Feature Article Answers

Kyle
1) What were your thoughts on the war right when it first started?
"I supported it because terrorism was more recent and needed to be stopped"

2) What were your thoughts of the war in 2007-2008?
"We might as well finish because we're there now"

3) What are your thoughts on the war now?
"We maybe should start leaving unless we're needed"

4) Have we won or is there still work that needs to be done before we can say that?
"We're pretty much done. We've done everything that needs to be done"

5) Who do you think deserves credit or recognition for the way things have turned out?
"Whoever was in command during the most amount of time"

Ryan
1) What were your thoughts on the war right when it first started?
"i hesitantly supported it based on the WMD "evidence" i was opposed as soon as i knew there weren't WMD's in iraq."

2) What were your thoughts of the war in 2007-2008?
"i was very opposed to it. especially before the counter-insurgency tactics implemented by petraeus. we didn't seem to be getting anywhere or have a plan for success"

3) What are your thoughts on the war now?
"i think the US is starting to be successful. conflict is down, and the elections (at least what we know so far) were fair and honest. it would be nice to see less governmental corruption, but at least Iraq's biggest concern isn't military conflict anymore

4) Do you think criticism of a war is healthy for a democracy or should it be discouraged?
"i think it is healthy. war should not be something a government is untouchable on. i think iraq is actually a great example of why it is. people's concerns of US direction in Iraq helped lead to the change in tactics through Petraeus


5) What do you think of politicians flip-flopping their support of the war to stay consistent with the public's mood?
"that's bull. politicians should be allowed to change their opinions based on facts on the ground, but that should be the ONLY thing."


Julia

1) What were your thoughts on the war right when it first started?
"I thought it was pointless. We shouldn't've done it"

2) What were your thoughts of the war in 2007-2008?
"I thought that we need to help the people get back on their feet and start running their country the way they want to not by one man who makes all the rules"

3) What are your thoughts on the war now?
"Isnt it over?"

4)Should Bush get some credit for the way Iraq's shaping up to be? What should he get credit for if he deserves any?
"I think so because he initialy started alot of the projects that Obama had to finish and even though he did a bad job he still did the best he could. If we didnt go to war we prob wouldnt be the way we are now"


5) Should we even be in Iraq?
"Yes because they need the help if we didn't help them who would?"