Kitty+Jones

War Should Be Avoided at All Costs

All Quiet on the Western Front Get Off the Fence Debate [] Bingham, Amy. "The Cost of War: Iraq by the Numbers." //ABC News//. N.p., 21 1. Web. 15 Dec 2011. <http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cost-war-iraq-numbers/story?id=14788211 __ The Cost of War: Iraq by the Numbers __ The war in Iraq, as began by President George W. Bush, is now coming to a close nearly after nearly a century of turmoil. President Obama has declared that troops are being pulled out of Iraq and they should all be home for the holidays. To date, 4,482 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq. 32, 213 have been wounded. According to a January 2011 Gallup poll, 66% of American oppose to troop involvement in Iraq. As of Oct. 21, 2011, there were 39, 00 troops deployed in Iraq. “ In August 2010, nearly three-fourths of Americans supported the removal of combat troops from Iraq, according to an ABC News poll” The Department of Defense has set aside 704.6 billion aside for the war, that’s around 3.8 billion per month. || |||| Source 1: [] If the troops were to pull out of Afghanistan then the government could collapse and possibly be taken over by the Taliban, which could cause millions of refugees to have to flee, also, President Musharaff or a successor could withdraw bordered regions, leaving a vast areas of lawless freedom, which could be inhabited by terrorist groups and other dangerous forces. " //The War in Afghanistan Is a Necessary Part of the War on Terror //" by David Aaronovitch. //Afghanistan//. Debra A. Miller, Ed. Current Controversies Series. Greenhaven Press, 2010. David Aaronovitch, "No Retreat from the War on Terror: If the West Backs Out of Afghanistan the Consequences Would Be Plainly Catastrophic," //The Times//, February 5, 2008. Copyright © 2008 Times Newspapers Ltd. Reproduced by permission. || []
 * YES ||||  War Should Be Avoided At All Cost  ||  NO  ||
 * Source 1:
 * Source 2:

__ The War In Afghanistan Cannot Be Won __ The Afghanistan war is told to be a “war on terror”, a war on those who seek to harm us. However, a poll shows the 74% of Afghans want negotiations out of the War. The war was said ot be necessary to be rid of Al Qaeda(international terrorist organization led by Osama Bin Ladin. And Obama supports ending the war in Iraq only to redeploy the troops to Afghanistan. The U.S. refuses to negotiate with the Taliban but the Taliban did not attack us, our former ally Osama did, and contrary to popular belief, Al Qaeda and the Taliban are not the same organization. Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar told the Agence France Presse early this year, "We're fighting to free our country. We are not a threat to the world." Civilian casualties in the war have steadily increased over the past two years. Nearly 700 people were killed in the first 3 months of 2008.

hjk " //The War in Afghanistan Cannot Be Won //" by Conn Hallinan. //Afghanistan//. Debra A. Miller, Ed. Current Controversies Series. Greenhaven Press, 2010. Conn Hallinan, "Afghanistan: Not a Good War," //Foreign Policy in Focus//, July 30, 2008. Copyright © 2008 Institute for Policy Studies. Reproduced by permission. || |||| Source 2: []

__ U.S. Policy in Afghanistan has Yielded Good Results __ Politically the Palistinian Authority has been led by terrorists, and with the rise of demands for freedom and land from Israel, the governments could be on the brink of War without our intervention. Also, throughout many regions, civilians were starving, with little food, waater, or medical assistance. Our involvement has helps promote a better life for htme. We are pushing back the terrosit organizations that oppress the indivisuals who only seek to live a life of freedom. Our involvement has made it clear that hostile groups and production of weapons of mass destruction must end. Also, our involvement has helped them developed a young democracy. We encourage the Middle East to seek freedom and independence, and help to hinder the actions of those who would oppress them.

" //US Policy in the Middle East Has Yielded Good Results //" by George W. Bush. //The Middle East//. Noël Merino, Ed. Current Controversies Series. Greenhaven Press, 2012. George W. Bush, "Keynote Address, Saban Forum 2008," //Brookings//, December 5, 2008. www.brookings.edu. Copyright © 2008 by The Brookings Institution. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission. ||