The Iraq War, US Imperialism at work

The Iraq war (2003-present) was triggered March 2003 when America, in an act of Humanitarian Imperialism coupled with Economic Imperialism invaded Iraq. Although Humanitarian Imperialism is justified, Economic Imperialism, while simultaneously lying to the people who put the government in power and being an act of greed that most likely do worse before good. Within the following months most Iraqi resistance collapsed and Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi dictator and his sons who constantly violated human rights and brutally executed all opposition. Within the following years the US has been trying to set up a Democratic government and train Iraqi soldiers. Although taking Iraq was a quick process, pacification is impossible at this point because US attempts at setting up a puppet government that is sympathetic to US cause and US demand for crude oil have failed due to opposition by military groups, and anti-US sentiment throughout the middle east (and ultimately the world as well).

In my opinion, this entire war is a waste of not only American Soldier's lives, but also of billions of dollars of Tax Payer's money. Americans today aren't doing enough to protest a war we supposedly don't want any part of. Where are the Vietnam Peace protests? Where are the burning recruitment offices? Why are Americans funding a war on the other side of the world? I do sympathize with the Iraqi people under Saddam Hussein, but Invading a country with a false pretext just for a monopoly on Iraq's oil clearly isn't a good reason. I encourage Americans to stop paying their taxes, I encourage Americans to question the government's every move, We all MUST remember that the only reason this government is in power is because we the people allow them to be in power. Billions of dollars are being spent on a war that American Citizens disprove of. The government CANNOT keep spending billions of dollars a year in a war that isn't supported by it's own people. The United states are currently seeping into a state of recession, and schools across the country aren't receiving adequate funding, to the disadvantage of today's youth. You have to ask yourself, why is our defence budget spending 10X more than any of our potential enemies COMBINED. So far in the Iraq war alone, 4,032 American soldiers have lost their lives, fighting to prevent a CIA-trained Dictator from possessing "WMD's". C'mon America, together we can get our troops home, and get our government to stop meddling in the business of other countries, although as the global superpower America poses obligations towards weaker countries, war is not the way to go about "fixing" a third world country's situation.

Wong, Edward. "Overview: The Iraq War." The New York Times 15 Feb. 2008. nytimes.com. 15 Feb. 2008. 

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