Iraq war anniversery
March 20 marks the five-year Iraq war anniversary. On this day 5 years ago Operation Iraqi Freedom began. A few weeks later Baghdad fell to U.S. forces and with it Saddam’s statue. With this anniversary comes doubt, some people wonder if this was worth it.
In the Iraq war, over five years 5,000 soldiers have died. This is one fact that anti-war protesters use: too many people have died. But let me remind you, in D-day alone around 4,000 men died, that being in one day. WWII had a very high death rate. The anit-war protesters should be gratefull that only this amount of soldiers have died.
Anti-war protestors also claim that the men and women fighting in Iraq have no true reason why they are fighting. These brave men and women are risking their lives to stop terrorism. It was terrorists who flew the planes into the two towers. These terrorists, mainly Al Qaeda, hate America. We have been fighting against them since the early 90’s. These soldiers who are in and around Iraq realize that to stop attacks on the U.S. and Iraq, terrorism must be stopped asap.
Let me illustrate it this way. What if you noticed that you had a man wandering around on your property near your house, checking it out. Of course you would get suspicious and take action. Of course if you don’t take action, the man will break into your house, possibly kill or injure anyone inside, and then steal everything he can get his hands on.
The strange man wandering around stands for the terrorists. The homeowner stands for America. Of course then America needs to attack and stop these terrorists, or else they will attack America again and will cause serious damage.
So March 20, remember the reason for the war, and if you are an anti-war protestor, rethink what you are protesting against.