Lets get a few things straight.
I do believe that we (The United States of America) invaded Iraq to give their people freedom and well-being.
"Oh that's not true, we just wanted their oil"
Well then, i guess we just decided to blow up the twin towers as well, and guess what, there's also a place called Area 51 where the Government holds Aliens.
Stop being ignorant and look at the picture here. I believe it was March 19 2003 when we (The United States of America) declared war against Iraq. U.S. Troops have been there for seven years, two months, and some days.
Agreed?
Agreed.
Alright then, next stop, September eleventh 2001.
19 terrorists hijacked 4 civilian planes, two of the planes were flown into the Twin Towers, killing not only those on board, but thousands more inside the buildings and on the ground. The third plane was flown into the pentagon, also killing innocent Americans. The fourth plane was found in a field, upside down, the Americans on the plane managed to fight for their freedom, and gain control of the plane. Sadly, they too perished.
That day marked an attack on America's freedom, it attacked the freedom of being able to go outside, and know you were safe. Imagine if that were every day of our easy American lives, imagine if we lived under the rule of a violent, murderous, dictator.
America saw that in Iraq, we saw that people were living with the fear and terror we experienced on September 11th.
Saddam Hussien was threatening the freedom, and peace, of the world. He did this by oppressing his people, using fear and violence to rule Iraq, and the world was watching him do it. The moment America stops standing up for freedom, is the moment the world turns black and reeks of the countless lives that have been lost fighting for the right to live freely.
We declared war on Iraq, not for oil, but to save the world from people like Saddam Hussien, like the 19 terrorists that attacked America, to show them, and everyone like them, that we are not afraid to bring the fight to them. America wasn't afraid to invade another country with freedom as an objective.
If America wanted oil, we would have taken it and pulled out of Iraq by now, we wouldn't have stayed seven years, nurturing and baby-sitting a newly reformed nation, still fighting terrorists and spending countless dollars, just to get our hands on some crummy oil.
You use common sense for once, look at the big picture, the world isn't about you and how you think your Government is so greedy. There are worse problems in the world.
"My fellow citizens, at this hour American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.
On my orders, coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war. These are opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign.
More than 35 countries are giving crucial support, from the use of naval and air bases, to help with intelligence and logistics, to the deployment of combat units. Every nation in this coalition has chosen to bear the duty and share the honor of serving in our common defense.
To all of the men and women of the United States armed forces now in the Middle East, the peace of a troubled world and the hopes of an oppressed people now depend on you.
That trust is well placed.
The enemies you confront will come to know your skill and bravery. The people you liberate will witness the honorable and decent spirit of the American military.
In this conflict, America faces an enemy who has no regard for conventions of war or rules of morality. Saddam Hussein has placed Iraqi troops and equipment in civilian areas, attempting to use innocent men, women and children as shields for his own military; a final atrocity against his people.
I want Americans and all the world to know that coalition forces will make every effort to spare innocent civilians from harm. A campaign on the harsh terrain of a nation as large as California could be longer and more difficult than some predict. And helping Iraqis achieve a united, stable and free country will require our sustained commitment.
We come to Iraq with respect for its citizens, for their great civilization and for the religious faiths they practice. We have no ambition in Iraq, except to remove a threat and restore control of that country to its own people.
I know that the families of our military are praying that all those who serve will return safely and soon.
Million of Americans are praying with you for the safety of your loved ones and for the protection of the innocent.
For your sacrifice, you have the gratitude and respect of the American people and you can know that our forces will be coming home as soon as their work is done.
Our nation enters this conflict reluctantly, yet our purpose is sure. The people of the United States and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder.
We will meet that threat now with our Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Marines, so that we do not have to meet it later with armies of firefighters and police and doctors on the streets of our cities.
Now that conflict has come, the only way to limit its duration is to apply decisive force. And I assure you, this will not be a campaign of half measures and we will accept no outcome but victory.
My fellow citizens, the dangers to our country and the world will be overcome. We will pass through this time of peril and carry on the work of peace. We will defend our freedom. We will bring freedom to others. And we will prevail.
May God bless our country and all who defend her." - President George W. Bush.
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