Controversey in Iraq essays

Controversey in Iraq essays The Presidential election of this year was a very important one. This was mainly due to the conflicting feelings of Americans regarding the war in Iraq. The polls leading up to the election showed a divided nation, half for Bush, and half for Kerry. Since the election has now come and gone, it seems as though the majority of our country is for the war and how President Bush is handling it. I must admit, I am not part of the majority when it comes to this issue. I voted for Senator Kerry, and I am opposed to the situation in Iraq. What it comes down to is that our President is telling our country that we are fighting the war on terror, but the fact is we are not fighting in the right place. Iraq is not the key to stopping the terror. Yes, taking over Iraq may have deterred a few of the terrorists, but many other countries are still a much larger threat. For instance, before the September 11 attacks, the United States estimated that North Korea possibly had possession of one weapon of mass destruction, since we have invaded Iraq, North Korea definitely has at least five weapons of mass destruction that we know about. While the US has been preoccupied with the mess in Iraq, the countries that really do pose a threat, pose an even bigger threat today. As I stated earlier, the majority of our country is for this war. This war is being done to spread democracy and stop a tyrannical ruler that is harming his people. These pro-war people argue that by attacking Iraq we would find the link to Al Queda we were fighting for. This is not true. The CIA gave the President faulty intelligence. There is and never has been a link between the two. The President explained to our country eighteen months ago that we were going to Iraq for several reasons. They were: Iraq contained weapons of mass destruction, this was a link to stop Al Queda, and this was a last resort to stop terror. So far, a year and a half later of being at war...