War in Iraq

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AMERICA IN IRAQ

Obama:

Bush: Bush’s three main reasons for going to war in Iraq:1. Eliminate Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction2. To diminish threat of international terrorism.3. To promote democracy in Iraq and the areas surrounding Iraq.

Bush’s primary concern was the weapons of mass destruction and the usageof those weapons against the United States.

Obama promises to take the troops out of Iraq within the next months. Now as president he is going to make sure the firefighters, paramedics, and police men have the proper utilities to do their jobs and to keep Americans safe, since after 9/11 not many felt safe. Barack Obama and Joe Biden have a plan for nuclear security that will reduce the danger of nuclear terrorism and prevent the spread of nuclear weapons across seas.

http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/issues/HomelandSecurityFactSheet.pdf

“We are here to do the work that ensures no other family members have to lose a loved one to a terrorist who turns a plane into a missile, a terrorist who straps a bomb around her waist and climbs aboard a bus, a terrorist who figures out how to set off a dirty bomb in one of our cities. This is why we are here: to make our country safer and make sure the nearly 3,000 who were taken from us did not die in vain. Their legacy will be a safer and more secure nation.”

[Obama Speech On U.S. Senate Floor, 3/6/07]

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Costs:The war in Iraq has cost much more then told about. Every day the war priceincreases by about $200 million. In 2002 the ‘upper bound’ cost of the war wasexpected to be between $100 billion and $200 total, as said by the White House economic adviser Lawrence Lindsey. The initial price Lindsey said had dropped jawsbut he quoted, "The successful prosecution of the war would be good for the economy.”

http://icasualties.org/oef/

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_casualties.htm

Casualties:Military Deaths Civilian Deaths

US 3,098 Iraqi civilians 55664-61369

U.K 131

Italy 33 International:

Other Forces 88 Military Contractors

647

Iraq 4,000-6375* Journalists 93

*estimated, prior to May 1, 2003 Media Support 37

Aid Workers 82

Bibliography

http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/issues/HomelandSecurityFactSheet.pdf

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11880954/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/iraq/casualties.html