War has been a constant element in society since the world began and human civilizations began to form. Peace is not easy to maintain and often, it appears to world leaders that one of the only ways to make amends to issues is to declare war. Wars are expensive, time consuming, and most importantly the cause of the demise of innocent lives.
Dr. Michael Babula, a candidate running in the 2008 election for Maryland’s 4th Congressional District, strongly opposes the war because it has directly led to the deaths of U.S. service members and as it stands right now, if the war continues it will cost the country more than one trillion dollars. The United States’ economy is already distressed due to governmental decisions to commence and prolong the invasion of Iraq and continuing the war will only lead to severe debt of the United States and a weaker economy. A journal article in Time titled “Memo to U.S. Presidential Candidates” written by Scott MacLeod discusses the factors that led President Bush to declare war and how barely, if any, progress has been made thus far in the Middle East. The Middle East is still no longer and no more democratic while both Middle Easterners and U.S. citizens are suffering financially for a war that has shown little progress.
Congressional candidate Donna Edwards strongly believes that the war in Iraq must come to an end because it is costing the United States financially and failing to show progress while service men are also dying. She believes that money allotted to the safety of the country should be strictly contained within national security and that the government should train their focus on these matters of national security before deciding to begin ventures that are halfway across the world. Edwards is considered a hypocrite in regards to the war because she is the executive director of the Arca Foundation, which holds $1.8 million in investments in multi-national oil and gas companies including almost $1 million in investments in Exxon-Mobil and Halliburton. These investments in Exxon-Mobil and Halliburton help aid with the invasion of Iraq and Edwards’ involvement with them is certainly debatable in regards to her anti-war stance in the election.
Congressman Wynn strongly supports President Bush in regards to the war in Iraq and according to Donna Edwards, “Congressman Wynn’s vote to give President Bush complete authority to wage war in Iraq began this deadly and costly debacle that continues to cripple us.” Wynn fails to recognize the economical aspects of the war that are slowly strangling our country and unless the government withdraws from Iraq and begins to focus on the problems within the country, the economical problems will continue.
Dr. Michael Babula strongly opposes the war and I must say that I have to agree with him. The devastation that a war not even fought on the home front has brought has been astronomical and our economy will continue to suffer if the presence of the United States continues to be in Iraq. An article written by Rick Hampson and printed in USA TODAY discusses the effects of the war on the American psyche and maintains that “After three years, the Iraq war has not hit the American pocketbook, diet or routine as much as the American psyche. It has changed what we do less than how we feel.” Despite peoples’ varying sentiments on the war, it is obvious that the war has lowered our country’s morale and the desire to fight in no longer as evidently displayed as it was when the war began in 2003. There are economical, psychological, physical, and emotional downfalls to the war in Iraq and the only way to begin to rebuild from these downfalls is to end the war and focus on what is at stake: an entire country on the brink of downfall if the war continues.
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While the war in Iraq has had an negative impact on the economy. It can be argued that the media has played a role in this. Historically accepted conflicts in American history have had positive effects on the economy and morale of a country. The two exceptions that come to mind would be Vietnam and now Iraq, both viewed by the media as unaccepted and negative.
This was not entirely the case in 2003 when the invasion in Iraq was started. There was a widespread support of invasion, and the economy had a boost. Through the years things have changed. The general American views wars like a movie or video game. They think that military conflict is something that lasts a few weeks or months. Many citizens have not experienced any lasting war since Vietnam. There has not been support for such conflicts since then.
Economics and the press are related. At the beginning of this conflict, the economy was booming with support. As support has faded, the war, among other factors, has caused the economy to decline.
Your post is very impressive. Dr. Michael Babula's views on ending the Iraq War are correct. We have spent too much money and lost too many lives in Iraq, and it is time to get out. Dr. Babula is clearly the right choice for Maryland's Fourth Congressional District.
A very fascinating and insightful post! The war in Iraq has caused nothing but problems like hurting the economy and people dying. It needs to end immediately!!
I also agree with Dr. Michael Babula that the war in Iraq should end soon. I believe that if the war in Iraq was ended, the one trillion dollars that would have been spent could go toward a much better cause. I also agree that the war is causing economical and emotional problems all over the country.
the iraq war does need to end but i think its more of a question of how to end it then why to end it. theres plenty of reason of why to end the war but the focus should be on how to get to the end. the article and comments written are true, but can we just walk away like that? theres a much bigger picture then just ending the war. i'm not for it at all and think it should end but it must be done in the correct manner. we're there because we allowed ourselves to be put there we can't just walk away without upsetting certain world powers. its a catch 22 but even so we have to end it in the best possible way.
I disagree, while the war is a strain on our economy, we can not simply leave the innocent people in Iraq behind. Civil war will brake out if we pull out. The unrest there is our fault, and thus our onus to bear. More people will die if we leave than if we stay. We can not desert those people.
I think the war in Iraq should end. Although i feel that it was necessary to go to war there in the beginning, i think that the strain on the economy is just to much for the country to handle. Therefore the only option is to pull out.
I not only agree with Dr. Babula, but I believe that a majoirty of the counrty also agrees with his stance. I think that this war has caused enough economic problems and it is time that it is ended
Your entry is quite comprehensive. I agree with Dr. Babula's stance on ending the war. So many funds, along with innocent lives have been lost without reason. It's time to fix the economy.
I agree with Dr. Babula's perspective of the war in Iraq. Not only has it taken the lives of so many of our troops, but it is also causing our economy to suffer substantially. There is no need to invest billions of dollars into a war that has been recogonized to be a lost cause. It's pointless spending for a never ending battle.
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