The United States was under the presidency of George W. Bush during the start of the Iraq War. The big idea seen mainly in the media is triumph. That's what America sees itself as: Victory. If one strives to be victorious at war, there are little things that will contribute and/or hurt their goal. However, these little things will be viewed in different ways by many different people. For example, Republicans supported Bush's decision to invade because of the suspicion of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. They would find it logical to invade; however, most democrats opposed because their wasn't enough concrete evidence. Plus, there was another war already going on. The focus on a larger issue would diminish if the invaision of Iraq followed through.
Another example would be the killing of Saddam Hussein. Having the evil dicator captured by the U.S was a victory but to what degree? Republicans saw it as a huge success. They felt like it was the victory that they had been waiting for. Liberals could find some satisfaction in this, but not to a republicans level. I consider myself to be a liberal but only to a degree. The U.S killed one dicator that our government didn't really like. There are many evil dictators that the U.S government doesn't like. By realizing that, one can't enjoy the small victory to a huge degree.
People see war in different ways. Some see it as a potential victory, and some see it as pure nonsense. Everyone has different opinions on why nations go to war. The little things ( which could be big things to you. I don't know. It's your opinion) that built up to or during the war have caused many mixed opinons. The big picture is always clear though. America has always been thirsty for Victory. Maybe we'll be able to quench that thirst soon. Maybe we won't.
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