When considering a war, one must first evaluate the consequences of loss of human life on both sides of the war. When speaking of entering this war, President Bush does not state that the people of Iraq are our enemies, only that Saddam Hussein is a 'murderous tyrant' t

hat needs to be taken out of the picture (CBS news). President Bush does not take into account in any of his speeches how many American soldiers’ lives will be lost trying to achieve his goal. Many military serving advisors, Senators, and Congressmen are against this war, because, unlike Bush, they know the hardships of war. Bush should listen to those who have been there and take their perspective into serious consideration. Also many Iraqi citizens are oppressed in Iraq and feel the same hatred toward Saddam Hussein as President Bush does. By starting a war on Iraq, President Bush will eventually, end up killing many innocent civilians that are fighting the same fight within their nation, as Bush is overseas. Many believe that this war will result in a massive number of casualties for both American soldiers and Iraqi citizens and will alter American/Iraq relations in a way that may be irreversible. There are other options of achieving similar goals that President Bush has, which do not include such drastic actions of War. Some believe that unless President Bush gives the public a clear and compelling reason for war, that we should not even contemplate getting into a unilateral war against Iraq.

When the debate over the war on Iraq is mentioned, many always bring up the fact that there has been no factual evidence shown to the public that there is any urgent reason to invade Iraq. By letting weapons inspectors back in to Iraq, we can fully evaluate the issue. Also some think the government needs to take into consideration the dramatic loss of life that will result due to this war. After September 11th, the United States can not handle another dramatic loss of life yet, there is still much healing to be done. Also by fighting a two front war, America is automatically weakened in all areas of defense and does not have the ability to concentrate on one certain objective. Many Americans believe

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