If Iraq did not do 9-11 and didn't have WMD and was no threat to the USA why are we fighting in Iraq?

TiredTrucker

Look at Iraq on the map. It's right dead in the middle of where the trouble is coming from. Syria on one side, Iran on the other. The idea was to put a democratic nation right there in the middle, in hopes that people in the neighboring countries will someday how well the Iraqis have it, and demand their piece of freedom and prosperity too. Free people that have hope for their future are less likely to buy into the suicide bomber menality.
Who knows if it will work? It did with the nations we defeated in WW2. Only history will tell.

gunplumber_462

I guess the real question is, did the administration seek out faulty intel in order to support their foregone conclusion that we MUST invade Iraq, or were they so inept that they just couldn't tell? Neither explanation bodes well for a nation with more than a year until the next general election.

susi

Slick willy Clinton knew there were WMD's and he gave them enough time to move all of them to Syria, which is where they are now. Hussein did NOT comply with the UN sanctions and that's why we invaded. The other countries you mention, while possible threats, have not attacked us!

moanalisa

it's a bush thing.don't wreck your brain trying to figure him out.thank goodness his term is almost up.

krismallery

Because they have something we want (we meaning politicians) that being oil, and that's why we are paying so much for gas these days.........someones getting filthy rich and our country's budget deficit is running into the ground.

If our intentions were really so honest and "democratic" then we wouldn't allow other happenings throughout the world like the mass genocides in South Africa............. why do we allow people to be slaughtered and why do we allow North Korea to toss nuclear weapons into the ocean taunting us.......simple really..........they have nothing "we" want.

Jim K

Is the memory of the American public REALLY that short?

OMDG, we are in so much trouble if it is.

I have only one question for you. If Iraq did not have WMD's, then what did they use to gas the Iranians their own people with in the 80's and 90's?

Please, don't believe the propaganda. Look for and learn the truth.

Anthony M

Because Saddam WAS a threat.

He had shot at US and UK aircraft for the previous 4 yrs as they enforced UN sanctions.

He would not allow UN weapons inspectors to complete their work.

He used poison gas in the past.

Jacob

This whole war, starting in Afghanistan, was about oil. It was never about terrorism or about weapons it was about oil. Dubya loves his oil it's what makes him his money. And when you have a lot of money, you get hungrier and hungrier, so much that you will attack your own country secretly so they will support your war.

I think (now) it's because Al Qaedi spread there After the U.S first attacked, so now there may be some actual threat there, but it wasn't there while Saddam was in Power.

kveryeffective

The explosive expert from the WTC bombings fled to Iraq.

The master mind behind the group that killed Klingoffer was found in Iraq.

It was proven that saddam was taken the food for oil and funding sucide bombers.

As far as WMDs that was going on the best information that BOTH parties agree that maybe there along with other intel groups.

saddam was next on the list.

Now we finding out that Iran is sending bombs and stuff across the boarder and along with other terrorists groups there to distrub the government of Iraq.

About Africa glad you mention that one.
It was OUR pull out after Blackhawk Down gave bin laden the motivation for to plan 9/11.
He figure the US would lose a few troops and people will weap over a few dead children and we leave.

You prove him right.

Michael G

a couple of years late on asking that question

Unazaki

The other dictators have not displaned any offensive actions against other nations. Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussien attacked Iran.

mutantw

Do you want us to go after all dictators at once? Stupid civilians with your narrow-minded views.

tonys back

for all those who did not see this and where off the planet during the last 6 years let me review.
Saddam violated MULTIPLE U.N. resolutions repeatedly. shot at our planes patrolling no-fly zone. He was notified warned numerous times to comply with UN resolutions, (he also harbored terrorists and had training camps in country).
He thumbed his nose at the world and We took his *** out.
A side benefit of this action was the rag heads that would have been doing suicide bombs in newyork subways instead have been flooding across the border into Iraq to fight our Troops so we have stayed to kill them. it is an opportunity dropped into our aps we dont need to hunt them down they are coiming to us.I think we should hit N korea syria and a few others also. as far as Iran I think selective assasinations will take care of that. One bullet in Venezuela, 2 bullets in Cuba will take care of a lot of problems.

Jade K

We have a connecticut yankee in a cowboy hat, that's why, and what this country truly needs is a constitutional amendment barring all cheerleaders who skipped their Guard Meetings from government office.

Thinker

Oil, my friend, Oil!!!!

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