Let's re-think this position, shall we?

Wow, what a day. Aside from classes starting back up from a much-needed Spring Break, I managed to spend some time curled up with The Saga of the Volsungs. Epic tales threaded together from long-lost manuscripts of Norse mythology and the vices that plague humans today. One villainous king is betrayed by another, wants his fortune, and many men die in the name of pledged loyalties and sworn oaths. It seems that written alliances hold little value now when compared to those from years before.

Whoops! I’m sorry, what was tonight’s topic? Ohh, right! The Iraq War. Well, this scenario isn't too far off, now is it?


Hahah.. But, in all seriousness, this is no laughing matter. People from America, Iraq, the United Kingdom, South Korea, et cetera are dying for ... for the war, right?
The next question that begs to be answered should be something along the lines of "Well then, why are we waging this war?"

Now, this of course is your typically loaded question. Depending on your position, it could be as loosely founded as 'Gotta get 'em there a'fore they get us here!' or as grounded in fact as 'America's current leaders and entrepreneurs want that oil.' Either way, we're there. That's a fact.

Personally, I don't think we should be. Why not? I've yet to find a single, morally-grounded yet still logical reason for such. Not only was the invasion was carried out under false pretenses, but this country is pretty much on its own. The only we are still there now is because despite the dissent of America's citizens, we've yet to devise a theoretical exit strategy that can be put into practice.

'On our own? The hell is she talkin' 'bout?' That's right, guys. This hole we've dug isn't 'World vs. Iraq', it's 'America vs. Iraq.' Aside from the complimentary forces deployed by South Korea, the United Kingdom, and so forth (totalling up to less than 7% of the overall forces in Iraq, though losing no respect or honor from us than if they were 70%), just about every soldier there is American.

So, I ask you, dear reader, how can this war be justified if not even the United Nations can support it? If Iraq were ever a real threat to anyone other than itself, don't you think that the United Nations would have stepped in prior to this war? I mean, they ARE the World Police, essentially, are they not? Accordingly so, what right does America, as a participant in that collective, have to step up and say who's right and what's wrong, to declare war on another country, or to try and 'save a failing country' that would have probably gotten along just fine, had they not been squished and mapped together by another set of invading forces? (Can anyone say, 'Hail colonization!' ??)

Additionally, for some impulsive reason that you decide you'd like to question these calculated statistics I've conjured up in my brain, here's the place to check that out. You can also check this out, because it's a lot of fun.