How did the war in Iraq turn from self defense to an investment?
Lucsha asked:
I thought we went to war to defend ourselves. I watched the media briefing in Washington and the people in charge of the war in Iraq kept talking about our investment there.
Jackson Dunavant
I thought we went to war to defend ourselves. I watched the media briefing in Washington and the people in charge of the war in Iraq kept talking about our investment there.
Jackson Dunavant
Tags: People, War In Iraq
It was an investment from the beginning.
The defensive action is an investment. It’s not as if there were one or two bad guys we have to defend ourselves from, and then it’s over. There is an ongoing threat which has to be met with a regular defensive system.
Its not an investment but a dead investment which wont give any positive returns…
Hope US comes out of IRAQ before all people die there.
With companies like Haliburton and The Carlyle Group (security) getting massive contracts, I’d say it’s quite the investment with enormous financial returns.
It’s been an investment from the start. Look how many jobs it has created for foreign companies to do work “rebuilding” the country.
I found it strange that the US government awarded contracts to construction companies (US) to rebuild bridges etc, even before the invasion began!
Don’t get me wrong, Sadam needed to go, but Bush only got involved because of oil and to show Iran his military might.
If he was such a caring person and concerned about “everyone”, what happened with Africa? Surprised Zimbabwe wasn’t on his list. Oh, yeah, sorry, no oil!