What are the justifications for going to war with Iraq?

Answer 1

There was no justification... It was all propaganda

Answer 2

First of all, Iraq didn't fight, it was invaded and occupied. A country with one million children dead over the span of 10 years of sanctions imposed by the UN. An easy target just like war-torn Afghanistan.
As for the justifications, you could say Sadam's clip when he shoots that rifle irritated Bush because he goes out hunting with Cheney but doesn't like to brag about it so it was payback time.

Answer 3

I don't know what you think but---the pilots of the 9/11 planes were mostly Saudi, Osama is a Saudi and operates out of Afghanistan. So I would have thought that we would tell the Saudis clean up your act or we impose sanctions, and I would have gone and stayed in Afghanistan until Osama was dead or begging to be captured. I cannot see where Iraq figures into this equation. They had no one in the planes or the planning, they did not support AL kaida, they did support the Taliban but so did America and the UN proved they had no usable WMDs. and the only ones they had we gave them and he destroyed his own people with them. So I can't see any justification--can you??

Answer 4

It doesn't really matter now, since we are there. Also, anybody that listened to any of Bush's speeches during the 13 month build up to the war would know the answers. Nevertheless, ignorance is rampant so I'll try to list some of them.

1. 9/11. No Iraqis were directly involved with 9/11, but it taught us a lesson. It taught us that it does not take an army to hurt us, all it takes is a couple of fanatics willing to give their lives. Saddam was our emeny since the Gulf War, he wanted to hurt us. 9/11 demonstrated that he didn't have to send tanks and airplanes, he could send a small group of volunteers on a suiced mission to hurt us. Or he could give millions from his fortune to Al-Quaeda and let them do it. Or he could send 1 man infected with a biological weapon on a plane to New York.

2. He was a danger to his own people and his neighbors. In 1980 he attacked Iran unprovoked. He used chemical weapons in that war. In 1990 he attacked Kuwait unprovoked. He later used chemical weapons on Kurds when they tried to overthrow him after the Gulf War. He tortured and killed hundreds of thousands of his own citizens.

3. To change the culture of the middle east. The middle east is a cesspool of dictatorships, monarchies, and tyrannies. This environment creates millions of poor and pissed off citizens. Combine this with Islamic extremism, and you have a recipe for world-wide terrorsim. So, we have a choice: we take the easy way, and turn the entire region to glass. While effective, it is not socially acceptable. Option 2: attempt to change the culture of region. Improve education, the standard of living, and get rid of the Islamic extremists. This option can't be done with the dictators and kings in place, so they must be removed. We got rid of the Taliban first. Then we got rid of Saddam because we had other greivances against him and he was convenient. Next we'll deal with Iran and Saudi Arabia, but we have to do them one at a time. This option is going to be long and painful and is not garunteed to work. However, the only other options are to live with a region of the world that constantly produces terrorists, or nuke them all.

There are other reasons, but these are some of the most important.

Answer 5

Bush invaded Iraq to impress Jodie Foster

Answer 6

there was no justification, and there is proof that we knew before 9/11 that the attack was going to happen. for information on the supposed "war on terrorists", go to http://infowars.com keep searching for the truth!