The United States has gotten themselves involved in many national conflicts since it was first founded on July 4, 1776. These conflicts and wars have been happening from the 1800s all the way to present day. In all of these wars, millions and millions of soldiers have been sent overseas to fight for the United States along with billions of dollars used to pay for war materials and for help from other countries. One war, however, stands out the most. This war would be the Iraq War that started in 2003 after President George W. Bush claimed that they had weapons of mass destruction. This is because although it officially ended in 2011 when all troops were pulled from Iraq, the United States is still involved in Iraq’s national issue with terrorists.
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However, after the US began leading an occupation, it was later opposed by insurgency which caused an uproar in violence. This violence lasted until the end of 2007. After 2007, soldiers were slowly taken out of Iraq, leading up to the complete Iraq withdrawal in 2011. However, troops are still stationed in Iraq helping Iraqi soldiers train. They are also helping to protect some of the cities from terrorist groups like ISIL. Although the United States made the decision to send troops back to Iraq to help the country and its soldiers, it is best that American troops be taken out of Iraq because they need to decrease their involvement in Iraq’s war, they have spent too much money on the war from 2003 to 2011 and helping Iraq to this day. Two of the bigger reasons why the United States needs to stop sending troops to Iraq are because terrorism in the US, both domestic and nondomestic, is rising dramatically. Not only has terrorism been more efficient in the US, but their national security has not been doing a well enough job to prevent terrorists from executing their …show more content…
After doing some calculations, it was discovered that the Iraq War will ultimately cost US taxpayers at least $2.2 trillion. Because the Iraq war appropriations were funded by borrowing, cumulative interest through 2053 could amount to more than $3.9 trillion (Knickerbocker). American taxpayers will have to pay so much money in the end because their government borrowed money from other countries to help pay for the grounded troops, missiles, drones, and handheld weapons. However, when America borrows money from other countries around the world, it creates booms that lead to economic crisis’
However, after the US began leading an occupation, it was later opposed by insurgency which caused an uproar in violence. This violence lasted until the end of 2007. After 2007, soldiers were slowly taken out of Iraq, leading up to the complete Iraq withdrawal in 2011. However, troops are still stationed in Iraq helping Iraqi soldiers train. They are also helping to protect some of the cities from terrorist groups like ISIL. Although the United States made the decision to send troops back to Iraq to help the country and its soldiers, it is best that American troops be taken out of Iraq because they need to decrease their involvement in Iraq’s war, they have spent too much money on the war from 2003 to 2011 and helping Iraq to this day. Two of the bigger reasons why the United States needs to stop sending troops to Iraq are because terrorism in the US, both domestic and nondomestic, is rising dramatically. Not only has terrorism been more efficient in the US, but their national security has not been doing a well enough job to prevent terrorists from executing their …show more content…
After doing some calculations, it was discovered that the Iraq War will ultimately cost US taxpayers at least $2.2 trillion. Because the Iraq war appropriations were funded by borrowing, cumulative interest through 2053 could amount to more than $3.9 trillion (Knickerbocker). American taxpayers will have to pay so much money in the end because their government borrowed money from other countries to help pay for the grounded troops, missiles, drones, and handheld weapons. However, when America borrows money from other countries around the world, it creates booms that lead to economic crisis’