“why did American troops fight and die to liberate Muslims in Iraq from the tyranny of Saddam.
We didn’t go into Iraq to “liberate Iraqis from tyranny”; we went in because we deemed Saddam’s regime to be a threat to our national security. Period.”
Except the name of the mission is “Operation Iraqi Freedom” and Saddam is dead and we are still there fighting and dying to bring freedom to the people of Iraq.
We are spending billions to build schools, hospitals, roads, water plants, power plants, a police force and a military for the Iraqi people.
Exactly. And most of the people we're spending so much to help are MUSLIMS. You can't support our mission in Iraq and then turn around and say all Muslims are bad and should be feared, fought or opposed. It's a direct contradiction.
[...the name of the mission is “Operation Iraqi Freedom”.
Saddam is dead, yet we are there still fighting, dying and
spending billions to build schools, hospitals, roads,
water plants, power plants, a police force and a military
TO BRING FREEDOM TO THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ...]
Doesn’t sound like America hates Muslims to me.
It sounds like America loves people, all people.
EXCELLENT POST J777!
Our main goal is (and always has been) to stabilize the region in the interest of national security. Liberation for the Iraqis isn't the goal (warm and fuzzy though it may sound), but a welcome byproduct of the goal.
Iow, the Iraqis weren't liberated for liberation's sake. There are plenty of oppressed peoples around the world that aren't on our radar for liberation-intervention. Why? Because doing so isn't in our national security interest.