60 minutes had an interview with a former Cabinet member. He stated that the main reason for going into Iraq was to defend our country from another attack. The debate on this, is what about to take down the man behind those attacks? If our purpose was to defend our country and not to get Hussein, was this war a necessary act or did we take it too far? In addition, Douglas Feith stated "few people are pleased about the war, it was and still is the right thing to do for America. I think the president made the right decision given what he knew." Myself, and millions of other citizens can argue on that point.
On the daily show, Jon Stewart talked about the 5 year anniversary of the war. She showed clips of people proclaiming that the war is unnecessary, and should end. In another clip, during an interview, a Cabinet member is told that millions of people feel that this war is unnecessary, and his answer "SO." Between the two shows, shows a major contrast of issues towards the war. The cabinet members don't care about the people's thoughts and inputs on the war. They do as they please. In addition, the main reason for this war was to defend our country and not to take down the man behind it. As a citizen, this makes me question what authority the people have in our government, and question democracy as a whole.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/03/60minutes/main3992653.shtml
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=164644&title=iraq-the-first-5-years&tag=generic_tag_iraq_war&itemId=107569
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