The War in Iraq

The war in Iraq is a waste of our country's time and funds. September 11, 2001 two highjacked planes collided with New York's World Trade Center, and the Pentagon in Washington. Following the attacks, President Bush declared war on terrorism. For the past four years, American and other allied troops have entered the Middle East to cleanse terrorism. Such terrorist leaders as, Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein have been brought down. But, why is our country still spending so much time and funds across seas? The loss of funds and American soldiers does not seem worth all the trouble.

So far, the federal government has spent over two hundred billion dollars fighting a war against Iraq. The Administration for funding has made four successful supplemental requests for billions of dollars. The first included approximately fifty four billion for the Iraq War, the second seventy billion, and the third twenty billion. The Administration made a fourth request for eighty-one billion which sixty-one billion is related to the Iraq War.

American citizens have been deprived of money needed to fund our country with its needs. Our Children's