A Sacrifice for Liberty:

Why are we in Iraq? What is the sacrifice we are asked to make? For whom? Why? It appears the reason we're in Iraq is to free it from the tyranny that was the regiem of Saddam Hussien. The sacrifice we're asked to make is in military service for operations in Iraq. We are asked it appears to support our troops that are serving in Iraq. Which is fine, but it's not a sacrifice for the American public unless their love one's are serving in the military. As for who, it appears for the people of Iraq. Why?Because Iraq, was, still is, a cess pool of thugs,terrorists, and tyrant's hostile to the idea of liberty. Is Iraq realy worth the sacrifice we're makeing there? To me there was nothing of the national interest there. It seems to be case of makeing war for the sake of just getting rid of a tyrant, no matter how hard the President try's to make to make a case for it being a part of the war on terrorism. But what is the value of sacrificeing the Lives of American troops for a nation with no history of Republicanism? What's the value for a nation without any spirirt of patriotism? What's the value of Liberty in a nation whare the people themselves have yet to decide that price for themselves? If the cause in Iraq is for Liberty it seem's shallow when the Iraqi people themselves have yet to debate the spirit of liberty amoung themselves. The other major problem is there is no common cause, no spirit of patriotism with the counrty, which is important for the sucess of a Republic. Another point I want to make is that at the birth of America we had the age of enlightenment takeing place, causeing a great and noble spirit running through the young nation. What seems to be missing here is a age of enlightenment in Iraq whare the classics and philosophies are studied and debated. Yet this speaks of what is also missing in America today, a reference and promotion of those very classics and philosophi's upon which America was founded. Does America need another age of enlightenment? Yes it does. So as to promote the ideas of noble action and virtue for the purpose of furthing the peace and prosperity of the hunman race.