CNN Emails: "I think while we are bringing the war to [the terrorists]"

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http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/19/Sniper.feedback/

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We asked CNN.com readers if the ongoing threat to the lives of U.S. troops in Iraq has changed their views of the war. Here is a selection of their responses, some of which have been edited.



My opinion remains the same from the beginning - we are trying to bring democracy to a people who have been slaughtered for 2 decades under a horrific regime. This type of horror should not exist in a civilized world where other people are free. We are doing the right thing by helping the good people of Iraq and our daughter who is serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq agrees - that's why she's there.
Darlene Asuega, Redondo Beach, California

My feelings towards this war have not changed much since the beginning. There are those that believe we are over there for oil, or to settle a debt from 9/11. It may be a small part, but I think while we are bringing the war to (the terrorists), they are having a much harder time bringing it to us. I am saddened to hear whenever there are reports of a U.S. solider killed, but imagine all the lives (the soldier) has saved. The poor people of Iraq would be going through a similar situation whether or not we were over there attempting to help. War is war, there is nothing good about it, but yet it is a necessary evil sometimes. I respect everything our troops are doing to protect us, and I know I will sleep better at night knowing my family is that much safer, because we are taking a proactive stance toward terrorism.
Mark Sommer, Charlotte, North Carolina

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I would like to see our boys come home sooner rather than later. However, I am for staying the course and finishing the job we started over there. It is but just one front in the war on terror. If we don't meet them head on and kill them in their back yard they will be coming over here to kill us in our back yards. We need to be proactive in this fight! Our fighting men and women are doing a great job except for a few bad apples. We may need to change some of our strategy but we need to keep the pressure on the fanatic terrorists, bring freedom and security to the people of Iraq!
Warren E., Belen, New Mexico

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My opinion in favor of our war with terrorists in Iraq has only grown over the past few years. We are now starting to get a feeling for loss the people of Iraq experienced on a daily basis before our invasion. Many have died in Iraq since 2003, but far more innocent civilians died before the war. Where were the news reports then? I get very disturbed when I see the constant news reports that our soldiers are dying compared to the few reports of the successes our soldiers earn and experience. Keep the military zone off U.S. soil, fight terrorism at its inception, rather than react to it after the fact.
Scott Marshall, Hartford, Connecticut

[butterfly77]

1. Stupidity how many have come across the borders...

and I guess they are freeing them by killing them.