If we attacked Saddam because he was a dictator why don't we attack every other despot?

Question

Christians, remember lying is a sin

Answer 1

1. We knew Saddam couldn't really fight back unlike for example North Korea's Kim Jong-il. So it was supposed to be a show of power.

2. Bush wanted to finish the job his father started.

3. Greed.

Answer 2

Because Saddam did have WMDs not to mention he offered Money to Families of Suicide Bombers and he was indeed a Threat.

Not to mention Liberals said he was a Threat before Bush became President and the same Liberals who said that and said he had WMDs now act like they never said it and accuse Bush of making it up and more recently evidence was uncovered that Bush told the Truth.

But the Liberals will never admit that Bush told the Truth showing just how devoted they are to hating Bush.

Ya know what had Clinton overthrown Saddam, Republicans would not be calling Clinton a Liar about Saddam Hussein at all.

Republicans like myself would have looked the other way on Monica Lewinsky and every other blunder of Clinton had he captured Saddam.

Kinda like Tony Blair commited a ton of blunders before the War and he was Popular among Democrats and very Unpopular among Republicans till the Iraq War but that all changed after the War.

Answer 3

there is no reason that I have seen... in fact, there are less reasons...
N. Korea has killed more and admits to having WMD...
many nations have PROVEN 9-11 links... like Sudan, Saudi and Pakistan (and Afghanistan did, but we did go in there, which was a good move)

varsdebater: can you site some of that? I've never seen anyone give anything that resembles proof for your statements... in fact the CIA released a report that said Saddam had nothing to do with it... but I guess your sources are better than the CIA? And the 9-11 report doesn't back you up either?

Answer 4

Because those other despots are USA allies same as Saddam was until he started to get uppity and not follow orders. He was supposed to destroy Iran not turn around and nationalize oil and try to retake his counties lost province(Kuwait) which is held by another set of USA allied dictators. Thank God the Islamic Terrorist Arabs in Saudi are still reliable Dictators USA can depend on!Same as that radical Muslim Terrorist supporting Military Dictator in Pakistan who is a major US asset in the area.

Answer 5

OK, I have my theory and my parents think it's crazy, but I personally think I'm right.

I say that George Bush, senior left the Gulf War unresolved because he knew one of his kids or other would be president someday and he'd need a diversionary tactic. So W had a ready-made enemy in Saddam Hussein (even though he's probably secretly friends with him because he's friends with a lot of Middle Eastern oil magnates.) So W had a "war" to help his approval ratings and make it look like he was tough on terrorists but somehow, he didn't spin it quite as well as his father did and now it just looks like a big waste of lives and money. Whoops.

I think the US probably has a designated part of the world to hate at any given time. Revolutionary War era--England. We-Want-Texas era--Mexico. Cold War--the Soviet Union. We seem to have a beef with anyone who has something we want. Iraq has oil, so...you figure it out.

Answer 6

This is from an exsoldier. We attacked saddam because 1. oil, 2. He supported terrorist organizations, and 3. Bush has been listening to all of Israel's lies. We will soon attack all the other despots, trust me.

Answer 7

Hypocrisy

I think most Americans have come to realize that our invading Iraq was planned long before Bush even became president.

It had nothing to do with 911. Actually I am beginning to believe that 911 was planned to gain American public support for the war.

Our 'true colors' are showing now. Like when N.Korea started testing nuclear weapons. Did we run and attack? NO, we ran straight to the UN. The UN that we bashed and talked trash about just a few years ago for not agreeing to attack Iraq.

Answer 8

The attack on Saddam had nothing to do with him being a dictator.

and I'm not a Christian, I'm an Agnostic

Answer 9

We didn't attack Saddam because he was a dictator. We attacked him because he was flouting United Nations resolutions and was a threat to the stability of that region.

Answer 10

The reason for the Iraq was was because there was a fear he had weapons of mass destruction! NOT purely because he was a dictator. Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of a madman? Guess what the outcome MAY have been, had that been true!! Should we have waited to find out if he DID have them!