Has the War in Iraq made US safer?
Wednesday September 26, 2012
Well what are your thougths?
One of the questions that everybody has been asking is, has the war in iraq made the US safer? We discussed it with our presidential canditates and here is what they think. Barrack Obama said in 2010 that "...America safer and has helped to stand up democracy in Iraq." (http://2012election.procon.org/view.answers.election.php?questionID=1709) Mitt Romney said in 2008 "I supported it at the time; I support it now." (http://2012election.procon.org/view.answers.election.php?questionID=1709)
Pro's and Con's
Presidential Thoughts
The presidential canditates have some thougths about the pros and cons about the war. Barrack Obama has said that part of it is a con. "Terrorism has increased. All of this is a cost of this war."We asked Mitt Romney his thoughts and this is what he said. "But in the years that followed we wereundermanaged, underprepared, underplanned, understaffed..." Mitt Romney said that it is neither a pro or con.