how did we ever get involved in Iraq. Is this the Crusades for the 21st century.?

Answer 1

It may be viewed as a Crusade, although the battle is not in the Holy Land (aka Jerusalem).

Lest I mistake your question for purely rhetorical value, our involvement in Iraq is based upon:

1. The assumption that Iraq had WMDs
2. The assumption that Saddam Hussein was funding anti-American and anti-Israeli terrorism
3. The assumption that Saddam posed a threat to stability in the region
4. The belief that Saddam had committed crimes against humanity

There has been no evidence found of the first assumption, although credible evidence indicates that the U.S. provided chemical weapons to Iraq during its war against Iran, the latter of which was considered an enemy to the U.S.

There has been little evidence found of the second assumption, which makes sense given that Saddam was a secular person of Sunni descent, and the radical theology underpinning Al-Qaeda has far more support among Shi'ites than Sunnis (although terrorists represent only a small, radical fringe of Islam, and there are terrorist groups with chiefly Sunni members). The terrorist attacks on American troops are mostly opportunistic by pre-existing groups or precipitated by new groups that have sprung up in response to the invasion.

The third assumption is debatably true. Saddam's armies invaded Kuwait in 1991 and fired missiles into Israel in 1992.

The fourth assumption (I labeled it a belief) has strong evidence behind it, and currently forms the basis of the ongoing trial.

The motivation for the United States has nothing to do with religion, although it is an unfortunate coincidence that a mostly-Christian nation has invaded two mostly-Islamic nations, as this adds fuel to the fire of radical beliefs that hold that the United States is the enemy of Islam.

The next president elected will be a Democrat (since the GOP is out of political capital at this point), and will probably close out the current operations (since there's little public support behind them). Hopefully, whoever is in office next will be able to gain more credibility and provide a more effective diplomacy so the military solution is not resorted to.

Answer 2

You got involved in Iraq cuz of your greedy,
narrow-minded,imperialistic leaders n' government, which's working on the destruction of certain people n' which has lost touch with reality.
This war architected by America can not said to be a crusade,but is a war against powerless people of God,created by a tyranny n' imperialistic regime n' has no appropriate name,it is simply oppression n' humiliation against less equipped n' powerless human beings.

Answer 3

No, this is not the crusades, but I wish it was. BRING BACK THE CRUSADES.
The crusaders didn't give Korans to the enemy combatants they captured, and they didn't bother to be politically correct. Unfortunatelly they weren't financed properly to finish the job.

Go get a life liberal troll.

Answer 4

It is the political apathy of the American people that got us involved in Iraq. Americans atre also too eager to believe everything they are doled out by the "media". Media have been the biggest betrayer of this nation.

Answer 5

We have an Emperor without brains. It is another Vietnam. When will we ever learn?