Throughout the world, the United States taking action against the now former Iraqi regime has been a heated topic. Should we pull out now because we have no business being there? Not at all, force against the Iraqi regime was the only way to solve the problem. The problem was the Iraqi regime violating human rights, threatening other nations, and supporting terrorist actions. There are many reasons for supporting the war and I will give you an in depth analysis of these reasons throughout this paper. .
Why did we need to liberate the Iraqi people? First off, they were being torn down by a ruthless regime, headed by a world threatening leader in Saddam Hussein. The regime is evil as it has executed, tortured, and raped those who oppose them. In all, Saddam has killed over 200,000 of his own people. We had already seen him gas the Kurdish people of his country or even use civilians as human shields. Saddam Hussein has desecrated the history of the Iraqi people by painting his image over the walls of Babylon. The Iraqi people are hostages in their own country. The simple truth is that the people of Iraq, whether it is the isolated Kurds to the north or the Sunnis to the south, desperately wanted to be rid of Saddam Hussein. The people of Iraq have been starving for freedom and war was the only way to rid them of a dominating regime. Their land can grow its own food. They have scientists and doctors that can treat their sick. They did not need the European liberals sending them resources, they needed someone to dispose of Saddam's regime. .
Why should we only seek liberty for ourselves? As the world power it is America's duty to provide and ensure the human rights of other nations. What greater right is there than to be allowed to live in freedom? Of course, war is bad but there has never been a dictator in history that has just went into exile. We understand that it is hard for people to risk their soldier's lives for Iraqi liberation.
