America has been involved in an Iraqi war since 2003, as well as dealing with military conflicts in Afghanistan.
Many advocates of continuing the Iraqi conflict point to the many insurgent losses as evidence that keeping American troops in Iraq will only lead to more insurgent defeats. Also, proponents argue that an ongoing U.S. presence in the country will enable democratic government to form sooner and with more ease than otherwise. They are using their voting power to help convince Obama to keep the troops in Iraq.
But such advocates seem to ignore rising troop, civilian and journalist deaths. These deaths are not just Americans or even American allies, but the Iraqis themselves. According to Iraq Body Count Web Site shows the deaths of Iraqis due to conflicts in their country. There is no true way to separate the effect of the continued presence of the American soldiers from the continued casualties of Iraqis. Such opponents of the war in Iraq are doing all that is in their power to convince Obama to pull the military out of Iraq.
As well, the wars in the Middle East can be easily traced to big businesses’ oil interests. According to Serendipity money has been behind wars for hundreds of years and Iraq is no exception.
Of course, one of the most touted reasons for America’s continued presence in Iraq is that the United States is helping to encourage the growth of democracy, as shown on World Socialist Web Site in the Middle East, just like it did in Vietnam. Everyone knows how well that little adventure turned out. History is aiming toward repeating itself, but on a grander scale played out across print, television and now digital (Internet) media. If democracy is to flourish in Iraq then it should come about by the people’s choice. Isn’t that what democracy is all about? America has too long poked its nose in other countries and not all of them have welcomed the intrusion.
In conclusion, while there have been some positive effects of American troop presence in Iraq, the overall tally sheets say nay, the war should end. Soldiers and civilians alike are dying and democracy is not being achieved.
