Middle East

We have been in a state of war with Iraq, and Afghanistan for almost ten years! What have we been doing and what are we doing now? Is it possible for us to just leave, was our time their worthwhile? Did we have a positive effect in those countries, or did we just further its collapse?

My opinion is that at first we were right to invade Iraq, Saddam Hussein is just to dangerous to leave alone. 9/11 was proof of his hostility with his unprovoked attacks against America. We needed to remove the Taliban, who were oppressing the people in the region and that were planning attacks on our own country. At least we needed to make them think before attacking us. The Taliban was the ruling government in Iraq, so we are at war with that country. Our priorities should be our own country's welfare then theirs.

After invading and destabilizing them, it would be ethical, but mostly prudent to make sure there is a government that is not in favor of continued hostilities with America. Although we can provide suggestions in what form of government they should take, we cannot impose a democracy on them either. They choose to tie religion in their government, and has been their tradition for many years. They need to resolve their issues on their own, at this late stage in the game though. The war has stagnated and we should now leave after giving what aid we can give. America should leave contacts there though to keep an early watch for anything that could be hazardous to us as Americans, and if they try get funny with us come down on them like a storm. We are not responsible for them, we did not conquer them so we shouldn't feel, as Americans, the need to mollycoddle them.