<p>I did.</p>
<p>I was young and naive, yes.</p>
<p>I thought Bush was being noble, helping a nation out from under a dictator.</p>
<p>I thought it was good news for Israel in particular.</p>
<p>I thought there were WMD's there.</p>
<p>I was wrong.</p>
<p>No, I don't think I'll ever support any war.</p>
<p>Nope...i never supported it...</p>
<p>yes i supported it. And i still do.
Not just cos the government says so though. I have actually thought about it.</p>
<p>Why do you support it?</p>
<p>I was 12 at the time. I didn't support it, mainly because the main pieces of info I heard about it were about the Wilson report on WMD and the outing of Valerie Plame, not about Hussein gassing the Kurdish and stuff.</p>
<p>I still don't support it, but mainly because of EVERYTHING we've done wrong, as well as the principles on which it was conducted.</p>
<p>I was pretty young so I guess I could have supported it just like I could have supported anything else. </p>
<p>But now, yes, I do support it. It wasn't the best move ever but it's not like we can leave right now. I support anything that would help our nation economically and diplomatically in the long-term. </p>
<p>(For those who are about to ask how is the Iraq war going to help us in the longterm, I didn't mean the Iraq war specifically, I meant I support any political move that does)</p>
<p>The vast majority of Americans supported the war from the start. Most who have changed their minds are really "Monday morning quarterbacking," as I firmly believe that with the information we knew at the time it was the obvious choice.</p>
<p>It's debatable whether it turned out to be a positive, but I still believe so.</p>
<p>I think it will ultimately be positive for the average Iraqi but I'm less certain it will ever be positive for the average American.</p>
<p>I was 12 when it started and didn't support it (and still don't). It's weird to think that it's been that long.</p>
<p>I can't even begin to comprehend how anyone could, at this point, still think that our prolonged occupation there would be beneficial to us in any way, shape, or form.</p>
<p>"I can't even begin to comprehend how anyone could, at this point, still think that our prolonged occupation there would be beneficial to us in any way, shape, or form."</p>
<p>I think it unlikely that any living American will ever find it beneficial to him/herself but I can imagine that our ancestors, with benefit of a bigger picture, could determine our actions were beneficial for Americans.</p>
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You mean our progeny.</p>
<p>Yes -- I was thinking "progeny", and then imagining someone not yet born referring to me as their "ancestor", and mistyped!</p>
<p>To be even more clear, I was thinking descendants; progeny may be too near to the situation to find benefit.</p>
<p>At the tender age of 13, I never thought it was right. It never seemed right. Too hasty, no back up, I always wondered what they were going to do about Afganistan.</p>
<p>And I'm still proud that say that I had a well thought out case against the war in 7th grade.</p>
<p>I support Führer Bush and his War of Terror fully. ;-)</p>
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Heil Bush!</p>
<p>No. Didn't support it then, don't support it now.</p>
<p>Supported going into Iraq, continue to fully support the war. Two cousins and a friend currently serving in Iraq; couldn't be more proud of their service to this country. John McCain is the only presidential candidate who is unwilling to even conceive of losing the war on terror. And after tonight's MSNBC debate, I know who's definitely geting my vote.</p>
<p>Mishandled by President Bush? Definitely. Lost? Absolutely not.</p>
<p>okay, can you explain your reasoning to me for why we should stay there?</p>