Is there still a war in Iraq?

Question

or is it not called a war anymore? I know that we are still in Iraq, but is it called something else? cause i know that it was called a war but now it is something else right?

All im trying to find out if the "war against terrorism" is over, and now its called something else.

Answer 1

The war on terror has been on  hold since we stopped pursuing Alqueda in 2001

In Iraq, its a stalemate. I think all factions are waiting for the next president to see what they will do. No political reconciliation has occurred during the "surge"

Answer 2

The Investor's Business Daily editorial board asked, "What would happen if the U.S. won a war but the media didn't tell the American public? Apparently, we have to rely on a British newspaper for the news that we've defeated the last remnants of al-Qaida in Iraq."

London's Sunday Times called it "the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror." A terrorist force that once numbered more than 12,000, with strongholds in the west and central regions of Iraq, has over two years been reduced to a mere 1,200 fighters, backed against the wall in the northern city of Mosul.

The destruction of al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) is one of the most unlikely and unforeseen events in the long history of American warfare. We can thank President Bush's surge strategy, in which he bucked both Republican and Democratic leaders in Washington by increasing our forces there instead of surrendering.

We can also thank the leadership of the new general he placed in charge there, David Petraeus, who may be the foremost expert in the world on counter-insurgency warfare. And we can thank those serving in our military in Iraq who engaged local Iraqi tribal leaders and convinced them America was their friend and AQI their enemy.

Al-Qaida's loss of the hearts and minds of ordinary Iraqis began in Anbar Province, which had been written off as a basket case, and spread out from there.

Now, in Operation Lion's Roar the Iraqi army and the U.S. 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment is destroying the fraction of terrorists who are left. More than 1,000 AQI operatives have already been apprehended.

Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin, traveling with Iraqi forces in Mosul, found little AQI presence even in bullet-ridden residential areas that were once insurgency strongholds, and reported that the terrorists have lost control of its Mosul urban base, with what is left of the organization having fled south into the countryside.

Meanwhile, the State Department reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government has achieved "satisfactory" progress on 15 of the 18 political benchmarks,  a big change for the better from a year ago.

Things are going so well that Maliki has even for the first time floated the idea of a timetable for withdrawal of American forces. He did so while visiting the United Arab Emirates, which over the weekend announced that it was forgiving almost $7 billion of debt owed by Baghdad, an impressive vote of confidence from a fellow Arab state in the future of a free Iraq.

But where are the headlines and the front-page stories about all this good news? As the Media Research Center pointed out last week, "the CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News and CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 were silent Tuesday night about the benchmarks" that signaled political progress.

The war in Iraq has been turned around 180 degrees both militarily and politically because the president stuck to his guns. Yet apart from IBD, Fox News Channel and parts of the foreign press, the media don't seem to consider this historic event a big story.

Answer 3

Yes, there is still a war going on in Iraq.

I'm not sure Bush and Cheney are aware of this fact, though.

Answer 4

Absolutely YES.  People are dying there every day.

Answer 5

Yep, it's over, America has lost. Taliban are regrouping in Afghanistan; Al Qaeda in Pakistan AND Iraq. Iraq initially had nothing, NOTHING to do with the so-called "War on Terror." And now we have neither the money or confidence to fight back. We deserve this, for entering an immoral war. It's the truth, outraged as you may be at my strong yet truthful words. It's Vietnam all over again. Thousands of innocent people have been killed because of America's ignorance. Whoever gives my answer a thumbs-down is a genuine conservative idiot.

Answer 6

The 'War on Terror' is still ongoing and battles continue in Afganistan with the Taliban.  As the previous post mentions...the battle with Al Qaeda is basically a stalemate because they are hiding in Pakistan and we won't violate their Sovereignty...at least not publicly.

Iraq is still within the 'War on Terror' and continues much as before with a lull due to the surge.  Whether the local governments will step up to the plate is another question...but the did challenge Muqtada al Sadr in Basra recently with the Mullah yielding to the local government.  It is interesting to note that Muqtada al Sadr is no longer within Iraq and operates in exile with much of his power weakening.

This shouldn't be considered a win just yet, the Taliban in Afganistan was on the run and it appears that they are making a resurgence in parts of that country.

Answer 7

Only a illegal occupation.

Answer 8

It is still a war. Yes it is still going. Things are getting much better and soon the coalition forces will be able to leave. The war against terrorism will have to continue for some time yet in other places where the terrorists call home.

Answer 9

I can't say it any better than "Widget Maker". :o)

Answer 10

There's no war.

The military is there for the oil.

Answer 11

War against Iraq was over years ago.

Several groups tried to start a civil war after that but thankfully that effort was thwarted, though with much bloodletting and violence.

The war against terrorism has many theatres. Iraq is just one of them. The struggle won't be over for a long time and will unfortunately likely require significant escalation in several hotspots before it can begin to be over.