The Iraq War was necessary

"It is extremely exhausting to debate with people like yourself who wish to denigrate the United States and its efforts in any way, shape, or form." I am a VERY proud American and believe in the true meaning of freedom and the principles upon which this country was founded. THAT is America, just because some politicians have hijacked this country and are using it's resources to create a hated empire like the British does NOT mean they are acting in America's interest, or that they are "America's efforts", America is NOT a person, it's country. If it were a person tahtn fine, go fight for rights and liberty for other countries, but since it's a country it's duty is to the citzens of this country not others. That's the whole reason it exists, it's NOT a charity organization. Had we been attaked by iraq i would be all for wiping the earth with their puny little country, but the truth is, they didn't 19 thugs in a plane did, none of them came from Iraq.... "President Clinton, addressing the nation on December 16, 1998 after ordering a strike on military and security targets in Iraq, said "....." EXACTLY my point, random war for no reason is a LIBERAL position....Democrats LOVE to use our money and go on a killing spree for "human rights", taht does NOT make it right. He also said "....." Again it's Clinton (a proven lier), and it's 10 years ago, IDK what you're getting at.... "Al Gore on that very same day said "...."" So because a politician said it's right, it becomes right?? I thought you were a consevative, but you appear to be more of a liberal war hawk, pretending to be conservative like our president. Senator Tom Daschle said "...." sigh....He WAS complying with international law, he did NOT have WMD's, he was NOT a threat to America..especially when we should have been focused on Bin Ladin..... No matter how amny times you keep repeating yourself it does not change facts. Senator John Kerry on February 23, 1998 these are all quotes from democrats, from 10 years ago (when Bush was advocating a defensive, noninterventionist forign policy. Wow he came over to the democrats side nicely) "The fundamental problem with Iraq remains the nature of the regime itself: Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to WMD." Nobody said he's a good guy.... "Notice anything strange? They're all Democrats." I agree with you there.....democrats are hypocrites, It's the conservatives who werea gainst the war from the begining (Ron Paul comes to mind), who actually are the ones deserving respect. The democrats just came out antiwar for political gain. "Why do you insist on defending a man like Saddam Hussein?" I don't, i would have liked nothing better if he had dropped over dead, but that does not give us the authority or the moral right for an invasion. "Why do you oppose the United States action to remove the man from power and give the Middle Eastern people a future?" Well first of all it's the middle eastern people who overwhelmingly want us out of there.... Second the federal government has NO authority to invade to help people, that is the role of private organizations, and fasict european regimes. Yes it would be nice to do that, but the only thing that happens is we build up our future enemies by giving them weopons to fight our enemies of today, we make more enemies, we waste taxpayer dollars, and we get into a hopeless mess that we can't get out of. The ONLY reason the US governemtn is authorized to go to war is if we have been directly attacked, A government has declared war on us, or we know of an attack on it's way. Just because we don't like someone and he might be getting a cool new toy is nto a reason to attack...would you advocate nuking russia as well? isn't that the same situation? "Why do you insist on denying the new democratic government as success?" because it's not, we set it up, and they have no authority without our backing. "Why do you insist on leaving Saddam in power only to murder thousands more?" it would be great if he wasn't, but it's not our place to do it. Besides we gave him the weopons in the first place becasue then iran was our enemy....i'd bet 20 years from no our mideast allies of today will be brutal dictators using the weapons we gave tehm to fight saddam to kill thousands....it's an endless cycle and the only way to end it is to stop attacking them. "Why do you prefer the United States to remain out of their affairs, but complain Reagan didn't do anything to help the Kurds in the 1980's?" I'm glad reagan didn't do anything....but didn't he give them the weopons? (i could be wrong on that) my point was he was not a great president. "Why do you....Iraqi people don't want us...truth is that less than 2% of the population.....don't want us there?" LOL HAHA, did Bush give you those numbers? Every Arab i've ever talked to or heard, or read has wanted us out of there.... check arabic websites...I AM part arabic so i talk to quite a few....what you ehard is known as "propaganda" It was used quite well by Hitler and Bush is now doing a pretty good job with it....if you ehar something often enough you begin to believe it's true.....next time check your facts. "This is all very confusing to me." obviously "It seems strange to know that there are Americans in this country who don't want to see the United States succeed in protecting the future of the people of the Middle East" Are you even READING what you're writing?? America has NO BUSINESS protecting the entire world.....go join the Democratic party if you advocate that.... "as well as protecting our own country." we're making us less safe.... "It seems strange to know that people like you despise everything the United States does" personal attacks now? I LOVE this country, just because I believe the government is doing the wrong thing i'm suddenly anti-American? you would have done quite well in Nazi germany......"you hate germany if you don't support the third reich...." "when in actuality, without military action, you would not have the right to speak out against the government." True, except bush has taken that right away.....or is your head to wrapped up in the flag to notice that? It's nto jsut military action taht protects our rights and it's not ALL military action either, just because we're killing someone does not mean it's rpotecting our rights. The American governemnt is NOT infallible, in fact it's ussually wrong....they behave like a king of this coutnry when in fact it should be "we the people" who run our country..and our lives. "I suggest you start appreciating what you have because you have been truly blessed to be a part of this nation." I aprecciate it. do you? because your president is taking it away....or do you not know that you can now be taken to Gitmo and tortured without a lawyer or a trial? or that the government can declare martial law, and effectivly say "no more elections, bush is king" but i'll bet you didn't know your president did that? "You may not realize it now, which is sad, but." you don't know anything about what's actually going on. you haven't sited ONE fact, I gave you tons of links, and proved all your arguments to be wrong....you didn't even bother to counter me, you merely replied with "boohoo you don't agree with me so you hate America", it's not America i hate, it's the people in it who don't know anything about it other than "soldier die, America good", you never bother to ask "why did he die?" "what was he fighting for?" "what started the war?" "was it right?". You need to stop believing the US government is God and start getting the TRUTH whether it proves you right or wrong...America WAS great, we're ruining it because people think America is great just because it's America, people like you who don't realize there's a REASON we're great, and it's a principle, not a battle won.