Comments on: As the US pulls out, what did the Iraq war achieve?

By: Dennis Junior

Dennis Junior — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:40:20 +0000

Jon:

The outcome of the Iraq War and the pulling out of U.S. Combat Troops…Achieve very little in any outcome, except for the people in Iraq are more secure….

NB: I have a friend from Iraq…..

~Dennis Junior~

By: Graham Seed

Graham Seed — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:55:29 +0000

1) The Iraq War was not a war but an attack by the UK and US on a military unequal country. At school this is called bullying.
2) The Iraq Attack was not about liberation but about securing oil and gas extraction, just as the Afganistan Attack is all about keeping the oil pipelines through the Caspian Sea out of the hands of the Taliban.
3) The Iraq Attack was illegal and therefore Blair and Bush should be tried under the genocide act for genocide crimes in the murdering of 100,000+ innocent civilians.
4) I’m ashamed to be a UK citizen and ashamed that my taxes helped fund and continue to fund the Iraq and Afganistan Genocides.

By: jr

jr — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:57:24 +0000

apart from the hundreds of thousands of dead civilians and a coutry left in ruins? it made sure that Iraqis will be deprived of their oil revenues because the legislation (and administration) introduced during occupation has skewed the balance in favour of western companies.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:17:31 +0000

Absolutely everything Blair cast his shadow on has been wrecked or a disaster.

By: Atiya

Atiya — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:45:57 +0000

It was a totally unnecessary war. Surely there were alternative methods to deal with Saddam Hussein. Today Iraq is in a much worse position than when Saddam was in power – over 1 million dead, millions orphaned and widowed and made homeless. The country still is in a state of chaos with the Americans using Shias against Sunnis to divide the country even further. I do not see stability coming to Iraq for a long time yet.

By: Alastair Smith

Alastair Smith — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:06:07 +0000

No matter how you try to twist it, This war was started by Saddam Hussein. He left no choice but to finish do what should have been done in ‘91. I am glad as are the majority of the people of Iraq that the leaders of the coalition has the guts to do what the cowards at the UN were scared to do! Once again showing that the UN is a toothless relic of a time long gone. Why do you blame the deaths caused by the terrorist gangsters on our forces?
The Iraq war got rid of a wicked man who thought nothing of using chemical weapons on his own people, It has given the Iraqi people freedom to choose their own leaders, it has brought down an evil repressive regime. it has removed a significant threat to neighbouring countries in that region. For these reasons alone the war achieved more than what all those Chamberlainesque appeasers would in 50 years of appeasing! The sanctions that were only hurting the people of Iraq are no more and now Iraq will rebuild into a free and prosperous nation.

By: Colin R

Colin R — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:56:39 +0000

The Iraq “War” as far as I could see was a sham- an opportunistic attempt for George Bush to try and end some unfinished business that his Dad never got around to after Saddams Invasion of Kuwait.
If WMDs were the reason, why not go into North Korea?
It seems clear they do have WMDs My guess is that even if they had oil Bush wouldnt have gone in for that very reason.

By: Namche

Namche — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:15:15 +0000

The impotence of the world and in particular it’s representation within the UN has been laid bare by the events leading up to the invasion of Iraq and to the aftermath. Who can hold Bush and Blair to account? The 5 permanent members of the Security Council can veto what they like – WHY? What are the ICC doing? There is simply no method of turning the wheels of justice at that level and it makes you want to cry. I’m no conspiracy theorist but it is all too clear that there are people in this world who are untouchable and control our lives (and deaths) as they see fit.

By: John Johnson

John Johnson — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:45:48 +0000

The liberation of Iraq leaves it in a better position than it was before, because it has democracy and hope instead of dictatorship and despair. Those responsible for terrorist atrocities are dethroned fascists and should be condemned by all responsible people. Nothing excuses their violence.

With Obama in power there is unfortunately no hope of liberating Syria and Cuba on the way home. Especially as the US now sides with Presidents aspiring to dictatorship, as in Honduras.

However, Obama may yet be forced to take military action against the deranged mullahs of Iran to prevent them nuking Israel and Britain. Obviously he wouldn’t be interest in regime change though. Obama is a Kissingerite merchant of realpolitik rather than a partidan of democracy like President Bush.

By: Peter Lloyd

Peter Lloyd — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:59:00 +0000

The Iraq tragedy has been a direct result of political power within Britain and the US being unaccountable to the electorate.

Both democracies require change to prevent such ‘colonial interventions’ .

After Vietnam and Cambodia you would expect that such obvious injustice would prevent a repeat. No

I despair…