Bring Our Soldiers Home!

Why are our soldiers fighting? Do they belong in Iraq?

I am currently a nontraditional college student (geezer going to school) and am constantly exposed to the liberal thought which says that the U.S. has no business in Iraq. I also happen to live deep in the country where most everyone is a gun toting conservative, and everyone believes we were right in our invasion of Iraq.

To complicate this a little bit more, my wife's baby brother is now in Iraq serving as a medic. Do we want him there? No! Should he be there? Yes! He is helping many people, both Iraqi and U.S. to hold onto life until they can get to a hospital, so his work is good and he is making a difference in the world. He doesn't want to be there, but feels as long as he can help save someone's life, then he does belong there. He has gone so far as learn some Iraqi on his own time in order to ask medical questions and offer comfort to the Iraqis. He just sees people. In this, we, as he, feel like he does belong there.

Another thing is the fact that he "chose" to join the military, and has an obligation to fulfill his contract. He knew the potential was there for military action. He was taught how to kill and how to survive. In this, he is mandated by honor to do the service he has agreed to.

With that said, I will admit to being a liberal conservative. I believe that we should mind our own business, but step up and fight when the cause is right. Do I believe the U.S. should have invaded? Yes, but not for the reasons given. This whole Weapon's of Mass Destruction has proven to have not panned out, and I honestly would not be surprised to find that Iraq had them. But, I feel that this reason of suspicion was not strong enough to invade.

My reason for supporting the invasion is as follows.

First, if you go to the U.S. State department and do a search on Iraq, you will literally find hundreds of documents with Saddam and his two sons as the topic of point. The issue is one of inhumane and cruel treatment of the Iraqi people. You can also go to Amnesty International or any other of a number of human rights groups and read just how evil this monster and offspring were. They were sadistic, psychotic, and maniacal in their actions. Think someone "might" look at you wrong...Throw them into an industrial shredder live. Torture for fear and fun seemed to be their hobby. This is my reason, and was so excited with this family being either killed or caught, as was the case with Saddam. The world will be so much better without those monsters.

Second, the U.N. (go to their website) had listed many reasons for supporting an attack on Iraq. Just read through the last few years, and you will find it.

Do I believe Iraq will become a peaceful and democratic nation? No. The world of the middle east is not one of a democratic culture. They have warlords and tyrants just waiting in the wings. While I believe there are some Iraqis who will try to make the plan work, they will most likely be overrun in the end. With all the oil at stake, some nation will corrupt and profit from it. Just ask yourself how Saddam, Yassir, and Osama got their strength in the first place.

The only way I see of changing this culture would be to imprison the culture for life, while taking the very young and raising them as "we" would want them to be...Democratic pawns.