YouDebateIt.com Return To Home Page

YouDebateIt.com -- Should America stay in Iraq?
Topic: Should America stay in Iraq?

Which do you prefer #1 or #2?
Vote below for the better argument.
Opinion #1
Debater: bush/cheney04
America should stay in Iraq.
America has been fighting a war for two years now. We are no closer to winning then we were two years ago and in fact things have even got worse. Rummy even acknowledged all this a couple days ago. Over 1,708 U.S. military personel have died in Iraq. Over 100,000 civilians have died. In the past month 1,000 people have been murdered from suicide attacks. Terrorism has increased to it's highest point in over a decade. Many believe that a military draft is inevitable. Now you may wonder why I am saying let's stay. Well it's simple we went over there promising them freedom and we damn well better give it to them. If we leave the insurgency will slaughters thousands more. They have already vowed to slaughter the Shiites. Furthermore if we leave the Iraqi military will be unable to guard it's citizens they are not ready to fight the insurgency alone. We went over there and got these people into this mess and we should help them get out of it. Otherwise what kind of nation are we?
Opinion #2
Debater: play-doh
America should leave Iraq
To remain in Iraq is to participate in a perpetual mistake. When simple individuals are in error society does not demand them to continue that error, society asks for a correction, or to cease to perform that error. To condone such an action is to approve of mistakes at the expense of good and proper conduct.

To find the mistake one needs to simply look at the motivations for war and consequences. The administration has continually changed the primary reason for the invasion, which implies one of two things, either there never was a main motivator for war, or the administration refuses to reveal it.

One cannot wage war on a perceived threat, a pre-eminent foreign policy is a dangerous policy. Humanity has not been blessed with the ability to foretell the future. This policy can also be used by tyrannical nations to wage war for any reason, to counter a perceived "threat." What happens when Mexico feels threatened by the United States? Is that reason enough to go to war?
Which argument do you agree with more? #1   #2
Which argument is more persuasive? #1   #2
READ ALL ARGUMENTS ON THIS TOPIC
POST YOUR COUNTERARGUMENT TO THE MOST RECENT ARGUMENT ON THIS TOPIC
START A NEW OR SEPARATE ARGUMENT ON THIS TOPIC
READ & JUDGE OTHER COMPLETED DEBATES
PROPOSE ANOTHER DEBATE TOPIC
Share your view. Whose argument did you like better? I strongly prefer the argument of debater #1
I strongly prefer the argument of debater #2
I slightly prefer the argument of debater #1
I slightly prefer the argument of debater #2
I prefer the argument of debater #1, but I could do better!
I prefer the argument of debater #2, but I could do better!

  
Your comments will appear on SelectSmart.com. Look for ''Visitor Reviews''.

Welcome to YouDebateIt.com
This is the place for debate with an added element of friendly competition. This is a debating and essay resource and practice tool, not a debating society or club. There are no complicated rules, but these debates have structure. Each debate consists of a topic with two opposing views.

These are short essays limited to about 150-165 words. Present your strongest argument the first time, since you can't go back to change it--as with the National Forensic League and other speech and debate formats. Read these debates, then vote for your favorite arguments.

These debates are fun, informative and give exposure to all sides of the issues. Most debates will be archived (arguments that are obscene or offensive may be deleted). The better and more interesting debates will be featured.