Should the United States Military Leave the Middle East
Jacob Deckard
April 9 2015
Mrs. Mcbride
Jacob Deckard
9 April 2015
Mrs. Mcbride
English IV
Research Paper
Should the United States Military Leave the Middle East
History has proven that the United States military is the best in the world, but many people want our soldiers to come home from the middle east. Yes, this is a very good thing for families, but what would happen over at the middle east. In my personal opinion I think that we should not pull our troops from the Middle East. There are many reasons why I believe it would be a bad idea to pull our troops from the Middle East. First, The Rural economy in the middle east areas where our bases are at would likely be in
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After years, the US must withdrawal troops from Iraq, but leaving behind is a shattered and exhausted country with no longer a war land but peace has not seen. The overthrow of Saddam Hussein was not only destroyed the regime, but also destroyed the internal security and order. It has been promoted the rise of the forces of al-Qaeda terrorists and the sparking an outbreak of conflict ethnic conflicts, sectarian. The Bush Administration rested its public case for war against Iraq on two putative threats – Iraq’s possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and Iraq’s ties to al-Qaeda. In hindsight, the Bush Administration should have planned much better such as strategy of exiting, released convincing evidences about Iraq’s possession of WMDs, whether Iraq was connected to the 9/11 terrorist attacks or maybe, ultimately stayed out of the
America spends over 650 billion dollars a year on having the most technologically advanced military in the world. Much of this money comes straight from U.S. taxpayer dollars. But there is one major problem in our military; the number of troops enlisting is dropping from previous years. With terrorist groups like ISIS, this is a bad time for numbers of soldiers to drop. The country needs more soldiers to keep freedom, and remain the powerhouse of the world. Without troops, our country might not be what it should be.
The withdrawal of US forces from Iraq was a contentious issue in the 24/7 news cycle of American media. As the war progressed from its initial invasion phase in 2003 to a nearly decade long occupation, American public will shifted towards favoring a troop withdrawal. In May 2007, 55 percent of Americans believed that the Iraq war was a mistake and 51 percent of voters favored troop withdrawal. In late April 2007, Congress coddled to the voter will by passing a supplementary spending bill for Iraq. This set a deadline for troop withdrawal, thus evaporating our codified end state. At that moment President Bush had a pair of balls and vetoed this bill, citing concerns about setting a withdrawal deadline. The Bush Administration ultimately bent over to public will and sought an agreement with the Iraqi government, in 2008 President Bush signed the US/Iraq Status of Forces Agreement. It included a deadline of 31 December 2011, before which "all the United States Forces shall withdraw from all Iraqi territory". The last US troops left Iraq on 18 December 2011, in accordance with this agreement. US Forces resumed air operations in Iraq in June 2014, to defend against ISIL. Again the will of the people outweighs the greater good and alters the strategic level direction. Had we stayed the course and adhered to our original end state, I believe ISIL would
to “fuel their extremist movement.” Secondly, we don’t know who will be the next president of Iraq, and that president may not necessarily a “radical dictators armed with nuclear weapons.” Thirdly, governing Iraq doesn’t mean governing the Middle East. Hence, pulling out the troops is not likely to bring up those negative consequences that
There is much controversy surrounding the war in Iraq, both in terms of its legality, its practicality and its current course. Within all of these elements there are arguments to be found that suggest that the troops currently in Iraq should indeed come home. The main argument for bringing home the troops is that they shouldn't have been there in the first place, as no weapons of mass destruction were found, and they are now doing virtually nothing to help the situation, and may indeed be worsening it.
To begin, the U.S. should not have gone to war in Iraq because of the costly monetary value of the war. “I will soon submit to Congress a request for $87 billion. The request will cover ongoing military and intelligence operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, which we expect will cost $66 billion over the next year”(Bush). Although the many of the goals set to be accomplished in Iraq may seem noble, it will not be accomplished at no cost. Tens of billions of dollars will need to be spent to
The Government is under a lot of pressure when it comes to controlling the military. This is a responsibility that nobody should take lightly. While there are many drawbacks to using our military forces, sometimes it is not only justified, but necessary. America should always try to establish peace first, but, always have the military as a last resort option. Our military is very capable of helping other countries, and saving lives while doing it. “Some countries indeed cannot defend themselves in a way that we could, so many countries do require our help when it comes to fighting off
With the current turmoil in the Middle East caused by ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq), a lot of ground that the Middle Eastern government gained in democracy through US involvement and deployment is now being lost. There are mixed
Jim Lewandowski said, “None of us could see a reason of why we were still there, and it just kept going on and on.”In 2003, with president George W. Bush accusing Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein of harboring weapons of mass destruction , within one month Hussein has been ousted. After the election in 2008, President Obama vowed to bring American troops home, and in 2011 he withdrew the last U.S. forces. The United States was now using airstrikes to fight ISIS and the debate is growing about whether the United States withdrew its forces from Iraq. Our troops should be removed from Iraq because of the Iraq war may turn out to be the worst war in American history. Also, the war causes the Americans National security to be endangered.
There have been a substantial amount of deaths in the Iraq war. Just in the short time of the war with Iraq, there have been more than 190,000 people killed. That’s including both countries at war. It was also a very expensive war. The US alone spent $2.2trillion, also still have to pay the Veterans health care until the year 2053. We can never repair the ones who paid the ultimate price and sacrificed their life for our
The scary reality of the war on Iraq is something all Americans face today, the reality being, what happens if we do not have enough soldiers to continue all of the projects that the United States have already started. Does America have enough troops for what they are doing? Can America afford to tell people when they leave the military, thanks and we wish the best for you with civilian life, or should they be fighting to keep them as long as possible? America spend the money to keep the soldiers employed and across the waters to keep the promises made to make Iraq a democratic country? America needs to continue their fight, even if it means to maintain solders longer then they once
There are predominantly 2 domestic and international reasons each why keeping our troops and non-proliferation is better than the contrary.
Over 2, 300 American soldiers have lost their lives --a number approaching that of the casualties of the 9/11 attacks the war was supposed to avenge--, more than 17, 000 have been injured, and trillions of dollars have been spent. In addition to this, tens of thousands of innocent Afghan citizens have died during conflicts of the war. Al Qaeda, the terrorist organization responsible for the 9/11 attacks has been dismantled and no longer has a presence in Afghanistan, which currently serves as a base to overextend the United States military. The goals of the war in Afghanistan have been met and it is time to bring home our troops and bring it to and end.
U.S. military operations are becoming more and more dangerous our troops to return home safely. This brings up the question “ Should the U.S. end all overseas military operations?” To me I care that they get injured and that some don't return but I think that even if I wanted all the operations to end they really can’t unless they eliminate all overseas threats which is virtually impossible. I mean there are people that strongly think they should and that everybody should just make peace. In reality there are crazy people out there that just think they can take the whole world and just make it their own.
The Middle East lies above some of the largest oil deposits in the world, ones in which America had to have. Unfortunately, the United States gets into things they do not need to because of money. Money is a very strong contributor to the decisions of the country. This oil brought new wealth into those countries, wealth that was very quickly stolen from them. The concept of having something taken from the people did not go over well with the citizens of the Middle Eastern countries The United States has had a long history of involvement in the Middle East because of its oil resources and due to that, U.S. soldiers were stationed in the Persian Gulf in order to protect the oil fields from being attacked by other countries. The United States was secretly helping Iraqi rebel groups to oust Hussein, the fifth president of Iraq.The Iraqi rebels asked the U.S. to send American jets due to the fact that the Hussein found out and sent in helicopters to kill the rebels. For instance, in the book titled Understanding September 11th by Mitch Frank it states, “When people throughout the Middle East saw the Americans abandon the rebels, it confirmed America was willing to fight to liberate Kuwait, an oil-rich monarchy and ally but not to help the Iraqi people, who had little to offer America.” This influenced the Middle Eastern to question America’s loyalty due to its foreign