Why The Iraqi war will be remembered as a brilliant strategical decision., A mental exercise. Options

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Of late it has become popular, almost fashionable, to criticize the Iraqi war. However; facts are facts, and if you look at the facts of the Iraqi war do point to the fact that it is a brilliant strategical decision, if only slightly unpopular.

So, let us look at the facts.

1. Saddam was both developing WMDs as well as storing WMDs from before the first gulf war. The United States cannot allow any of the axis of evil to aquire WMDs, and it is in our strategic interests to make a show of force and stop Saddam's defiance of UN regulations. By making an example out of Saddam, we show enemies of America that we mean business and there are consequences for defying the law.

2. Wars stimulate the economy. They mobilize the defense industry that employs millions of Americas. This is an industry that has resisted outsourcing, and injects funds into the economy. While the economy appears to be doing badly, it is a result of Clinton's policies, and the war has actually significantly lessened the severity of the recession.

3. Islam is now fractured. The sunni and shia sects are now warring, and countries now contain many different groups each vying for power. In Iran, many students inspired by the democracy in Iraq campaign for democracy.

4. The country has been unified. The war has brought Americans together. We are all unified in the war on terror, and petty issues like gay marriage don't matter much anymore. Americans now enjoy a level of security where terrorism isn't their greatest fear anymore.

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Of late it has become popular, almost fashionable, to criticize the Iraqi war.
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4. The country has been unified. The war has brought Americans together. We are all unified in the war on terror, and petty issues like gay marriage don't matter much anymore. Americans now enjoy a level of security where terrorism isn't their greatest fear anymore.

It has become popular to criticie it due to the involvement of the media. I would also wager to say that it has not unified the country as you claim. If it had then the United States would be ignoring Al Gore's insensible rants.

The media used to back up wars and pain the enemy as an enemy, instead of painting our troups as the enemies. That, of course, started in Vietnam.

Anyways, I'm a supporter of the war. I think it could have been handled better, but I still think we should have gone in. Also I don't believe we should be trying to appease everyone and their dad and we shouldn't care if we embarass them. They take videos of them cutting off the heads of our troops, and our troops get courtmarshalled for putting womens underwear on them. wtf?

Anyways, more response later, class in 5 mins.