Although Saddam was an evil person he kept shit in check. His people and especially the Iranians. The Region definately is not more secure becasue we have created even more enemies. We cant say that it prevented attacks becasue there is no way to prove that. It would be extremely easy for anyone to attack the US with our wide opens borders. Its just fear promoted by the government.

The only people that have benefited from this war are the big businesses that are rebuilding Iraq. Look where the country is as the result of this war
But hopefully this does end well
zeitgeist Reviewed by zeitgeist on . Iraq War: Was it worth it? This is the five-year anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, and I was wondering what poeple thought about it. Was it worth it? It's certainly not over yet, even after 5 years, so it is too early to say for sure if it was worth it --- it will definitely cost more lives and money before it's over, and the outcome could be better or worse than it is today. But at this point what do you think? If you vote in the poll, please post something about why you think what you do. Something like Rating: 5