Was Iraq voting worth over 1400 US Soldiers killed

[Parche]

I dont think it was, I am still very outraged.
The US Military is to be used for the defense of our Country
Not to be used to help a country with its elections.
We should all write congress and express our anger.

[earth mom]

1. NO-it was not worth it. eom

[raggedcompany]

2. Soon to be 1500. It's a fine way to put the question, though. n/t

[Branjor]

3. Not worth it....

Also, I doubt that the families and friends of the 100,000+ Iraqis dead think it was worth it.

[hangemhigh]

4. You've seen what Congress will do about it. Save the ink. eom

[MichiganVote]

5. 300 billion+1500 dead+10,000 wounded+50,000 and more Iraqi deaths

Insufficient armor, food for our soldiers and very little rebuilding with the money our representatives endorsed.

And no WMD.

Two years and one election. But we are going to get a brand new embassy for 1.5 million. Make a nice target for the next terrorist group.

[trochanter8]

6. I don't think so, but alot of

people do.

[vpigrad]

7. If they really got to vote...

it would be worth it! Instead, they had a fraud of an election just like the last two in our country.

[autorank]

8. No. The breast beating by * and co. is a vacuous PR gesture.

Nobody really gives a damn here except the neocons and the CM (corporate media). The glow will last a few days, maybe a week, until the next round of senseless violence. The public has largely lost patience. The only support for this "stunning success" are those who think the next step is our withdrawal. Wait until the news actually slips and focuses on the question: why are we building 12 military bases there? Hmmm...could it be occupation.

[Beaverhausen]

9. Not worth it- and NOT the reason we went there

[LittleClarkie]

10. I'm thinking even that's the wrong question

Based on how the Right is touting this election as a victory.

I was listening to my little Rush wannabe earlier saying: "Why were the Iraqis able to have this election? Because Sadaam wasn't there. And why wasn't Saddam there. Because we went in and got rid of that evil dictator."

As if making it so that Iraqis could have an election is why we went in there.

It wasn't worth 1400 soldiers to go into a country looking for non-existant weapons of mass distruction. Anything else is just following the Right Wing as they look for a better spin to put on the whole thing. If we were in the liberation business, we sure took our good-natured time in Iraq. And we sure did miss a few countries along the way.

If by some damn miracle, Iraq turns out alright, I will rejoice. But Bush will take that and claim victory, even though if Iraq does alright it will have been in spite of Bush, not because of him.

Giving the Iraqis free elections might have been worth it if that had ever really been our goal in support of some faction fighting for democracy in that country. But that's never been our style. There has to be something in it for us. Otherwise, if we really wanna be in the liberation business, why not Cuba next? I here they have a dictator too. Would THEY like a democratic vote? Shall we invade them and see? What's that? No oil? Oh well, fuck em then.

I'm just trying to make sense of all this. Brain hurts... shutting down....

[babylonsister]

11. The blivet and co. should never have invaded to

begin with. And that 1400 number, and the Iraqi lives and $ spent, is subject to change upwards for a long time. No, I think the whole situation was handled criminally.

[Inland]

12. If it was worth it, then somebody would been for it w/out WMD lies

If getting rid of an obnoxious, evil tyrant without WMD was sufficient cause for war, Bush wouldn't have gone through the trouble of lying about the WMD.

Without the WMD scare, not even BUSH thought invading was a good idea. Nobody thought that OUR people should die for the IRAQIS' democracy or freedom.

And they still don't, IMO, which is why most Americans don't mind at all to hear about torture and civilian "collateral" deaths. They don't care about Iraqis. They want some revenge.

WHICH IS WHY I STILL PREDICT that the American electorate and the Bushies have had enough of helping Iraq with soldiers on the ground. Withdrawal to begin Feb 7.

[BRLIB]

13. Right, logical thinking, but why doesn't the MSM

have such polls?

What about the 14 permanent US military bases? Why don't they let the 'Raqis' vote on that!! (Wait, maybe they will, and use Diebold machines.)

[greatauntoftriplets]

14. Election...selection....

Iraq is still a train wreck of our making.

[Green Thumb]

15. You are right

The military should only be used for the defense of our country. This is one thing that I disagreed with Bill Clinton on. I did not agree with the use of our military in Bosnia/Somalia.

[hector459]

16. Hell, no!!

It will never be.