What is the former name of Iraq ?

Description : In retrospect, was U S civilian resistance to the Vietnam war justified? If so why has the resistance to the conflict in Iraq been so comparatively tepid?

Last Answer : Because these days we have a volunteer army. When “our boys” could get drafted to fight in a stupid war, the impetus to resist was much more powerful. (Although I think you might mean the war in Afghanistan when you speak of 20 years.)

Is the situation in Iraq now worth the American blood and treasure spent there?

Description : Is the situation in Iraq now worth the American blood and treasure spent there?

Last Answer : There's really no way to be sure. The problem is that one thing led to another to another. We supported Iraq in the Iran-Iraq war. (1980-1988). Iraq was our friend. Until Saddam ... blood and treasure. The situation in Iraq is a testament of terrible American leadership from Reagan on forward.

If and when ISIS is run out of both Syria & Iraq, where are those 30,000 people going to wind up?

Description : If and when ISIS is run out of both Syria & Iraq, where are those 30,000 people going to wind up?

Last Answer : Not too many have enlisted. The Nat’l Counterterrorism Center estimates about 100. There is debate on the accuracy of that number; but it isn’t in the thousands, nowhere near the number of British subjects that have gone to Syria or Iraq.

Do you know how or why a US soldier was killed "in action" for the first time since the official withdrawal of US troops in Iraq?

Description : Do you know how or why a US soldier was killed "in action" for the first time since the official withdrawal of US troops in Iraq?

Last Answer : The Administration last year announced the supplying of combat advisors and personnel to support the development of Iraqi response to ISIS. This is not unknown or unreported. While it is sad to lose a serviceman in combat, it is not a surprise that US troops are in harm’s way.

Believe what you want, but I believe the arms race during the Reagan administration was aimed to financially cripple Russia and it worked, my question are the conflicts in Iraq and the middle east, true aim to financially cripple the U.S?

Description : Believe what you want, but I believe the arms race during the Reagan administration was aimed to financially cripple Russia and it worked, my question are the conflicts in Iraq and the middle east, true aim to financially cripple the U.S?

Last Answer : answer:@SQUEEKY2 - with all respect, I disagree. If you're correct about the mideast conflicts trying to bankrupt the US, then: - who or what country is behind it? - this wouldn't be a ... US (2007-2013) was simple greed on the part of big banks and financial institutions. We screwed ourselves.

What prevents the USA and the British from entering a full blown war in Iraq (again) against ISIS?

Description : What prevents the USA and the British from entering a full blown war in Iraq (again) against ISIS?

Last Answer : answer:The people. We remember what happened last time, and would severely punish any government that dragged us back into that mess in the same capacity as we were in. That said, there are boots ... for another protracted war. We struggle to accept that this war is by its very nature unwinnable.

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