What will be the end result of the $1.2 Trillion US led invasion and occupation of Iraq?

Question

How will the end result you state benefit Americans?

Answer 1

The USA will leave either willingly or on the run as in Vietnam.

It will not same as the war, it will be a total loss.

Answer 2

The democrats will make a hash of it just like they did in the Viet Nam conflict.

Answer 3

A disaster zone AKA " Iraq ".

No benefits for Americans, in fact the Americans have to pay for it, generations to come.

Only the criminal Elites and big fat corps. got even fatter and richer.

Regards.

Answer 4

Well since illegal aliens cost us $338 billion each year, the debt of our country will continue to increase. I really don't care about our $1.2 trillion dollar debt from the war. I think it was an ongoing battle between Saddam against his own people and Saddam against the U.S. They had WMD back in the 90's (even Clinton had proof) and they finally got rid of them prior to inspection (possible even a year or two). Either way, it doesn't matter, we still found a lot of other threats there such as uranium which can be turned into a major threat. We also found numerous terrorist cells and training camps. So I look at it like we helped the people of Iraq who were being persecuted as well as diminished the spread of terrorism. I believe that troops will gradually start withdrawing (due to agreement between Iraq and the U.S.) next summer and we be 100% out in about 2012. I believe Iraq will be turned into the 3 state ideology that is in development. One state for Kurds, one state for Sunnis, and one state for Shiites. What happens to the U.S.? Nothing really. People will continue to bash Bush no matter what while I sit at home like many other Americans who feel safe knowing that the evil regime led by the evil dictator Saddam has been vanquished and the world is a safer place with Iraq being liberated and "de-terrorised."

Answer 5

The US will end up spending our children's inheritance paying back China for loaning the US the money to invade Iraq.  We will be in debt to China and hated by the rest of the world. Benefit us?  Make me laugh.  

Answer 6

We're not occupiers, we're liberators. Don't let the fact that our refusal to leave despite Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki demanding that we leave fool you. We will stay there as long as we want, no matter what they want.

Answer 7

I would have to say, another ally in the Middle East.  Plus we now have strategic bases located in Iraq in case another conflict were to occur over there.  Being stationed right in the center of the Middle East will allow us to react to any situation a whole lot faster.

Answer 8

The end result will be an additional $1.8 trillion added to that figure.

Answer 9

Am I the only who sees the irony in the interesting phenomenon of the average american GOP supporter?

They would never, ever "vote for no d**n muslim" but they'll send thousands of US troops and trillions of dollars to liberate them.....

They consider islam to be a threat to our culture, yet fight wars on "their soil" so they wont end up here...then claim everyone else are either appeasing or 'scared' of muslims....

They claim the war in Iraq is for their own freedom, yet refuse to leave once the free nation asks them to....

Answer 10

The end will be a rampant class struggle , Imperialism fuels class struggle.

We, Bolsheviks, love all this mess in the World.

The door for us is again open.

Answer 11

I would hope it will end with iraq have a free country so the people can sleep at night like we can.

Does it effect me? OH,Yes it did but it was for the good of the iraqi people.

Answer 12

a economy near collapse, and world that hates us more than ever.

Answer 13

Bush comes out smelling like a rose. He got rid of a very costly thorn in our side. You might want to deduct the long term savings from your total.

Answer 14

A dollar devalued to less than half of what it was worth before. Oh wait - that already happened.

Answer 15

There you go again, putting a price on freedom.

Answer 16

No benefit to Americans except perhaps if the money were redirected to social spending and not war. With Obama there;s a better chance of that happening

Answer 17

All about you, Chi? Maybe it will have removed a destabilizing dictator from a volatile region and protect the surrounding countries from Islamofacists hijacking their governments. It won't be for the oil. We do not get a drop.

Answer 18

If obama gets in you can switch those #s to 2.1 in the 1st year alone with his higher taxes and money flow to Africa

Dont you find it funny that obama wants to raise taxes so Americans can raise money for Africa but doesnt mention how he will pay the deficit

in obamas eyes the deficit was bush's fault and he need not worry about it

his brother in africa is living on $1.00 a month and needs the help more

Answer 19

We are currently experiencing that end result in the form of economic collapse.

Answer 20

Higher taxes

Yay...

Answer 21

who knows what the end result will be.  the iraqi people have to want freedom in order to take it.

it will beneift us by giving us a warm feeling in our hearts that we have deposed an evil dicatorship and given the people of iraq a true chance at freedom.  Freedom, as a gift is worth a lot more than 1.2 trillion.