Response to Our Moral Duty In Iraq

Personally, I do not believe that we owe anything to Iraq or its people. Perhaps I am being ignorant, but I disagree with the article when it states that our duties in Iraq include combating terrorist groups, training and equipping Iraqi security forces, providing reconstruction assistance, take more Iraqi refugees, protecting the Kurds, and deterring Iranian aggression or regional instability. I have heard many times that we are in Iraq so that we can better protect our homes from terrorist’s attacks. I don’t think we should be doing any of the above mentioned duties unless it will bring us closer to our goals of providing safety for ourselves. In a perfect world, it would be nice if we could go to Iraq and just fix every little problem it has until it is stable, but I think it is important that we take a step back and watch out for ourselves before we go saving the world.