippling the Terrorists, I would with draw, because it would take year or decade for them to reform. Minnimal loss of life, maxium affect.
Elizabeth said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:07 pm
Travis how is defending OUR country a stupid reason?!?!?
John said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:08 pm
I say we stay there until the Iraqies can defend them selves.
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:09 pm
It’s terribble I know but It’s not like it was my fault! GEEEEESSSSSSE
John said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:10 pm
Marlowe that is not a good salution killing all there leaders would crippler them yes but only for a little time they would keep coming until were all dead.
Sheldon said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:11 pm
Marlowe, what if he did not want to disapoint the kids or scar the adults by not going because the WTC were hit?
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:12 pm
It’s not what I ment Elizabeth
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:13 pm
I would Fight for a good cause.
I think this war is stupid and WRONG!!!!!
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:15 pm
It’s pretty much my country too!!!!
How do you like that, I WOULD FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Elizabeth said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:19 pm
thats why i said OUr not my country….
Graehme said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:21 pm
I think we should definately leave. First of all, the government and the media try to imply that Iraq was involved in 9/11, that is completely UNTRUE, I do believe that it was a good decision to remove Sadam from power, but then we should have left and let the country sink or swim by their own will, I think it’s clear now that Iraq will self-destruct, a country at war with it’s self can not stand, all we are doing is killing our own troops for a lost cause. We are wasting money and lives, think of the great things that those who died in Iraq could have done, Cures for cancer? World peace? Who knows. As Edward R. Murrow said, “you can not fight for freedom abroad while abandoning it at home.”
Andrew said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:48 pm
TRAVIS! Leave it!! ELizabeth is right! SO stop!!!!!!!!!
luke b said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:49 pm
I totally agree with you travis. Listen I saw a movie called The US Vs John Lennon (John Lennon is the guy from the Beetles) and this whole movie was about peace throughout the world. If any of us would step up and do the same thing he did the world would be a better place.
Sheldon said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:51 pm
I saw that too! It was very good!
Travis said,
October 25, 2006 at 12:55 pm
I don’t think you are racist Elizabeth I thought you were implying something when you said “How is defending OUR country a stupid reason” I thought you ment all of the country of America and the people in it when you said “OUR” becuase I am not an American citizen. Please undeerstand my point of view!
I am really sorry about all that!
John said,
October 25, 2006 at 1:47 pm
how are you not an american citizen?
Elizabeth said,
October 25, 2006 at 2:25 pm
thats what I was wonderin too…..
Sheldon said,
October 25, 2006 at 2:59 pm
Ditto
Travis said,
October 26, 2006 at 12:15 pm
I was born in Ireland and haven’t passed the test declareing me an american citizen.
york8 said,
October 26, 2006 at 12:26 pm
Oh my god! An illegal immigrent! Call the Feds! Kidding…
Travis said,
October 26, 2006 at 1:59 pm
I’m totally legal dude!
Travis said,
October 26, 2006 at 2:01 pm
If I was Illegal I wouldn’t be in school now would I?
york8 said,
October 26, 2006 at 2:03 pm
Or would you? *twilight zone music starts playing*
~Marlowe
Travis said,
October 26, 2006 at 2:18 pm
Funny I would be hiding!
“DUH”
*laughing*
york8 said,
October 26, 2006 at 2:20 pm
….Back to Iraq…
Heres a fun fact: The company that got rights to the oil and the subsideries of the war, and was contracted to rebuild Iraq, was Haliburton, a company owned by Dick Cheney. Funny how that works out, huh?
~Marlowe
John said,
October 26, 2006 at 2:22 pm
I DON’t get in but whatever
Faz said,
October 26, 2006 at 7:57 pm
I think the war in Iraq was wrong!!! The U.S Government thinks theirs Weapons of Mast Destruction in Iraq but there really isnt. Plus their wasting their time in Iraq because they caught Sadam Hussein right? Is there anything else to accomplish? They havnt found any Weapon of Mast Destructions, so why do they have to risk innocent lives? They should instead go to N.Korea where there is Nuclear missiles!!!!!!
Sheldon said,
October 27, 2006 at 7:52 am
They have not found Benladin!
Barb said,
October 29, 2006 at 5:02 pm
….or any of Hussein’s “cronies!” There will always be bad guys, so the real question is,should we have a war against a small group of people, some of which we can’t identify?
Travis said,
October 30, 2006 at 2:59 pm
Yes we should!
Tyler K said,
October 30, 2006 at 3:17 pm
I cant wait for 1/20/09, because thats Bushs last day in office!!… i think so…, any way, if so then finally we will have a president who will get out of his chair and say to our troops in iraq,… GET OUT OF THERE!!! We dont need to be there anyway… just protect our country!!!!!!!!!!
Tyler K said,
October 30, 2006 at 3:20 pm
Barb,??? where did you find CRONIES???? cool comment, and I agree woleheartedly.
Sheldon said,
October 30, 2006 at 8:49 pm
1/20/09 is correct!
Sheldon said,
October 30, 2006 at 8:50 pm
But what about Benladin?!?!?!?!?!?!
york8 said,
October 31, 2006 at 1:06 pm
I belive its “Ben Ladin”
-Marlowe
dani said,
October 31, 2006 at 1:44 pm
*cough* well i belive its “bin laden”
gah
Barb said,
October 31, 2006 at 2:45 pm
haha anyways…. what about bin laden? Why are we in Iraq for him? Didn’t we think that he’s somewhere in Afganistan?
Caitlin said,
October 31, 2006 at 2:48 pm
‘Ben larden’, Bin Laden, does it really matter? I don’t think we should have invaded Iraq. The United State government should prioritize more. Should we invade the place where there are fake, imaginary weapons, and a corrupt government(Iraq.), or the place where the government wants to blow us up that actually has weapons to blow us up(North Korea)? Yeah, I’m guessing you didn’t answer we should invade Iraq.
john said,
November 1, 2006 at 9:54 am
The purpose of war is to make peace the purpose of peace is to prepare for war
Jordan said,
November 1, 2006 at 9:56 am
John, the purpose of peace is not to prepare for war!!!
john said,
November 1, 2006 at 9:58 am
Jordan it’s a saying I never said it was a fact!
york8 said,
November 1, 2006 at 10:03 am
Yeah peace is a time to rebuild and to improve intra-country relations.
~Marlowe
john said,
November 1, 2006 at 10:08 am
While the calm last…
york8 said,
November 1, 2006 at 10:11 am
Who says the calm has to stop? Leaders who want more land and want to kill people.
~Marlowe
john said,
November 1, 2006 at 10:13 am
What? rephrase that question.
dani said,
November 1, 2006 at 10:52 am
well either way i dont think that we should have even thought about going into iraq. we just made things worse we are/were just blowing the crap out of cities then building them back agian!!!!
we are so stuuupid!!
gah
Elizabeth said,
November 1, 2006 at 12:40 pm
Well at least they do not have an evil dictator in power anymore.
dani said,
November 1, 2006 at 12:51 pm
true…
york8 said,
November 1, 2006 at 12:57 pm
But its also bad that over 50,000 civilains died as well….
~Marlowe
dani said,
November 1, 2006 at 1:01 pm
true………
york8 said,
November 1, 2006 at 1:09 pm
Hardly the lesser of two evils…..
~Marlowe
Elizabeth said,
November 1, 2006 at 1:18 pm
what are you talking about Marlowe?
york8 said,
November 1, 2006 at 1:20 pm
I’m talking about how the US troops and our allies have killed 50,000 inoccent people!
~Marlowe
john said,
November 1, 2006 at 1:53 pm
NO most of the civ deatghs were by suicide bombers.
john said,
November 1, 2006 at 1:53 pm
deaths**
dani said,
November 1, 2006 at 2:09 pm
but none the less we have still killed many people….so
gah
Barb said,
November 1, 2006 at 3:18 pm
Though I understand how Bush freaked out on 9/11 as any person would, I think that going into Iraq was stupid, and that we should’ve gotten out a while ago…..but we have to stay there now and clean up our mess, so things don’t become worse.
Elizabeth said,
November 1, 2006 at 4:03 pm
Bush did not freak out about 9/1 that bad he acctually handled it pretty well concidering what had happened to the country
Elizabeth said,
November 1, 2006 at 4:04 pm
9/11* *
Sheldon said,
November 1, 2006 at 5:11 pm
OK
Barb said,
November 2, 2006 at 8:40 am
“freaked out” was bad wording but my point was that can’t leave now until we find a way out.
pete said,
November 2, 2006 at 9:55 am
The war in Iraq is horrible. It is even more horrible the way George Bush is handling it. We the people need to pay more attention to who we are voting for or against. Mabey if we had voted for someone eltse the war would be over by now and U.S, soljiers would be pulled out instead of being killed by suicide bombers.
dani said,
November 2, 2006 at 11:29 am
yeah but, i dont think we should have dived into this whole mess. we just made things worse, and we should have just done some more “research” or whatever., so we didnt look like idiots going there
hey i have a thought!
maybe if we keep doing stupid things, then immigrants wont wanna come here!!
golly gee!!
gah
DanD said,
November 2, 2006 at 11:42 am
yeah our good for nothing president is giving troops bad armor, fake turkeys, giving us false reasons for their deaths, and giving orders to kill civilians! we should have never gone there in the first place. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED? more like MISSION IMPOSSIBLE.
DanD said,
November 2, 2006 at 11:44 am
i really don’t see why when we were attacked by afghans, we attacked the iraqis. jinkies what a mystery.
Elizabeth said,
November 2, 2006 at 11:50 am
good for nothing?
dani said,
November 2, 2006 at 12:21 pm
heh true dan!
yes liz, good for nothing
he has done like 1.00000000000000000000000000000000001
good things since he has been in tearm or w.e.
Sheldon said,
November 2, 2006 at 1:32 pm
Good Point
Elizabeth said,
November 2, 2006 at 1:32 pm
Dani can you name 5 things he has done wrong?
Malinka said,
November 2, 2006 at 1:57 pm
I think the war in Iraq pretty much ruined America not helped it. Do you seriously think we’re any safer because of the war? The reality has hit us and Bush is still denying that the war in Iraq is a complete disaster. We can’t just pull out now because all the billions of dollars that went to the war would have been a complete waste. What the US needs is a good leader that can get us out of this sticky situation. And Myles, if i ran this country and 9/11 happened I would use my brain not “listen to what God was telling me” as Bush did. There is nothing in Iraq and there never was. We havent helped anyone and we probably wont. We are just wasting money that could have gone to education and such.
Elizabeth said,
November 3, 2006 at 12:39 pm
Dani can you please answer my question
Travis said,
November 3, 2006 at 1:09 pm
Pres. Bush sucks big! He needs to nget his head out of his butt!
dani said,
November 3, 2006 at 1:11 pm
ummm travis?
no
1he wasted tons of money on iraq
2 he is agianst gay rights
york8 said,
November 3, 2006 at 1:14 pm
3. Hes a racist
4. He sacraficed thousands of lives.
5. He is a total moron. “Neither in French, nor in English nor in Mexican” -George W. Bush.
~Marlowe
Elizabeth said,
November 4, 2006 at 11:15 pm
how the heck is he racist?
Elizabeth said,
November 4, 2006 at 11:17 pm
“a zebra doesn’t change his spots” - al gore {and hes not a moron?}
DanD said,
November 6, 2006 at 1:44 pm
yeah bush is the biggest nut in the white house
york8 said,
November 6, 2006 at 2:05 pm
Guys I emailed thsi to Dick Cheney, comments please:
Dear Vice-President Cheney,
I am an 8Th grader, and a Democrat. In fact I’m so far left I have no idea where the middle is. I have made some observations and thing s that could be improved in our great country.
The war in Iraq was a sham, and we both know it. True Al-Queda was a potential threat, and Sadam was a terrible person, but with the civilian death tole over 50,000, our own troops dying and the war pushing us into the greatest deficit ever accrued by man, It has gone far enough. We never should have invaded in the first place, unless diplomacy and planning had all be exhausted. Besides, it was clumsily executed. If I was general it would have been simple and virtually blood-free, but of course I wouldn’t have had a war in the first place. Also from some various sources I heard there were a few hours waring before 9 -11, please elaborate.
Guns. There is no gun control. The NRA is an excuse for people to arm themselves legally. It supports hunting, which is a terrible crime, and is for sport not even for food. We should have more control over weaponry. Particularly in you case.
Gay rights. I have a gay uncle, and you and your administration prevent him for finding love. You make it near impossible for homosexuals to be married and you cause no end of humiliation for them. It is despicable to treat another human so. Much less your own daughter, Vice President.
Abortion. How in the world we occupy is it your, or your god’s, decision of what a woman can and cannot do with her body. This is a fascistic decision, and removes woman’s right and control over their well being.
Please consider these and write back. I look forward to a debate.
Kyle said,
November 6, 2006 at 2:09 pm
I dis agree with the part about hunting being only for sport. I don’t hunt but i know if I did than it would save me a lot of money on food. And some peolple need that money to be saved.
john said,
November 8, 2006 at 9:35 am
Saddam getting hung. I hope it’s on TV.
Elizabeth said,
November 8, 2006 at 9:39 am
i would SOOO watch it if it was…
john said,
November 8, 2006 at 9:41 am
I would probably tivo it.
nick said,
November 8, 2006 at 9:50 am
all i have to say is STAY THE COURSE
Malinka said,
November 8, 2006 at 9:57 am
Kyle, hunting wouldn’t save you money. You have to buy a gun and all the other proper equipment and that’s definetly not cheap. And I really like the letter that someone wrote and I hope that Chaney doesnt ignore it. But he probably will because it’s kind of embarrasing for an eighth grader to be wayyyyy smarter than the vice president.
DanD said,
November 16, 2006 at 1:28 pm
yeah, in some ways, kids are a lot smarter than adults.
luke b said,
November 16, 2006 at 3:17 pm
So, pro-Iraq people, just a question, how long are you willing to stay the course? 10 years? 20 years? Just wondering.
Barb said,
November 16, 2006 at 3:18 pm
that was me, by the way.
Elizabeth said,
November 16, 2006 at 3:20 pm
as long as it takes
Sheldon said,
November 20, 2006 at 3:42 pm
What course? (Stay in Iraq)?
Sheldon said,
November 20, 2006 at 3:43 pm
If that, than yeah, keep them in there as long as it takes.
Caitlin said,
November 20, 2006 at 5:36 pm
Listen to you people; you are all pro life lets give people a chance, yet when you are given a chance to watch someone be killed by the government you’re all for it. I find it sickening that you would want to see a killing that will make it so that there is more violence (some Iraqis will want to get revenge) for the United States troops to deal with. I love the pro life, yet pro killing position. It is quite hipocritical.
nick said,
November 27, 2006 at 2:50 pm
i am willing to stay the course as long as it takes
Barb said,
November 27, 2006 at 2:54 pm
How many lives would you be willing to have taken? I’m sorry, I guess I’m biased because my cousin is risking his life for something that, if you ask me, wasn’t thought out well at all.
Graehme said,
November 27, 2006 at 3:22 pm
I completely agree with Caitlin. Supporting life in some circumstances and death in others is the pure hipocracy. The facts are that Iraq will fall as soon as we are no longer there to support it. So why waste life for a lost cause? Try to think what the hundreds who die in Iraq every day could have accomplished in the future
Elizabeth said,
November 28, 2006 at 11:01 am
Did you know that more then 85% of the Iraqis acctually want us to stay in Iraq longer. The Iraqis don’t even belive that the job is done there yet.
york8 said,
November 28, 2006 at 11:41 am
And let me guess, you’re getting that statistic form Fox News, The most publicly right wing biased news.
~Marlowe
Barb said,
November 29, 2006 at 9:29 am
True, true. I know that many people that are in Iraq want to, though marlowe is right as well.
BUT, if you ask me, it isn’t fair that great people are risking their lives for a reason that the president won’t directly answer! Bush won’t say why he’s still in Iraq, and it ticks me off that people are still there.
york8 said,
November 29, 2006 at 9:38 am
Well he has. Its to get ”the mission accomplished” and to fight “The War on Terror” and to show how America is going to “Stay the course” and not “Cut and run” And all of those mean nothing.
The election was won with 3 presidential buzzphrases: “Stay the Course, War on Terror, Mission Accopmplished” Yeah We’ve got to “stay the Course” to win the “War onTerror” so the “Mission is Accomplished”….
~Marlowe
DanD said,
December 4, 2006 at 9:59 am
i am honestly surprised that the people who don’t support abortion and think it is unjustified murder think that it is okay to kill thousands of innocents over in iraq.
DanD said,
December 4, 2006 at 10:01 am
i saw a clip on a website of american soldiers taunting iraqi children with water . you tell me we’re doing good over there.
John said,
December 4, 2006 at 10:03 am
Dan do you see how much Iraqi people in this one village love the american soilders. What website? deathtoamerica.com?
DanD said,
December 5, 2006 at 12:03 pm
what one village?
york8 said,
December 5, 2006 at 12:22 pm
Ummm John nice job…justifing it. After the prison scandle and the abuse and murder of civillains I’m just not to happy with the army right now. Seriously John do you think the murder of children is right?
~Marlowe
John said,
December 5, 2006 at 2:57 pm
When did I say that???? I saw the news and people in this village LOVED the U.S. soilders. HOW AM I JUSTIFING MURDER OF CHILDREN AND ABUSE.
John said,
December 5, 2006 at 3:05 pm
What about beheaded soilders Marlowe is that justified???
dani said,
December 5, 2006 at 3:09 pm
i hate it how people are all “oh poor amreicans are all dying!”
what about the iraqis?
how about how many innocents ahve died?
John said,
December 5, 2006 at 3:16 pm
What about all the people in the WORLD that have died due to terroist? Dani the only I say what about the americans die is becuase I am an american, and I’m worried about my cousin who’s over there helping the Iraq Goverment. Dani we don’t kill inocents on purpose, the insegents try to kill all the people then can Iraqi or not. If we left now even more inocents world die.
dani said,
December 5, 2006 at 3:21 pm
but still you cant honestly say that you think that iraq is in better condition now that we blew them up then rebuilt it?
york8 said,
December 6, 2006 at 9:50 am
I hate this war with all my guts-but to tell you the truth we can’t bring the troops out-we wouldn’t have gotten anywhere! they will just be like they were before. We aren’t winning this war.
Andrew
york8 said,
December 6, 2006 at 9:52 am
Ya think? It was a terrible decsion and a very bad stratagy. And to be truthful totally insane.
~Marlowe
John said,
December 6, 2006 at 9:53 am
We are winning this war. The more the Iraqi goverment takes control the less time we have in this country. The more the Iraqi army get trianed the more terroist lose power. I may hate this war but I belive we are winning this war.
york8 said,
December 6, 2006 at 9:55 am
Oh yes, we’re winning. Yes ignore the thousands of soldiers dead. Forget about the tens of thousands of dead civillians. And let it slip your minds we have gone into the greatest defict ever acrued by mankind, because we have deffinatly won. The sarcasm is that paragraph was so extreme I kinda feel bad.
~Marlowe
John said,
December 6, 2006 at 9:58 am
I DIDN’T SAY WE WON! THE SARCASM IN YOUR COMMENT WAS SOOO FUNNY I ALMOST THOUGHT YOU WERE FOR REAL!
york8 said,
December 6, 2006 at 10:03 am
John don’t type in all caps
And i’m sorry-but i meant we are NOT winning this war
Andrew
york8 said,
December 6, 2006 at 10:05 am
No we arent. If anything we are losing. Pull back troops! Pull back!
~Marlowe
John said,
December 6, 2006 at 10:07 am
I CAN TYPE IN WAHT I WANT. LOSING THATS A FUNNY JOKE.
John said,
December 6, 2006 at 10:09 am
THE BEST DEFENSE IS A GOOD OFFENCE
york8 said,
December 6, 2006 at 10:10 am
Type in caps one more time. I dare you. And we are loosing. We cant hold the area, we loose troops daily, there are bombings, attacks, and ambushes. Look at the statisitics: Lose lose lose.
~Marlowe
dani said,
December 6, 2006 at 10:10 am
huh? wait i mean HUH?
Andrew said,
December 6, 2006 at 10:10 am
Losing-funny joke? john don’t post in all caps- or ill start deleting your messages
Andrew said,
December 6, 2006 at 10:12 am
Like marlowe said LOSE LOSE LOSE
york8 said,
December 6, 2006 at 12:36 pm
Thats it! The last atleast 5 comments are spam! Syonara!
Andrew said,
December 6, 2006 at 1:48 pm
uhhh who are you?
dani said,
December 6, 2006 at 2:05 pm
probably marlowe, cant you tell?
hes all “assertive” and “leaderish”
cant wait for him to be president
=[
last year student said,
December 6, 2006 at 2:14 pm
this is so boring
and i dont think we should attack iraq
dani said,
December 6, 2006 at 2:21 pm
what is boring?
the blog?
why dont you think we should attack iraq?
why am i asking so many questions?
Andrew said,
December 6, 2006 at 3:01 pm
I don’t know dani but id like to know the same
york8 said,
December 7, 2006 at 11:47 am
-Ahem- A few things
1. Use your name or I’ll fry your comments
2. Anyone who posted comments under the name ‘Hulk Hogan’ you arent a wrestler, and post under that name again and your comments will be delted.
~Marlowe
york8 said,
December 7, 2006 at 12:00 pm
Well technically it is spam and Mr. Clifford said to delete all comments that don’t use real names to delete them
Andrew
dani said,
December 7, 2006 at 12:05 pm
how is it spam?hey hey hey my dad didnt use his real name, how come you didnt delete his comments?
huh huh?
york8 said,
December 7, 2006 at 12:07 pm
Mr. Clifford said that was fine trust me i asked hime but HISSAN and the other names that were being used were not.
Andrew
dani said,
December 7, 2006 at 12:44 pm
gah thats weird………
DanD said,
December 7, 2006 at 1:31 pm
can we please get back on subject?
york8 said,
December 7, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Dani, be quite and listen: Spam is usless, unamed comments that do not contribute to the blog, understand? You dad was an execption because it wasn’t a probelm and he wasn’t a student. Now stop undermining Blog Teams power and let us do you job, alright
~Marlowe
John said,
December 7, 2006 at 6:35 pm
Marlowe you ignore all the terroist dead or do you think there the good people huh.
york8 said,
December 7, 2006 at 8:58 pm
I don’t think they are good people but i don’t ignore them
Andrew
Travis said,
December 11, 2006 at 3:05 pm
Andrew may be right but I don’t understand fully with what you mean by ignore?
york8 said,
December 12, 2006 at 10:51 am
Yes if I ignore the terrorist, they’ll die. Exactly my logic. Totally my thinking.
~Marlowe
Andrew said,
December 13, 2006 at 9:22 am
Very good thinking Marlowe!
york8 said,
December 13, 2006 at 9:49 am
And that you for upholding the sarcasm.
~Marlowe
dani said,
December 13, 2006 at 9:52 am
now marlowe how come you arent deleting these commebts for spam?
that last comment you made was spam so delete it
Malinka said,
December 13, 2006 at 10:15 am
John I pretty much dissagree with all of your comments. We are deffinetly losing the war. We are spending unnessesary money, killing thousands of innocent people and still getting no where. There was nothing in Iraq in the first place. There is more chaos in Iraq now than before we invaded, everyone wants us out. Besides maybe the few people that got payed to make that video that John gave us a link to. If this war is about safety than the way we’re going to be safest is by having the army in our country protecting us and not in Iraq getting killed. Bush had no plan going into Iraq, he is in the worse possition any US president has ever been in, his ratings are down the drain and he’s still not taking any responsiblity.
John said,
December 13, 2006 at 10:22 am
I never posted a link.
John said,
December 13, 2006 at 10:25 am
I don’t agree with him on tons of stuff but I still will support the war becuase my cousin in over there.
Barb said,
December 13, 2006 at 2:22 pm
I understand how you’d support it because of your cousin. My cousin is in Iraq as well. But don’t you think that blindly agreeing with a leader is dangerous?
If you don’t express your beliefs, than theres no point in being patriotic.
york8 said,
December 14, 2006 at 9:24 am
I think that the best way to look out for our troops best interests is to evaluate the war and make sure that it is really worthwhile and in our countries best interests whether we should pull out or not. The democracy in America is not there so that we can blindly agree (or, for that matter, disagree) with our leaders.
-Caitlin
Barb said,
December 14, 2006 at 11:29 am
Exactly what I meant. Whats the point of supporting someone if, for all we know, they shouldnt be there? I personally have an issue with LYING, but I can see how others might.
DanD said,
December 15, 2006 at 12:29 pm
Why are we in iraq? nuculars? liberation? al quaeda links? chemical weapons? hey! wait a minute! maybe our president just wants iraqs OIL!
DanD said,
December 15, 2006 at 12:38 pm
all those in favor of the war say aye! all those not in support of the war say nay.
DanD said,
December 15, 2006 at 12:38 pm
nay
Barb said,
December 15, 2006 at 12:45 pm
nay…but we need to clean up our mess before we retreat.
dani said,
December 15, 2006 at 12:47 pm
nay
nay nay nay
we need a time machine
i agree with barbra
we should make a petion of who wants the war to stop asap
Sheldon said,
December 16, 2006 at 4:59 pm
AYE!
What about 9/11/01?
John said,
December 17, 2006 at 9:08 am
AYE. Barb you really have to ask why support the was just cause my cousin is there well its a no brainer I SUPPORT IT BECAUSE HE IS FAMILY.
Caitlin said,
December 17, 2006 at 8:19 pm
This is all the more reason you should be sure he is putting his life on the line for a just cause…
Barb said,
December 18, 2006 at 9:23 am
Well, whats that quote
i dont remember…
its something like pro-troops, anti- war.
I’m not against the actual people, but i wanna know why we are still in Iraq.
dani said,
December 18, 2006 at 11:53 am
if i had family members in the war id support it too, but i dont so i dont support it
time machine!!
gah
theo said,
May 10, 2007 at 12:28 pm
This war is now out of hand we have to get our soldiers out of Iraq ASAP.
SSgt Julian Kingsley said,
September 3, 2007 at 11:49 pm
Wow, I’m impressed at how strongly you guys feel about your opinions. I remember when this blog was started a few years ago, and I’m glad to see that you guys have kept this going. I just wanted to point a few things out:
First, It’s easy to look at this war in Iraq from an outsider’s point of view and criticize it and say we’re not helping at all, but I’ve talked to several people who have been deployed over there, and always say how much we’re improving their life. Keep in mind that some news stations have a political slant to them, so don’t always go by what you here in the news.
Second, 9/11 was not related to the Iraq war, President Bush has admitted that. 9/11 was the reason that we invaded Afghanistan.
Third, if we wanted oil, there are many other countries that we could have invaded for oil, in fact, much more oil. If we wanted oil, we could have gone to Saudi Arabia, as their government loves us, we could have gone to Africa, oil isn’t only found in the middle east.
Fourth, many of you have referenced the number of civilians who have been killed, and I would like to clarify a few things surrounding that. Yes, civilians have died, but collateral damage is an unavoidable part of war. Also, the reason that the civilian death toll is so high is that insurgent attacks often specifically target highly populated areas. Also, a lot of the resistance that we encounter all over the middle east are simply religious extremists. They believe that their religion is right, and that everybody else should die. So, they run into the street firing an AK-47 wildly at a convoy and get shot, or fire an RPG at an APC(Armored Personnel Carrier), or detonate an IED next to a convoy of HMMWV’s (Humvees).
-SSgt Julian Kingsley, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary