Why did we invade Iraq?

Leo

a) Because, having been attacked on our own soil, we really did not want that to happen again. So, we pick someone who we already knew we could beat (Saddam), in an area of the world guaranteed to tick off our enemies (Iraq, holy sites all over), with the added benefit of there being a brutal dictator in charge so we could tout how freedom loving we were. Now that we've invaded it, the terrorists are blowing up either (1)trained military troops, whose job it is to die for our country (as opposed to children flying to a school field trip), or (2)other Muslims, thereby sowing hatred and discontent between people who will find it easier to kill each other than Americans.

b)Having lost his mind, Saddam decided to thumb his nose at the world community, saying the UN had no power over him, thereby giving us the pretense to invade. We really DID believe, at least some of our leaders, that there was the thread of WMD, so it was a nice reason as well. WMD was the 'slavery in the Civil War' issue, to get support for the war.

c)A HUGE portion of the US military is now dead-center in the middle east. It's called Projection of Power. The most dangerous potential enemies are there...look at Iran's nuclear ambition. It would take a matter of weeks to be in Tehran.

d)Oil...if we need it. We're paying way more for gas than we ever have in the US. This war was not about the oil of the current day...but about oil in the future. At very least, we can leave people in power that will be more friendly to us than have been in the past.

Wars are about power and resources. That's what this one was about, but it was more about power than resources. This was the US projecting its power in order for another 9/11 to not occur (on US soil...if Arabs fly planes into the Grand Mosque of Sandy Suffering, that's okay.)

idontlike_idiots

cos George was board & wanted to pissoff the world

Sheik Yerboutti

Georgie wanted oil. So he lied to his people and now he feels like he accomplished something. (Little does he know, huh?)

frid

bush stated before he was elected that he needed a "pearl harbor" to consolidate people behind him. He got that with 9/11.

He also stated before he was elected that he wanted to go to war against iraq because his father didn't finish the job.

We are in a long dragging war with iraq so that the son can prove he's "better" than the father.

Kanda

Ask your leaders.

jhowell04

Oil...

Doug

Isolation of terrorist resources.

answer master

TO KILL IRAQIES!

Kimon

Because your president, his buddies and th epeople that control himwanted to control the Iraqi oil. Rest assured that while no good will come out of that for the American people, these guys will swim in petro dollars

ehc11

The official reason is that we were all under threat of being attacked by WMDs with onl a 45min warning. It would be nice to think that freeing the people of Iraq from the tyranny of Saddam Hussein was another reason. However it is quite likely that oil played a large part in the decision. It is a sham that instead of making the most of being rid of Saddam that Iraq is riddled with insurgents. Do they not realise that the sooner they behave and live lawfully and peacefully the sooner the Allied forces will be able to leave?

amistad51

Because Sadam didn't comply with UN resolutions 19 times. It wasn't cooperative and all the powers including Russia thought he had weapons of mass destruction. Also, in 1998 the previous administration came to the conclusion they had weapons of mass destruction and it was about to attack Irak when they let the UN inspectors in.
Now what are you going to do with Iran they about to develop their first atomic bomb and you know how easy is to bring anything into this country. Look around and you see how many illegal aliens live in your neighborhood. Check an see how many Colombians airplanes has landed in the US full of drugs. I tell you that what have saved us is the enemy is not that smart but they are getting there while were are getting dumber and dumber.

RZA

So that the Bush family and their affilliates can get richer!

Ashy

cuz you think you're the best nation in the world? well you're not :D

Mr ME

OH c mon..

ever heard of Oil

ever heard of big big big money behind the oil ?

ever heard of the multi billion dollar contracts given to government contractors who supply military equipment..

and much more ?

cmon...it's only fair business in a liberal economy..

but oh sorry I forgot...there were a few innocent people killed...on both sides..

billy_2_guns

so bush could get more oil

lurv_u2000

bordom!

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