Which was the more justifiable cause?
WWII
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Operation Iraqi Freedom
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World War II was much more justifiable for the US to enter. Hitler's forces were marching across Europe and killing anyone who was not considered "Aryan". Additionally, they were sinking our supply ships that were being sent across the Atlantic Ocean. Also, the attack on Pearl Harbor is what actually caused the US to "declare" that we were going to war in WWII, which was obviously justifiable based on the unprovoked nature of the attack. Side: WWII
The the Axis powers had won World War 2, the world as you know it would not exist. The cause of WWII was a direct threat to the type of peaceful, democratic, and capitalist was of life that we enjoy. The cause of the Iraq War (not Operation Iraqi Freedom or whatever GeeDubs want you to call it) was a direct threat to our oil. Side: WWII
Hmm, tougher question than it seems. For instance, prior to 1939, the world appeased Hitler, hoping to avoid war, which only led to more destruction and murder. Would the same happen w/Saddam still in power? Bottom line, we can't ever know, b/c we know so little about the real facts. Side: Operation Iraqi Freedom
The US entered World War 2 largely by self-defense after the attack by the Japanese forces at Pearl Harbor. By also going against the Nazis, a global threat to freedom, it can be said that the United States went to war for justifiable reasons. Meanwhile, the war in Iraq is not justifiable. The United States are on the offensive side, not on the defensive side. Iraq posed no threat to them, and the premises used to country to get in were flawed, if not downright misleading. Finally, the operations have lasted far, far longer than the American people was told it would. Side: WWII
As far as US participation goes, at least for WWII it was provoked. Iraqi "Freedom" was completely uncalled for, as US troops should have stayed concentrated in Afghanistan, where its real war and wanted criminal were. Now we're not even sure whether or not Osama bin Laden is alive because he was essentially allowed to escape/die in relative peace. Side: WWII
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I think WWII is a more justifiable cause because i think that was a better cause worth fighting for i mean ok we both got attacked by a foreign force but yet WWII was to me more important we are talking millions of people dying just because some racist regime led by some psychotic genious thinking that his country deserves better than everyone else and in Iraq ok yes we have have helped Afghanistan and Iraq but this war has gone longer than we have been in WWII. And the chanvce that these people will choose a democratic way of living it is slim and that chances of that even working are slimer........ Side: WWII
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Operation Iraqi Freedom was the more justifiable cause for our initial involvement. We declared war on Iraq after 9/11 when the intelligence community provided significant evidence to President Bush that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and had plans to use them against US interests. While this turned out to be false intelligence, based on the information we had at the time it was a logical decision to make. The entry in to WWII on the Western Front was not provoked (although we all know how we got involved on the Eastern Front). Side: Operation Iraqi Freedom
I'd have to say the Western front was provoked just by entering the Eastern front. Japan and Germany were in it together, and as has been mentioned, the Germans were attacking supply ships. So I think its hard to say WWII wasn't provoked in either case. Good point about intelligence at the time of Iraqi war. What makes it harder to justify is whether that intelligence was deliberately misleading. Can't make that argument for WWII. (altho I'm almost willing to lean towards Iraqi war just b/c of pothead) Side: WWII
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