The war on terrorism that the United States military citizens are fighting in Iraq has lost its main purpose, fighting terrorism. Bush sent our troops to Iraq to search for and destroy Saddam's weapons of mass destruction (WMD), but our military has yet to find anything. The most the war has accomplished is ridding Iraq of its dictator, Saddam Hussein. Bush claims he was misinformed about the WMDs, that he received false information which led to thousands of our men and women being sent overseas. Bush now plans to set up semi-permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq to maintain key strongholds. Senator John Kerry has a rigorous plan to get the war overseas finalized and have our troops out sooner. The key question is, however, how far are the candidates willing to go to end this war?
             The war was initiated by the acts of terrorism on the United States on September 11, 2001, but has now become pointless. According to Bush's National Security strategy, he believes that, as the world's most powerful nation, we in the U.S. have an obligation to help make the world a more secure and peaceful place. I feel the point of the troops in Iraq at this time is for Iraqi security, not American national security. How does securing other combative nations in turn make our nation secure? In John Kerry's remarks in "Fighting a Comprehensive War on Terrorism," he states that "The War on Terror is not a clash of civilizations. It is a clash of civilization against chaos; of the best hopes of humanity against dogmatic fears of progress and the future." We have our own country, with its own needs. We should be focusing on our home front instead of the well-being of other nations that clearly (as seen by the number of suicide bombings and U.S. hostages taken in Iraq) does not want our help. If the people of Iraq really want our help, they would aid our troops in stopping the violent bombings and take their country into ...