"the Iraqi people do not see us as peacemakers" (Macias).We are forcing a unstructured goverment to change their standards to ours. We should not be playing "hero" and enforce democracy everywhere needed just because we think it is wrong. Several thousands of people gathered up to try to make a difference on Bush's decisions with the war on Iraq. Citizens have been arguing that staying in Iraq wouldn't prove anything other than we are a world power. At the Capitol many protesters were rallying against the war and Bush because of the total amount of deaths both from Americans and Iraqis. It was surprising to see how veterans were also present in the protests. This idea that veterans have been attending these protests show Bush is so far off from his point, where even his former soldiers don't support him anymore. I believe this war has been blown out of proportions. I, as a citizen, am against the war. I thought those protests were quite effective such as the "die in" effect. It was a organized group that memorialized the Iraqis and U.S. troops who have died since the invasion in Iraq. There were about 1,000 volunteers who signed up to lie down on the floor to portray the lives we have lost in this dreadful war. Although there were also antiprotesters in support of Bush and the war. There numbers were not as massive in comparison to the people against the war. Bush is losing his support fast. Which leads to the protesters wanting to impeach Bush. The impeachment was a great idea when it was early on his two terms at presidency. I believe its too late now because its term is almost ending. All hopes to resolving this problem seem to fall on the new president as he/she enters office in January of 2009. These protests say something about the people of America, that we need to end the War now!
Here's a video of theWashington D.C. 'Die In' Demonstration 9/15/07
Works Cited: LA Times Sunday Edition Sept. 16, 2007 "Antiwar protest caps a week focused on Iraq" by Tina Marie Macias and Jordy Yager
3 comments:
I agree, the situation in Iraq cannot be solved by Bush sending in soldiers and showing them how to work a democracy. In order for any government to be successful in Iraq, they must be legitimate in the eyes of the people, and any government put into power by America will have no legitimacy. There culture is different than ours and is not as open to Democracy at this point in time, trying to force them into our idea of an ideal system is not the way to handle it. We must allow them to discover a method of government for themselves.
i think we should develop a method where in we secretly leave people influenced in the government as spies or people working for us and they should work in the government. i understand my idea is kind of harsh but i think it is our best bet to set up the best democracy there and the most efficient one. we know how to work a democracy and it would be better for the Iraqi people if we had one of our own infiltrated in their government and highly influencing their politics.
I agree that the war is representing a cause that as Americans we see no end and honestly no clear conclusion of how to settle the issue of the war within Bush's presidency or with the next president to pick up where he left off. I agree with the protests, because the war in Iraq has been a controversial issue and a huge part of the media and the world within the United States since 9/11.
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