How was saddam Hussain ever a threat to the United States?

Question

a quote from president George Bush
"As for Iraq, he said Saddam's regime, while lacking weapons of mass destruction, was a threat that posed "a risk the world could not afford to take.""

Please show me some evidence that this man was ever a threat to the world!

"Sounds like you need to do a little research.

I'm too tired to enlighten someone who's too lazy to at least google and read...

The scary thing is that you're an 'average' American.

And trust me, I AM scared. Of you and all the others like you.

Right now I'm just glad I'm not your mom. "



If this was directed at me..
1) im from NZ
2) I have looked on google and seen articals written by Uni proffessors etc..but want YOUR views..its why i posted this question.

why are you scared of me?and people like me?

I

Answer 1

Sounds like you need to do a little research.

I'm too tired to enlighten someone who's too lazy to at least google and read...

The scary thing is that you're an 'average' American.

And trust me, I AM scared. Of you and all the others like you.

Right now I'm just glad I'm not your mom.

Answer 2

Saddam Hussein murdered thousands, invaded three different countries, used WMD, strived to developed nuclear weapons, almost sank a US Naval ship during the Iran war, AND directed an assassination plot against a former President. FACTS

Yeppers, as someone posted earlier... the area IS a mess because of 20th century Europe (and our) involvement. Playing Iran and Iraq to counter the Soviet Union to preserve access to oil.

And DEAR GOD the next person who complains "IT's all about the OIL!! " should sell their car, walk or bicycle everywhere, turn off their electrical appliances, buy food, clothing, and such ONLY they if produced in a day's walk. THEN they should devote ALL remaining time to creating a COST-EFFECTIVE alternative to petroleum products.

Now some of the intelligence that led us to Gulf War Deux may have been flawed... Blame Congress our slashing our HUMINT budget. Then again... Saddam had a closed, dictatorial society with the acreage of California in which to hide or destroy weapons... or send them to Syria or Jordan.

Now I'll admit that Korean or Iran are probably a greater threat to the USA right now... but Iraq is FLAT and we already had the maps.

I think you kids forget that it isn't "threat to the world"... but the worlds INTERESTS ! That's why France wasn't eager... she was making billions dealing with Saddam.

Answer 3

Ever since the end of the Gulf War, Saddam was shooting at US planes patrolling the "no-fly" zones in Iraq.

Saddam ignored and violated 16 UN resolutions for over a decade.

Chemical weapons have been found in Iraq.

Saddam refused to allow WMD scientists to meet with UN weapons inspectors in Cyprus, and refused to allow suprise inspections.

There are satellite images of trucks loading up material and leaving inspection sites minutes before inspectors arrived. There are satellite images of convoys leaving Iraq into Syria, and a former Iraqi general has said the WMDs were sent to Syria.

Iraq is the size of California and mostly sand. We have found entire airfields buried in the sand, why not WMDs?

Iraq did not have 9/11 connections. Does that mean we can't invade. Al-Zarqawi was in Iraq, Saddam would knew, and did nothing. Maybe no direct link, but still harboring terrorists. Saddam paid the families of Palestinian suicide bombers.

Answer 4

Now the depth and intricacy of the Iraqi-terrorist connections are being revealed by Saddam’s own documents. As Hayes makes the point, inside these documents are the names and backgrounds of 8,000 or more terrorists who trained in Iraq from 1999-2002. Eight thousand terrorists trained in Iraq under Saddam! And anti-war media along with apologists for Saddam still blindly insist that Saddam had not ties to al Qaeda and to terrorist organizations. Such willful denial in the face of this evidence is delusional.

Of the millions of documents to date only 50,000 have been translated. This is less than 2%, and look what has already emerged.

Whether Iraq was involved in events of September 11 or not--Atta meeting or no Atta meeting, something that cannot be ruled out--those attacks offer a stark reminder that threats come in many forms. The same is true of the suicide bombings in Israel, and Saddam has publicly acknowledged paying $25,000 for every one of those "martyrdom" missions. Each one, of course, not only threatens, but kills and maims innocent civilians.

Iraq has persistently lied, delayed and deceived U.N. inspectors who are in the country to ensure it is ridding itself of chemical, biological and nuclear capabilities. One of the biggest problems is just what is the size and scope of the Iraqi biological weapons program?
When the first inspectors were in Iraq from 1992 to 1998, it took until 1995 to learn Iraq had an offensive biological weapons program. That only came to light because Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's son-in-law defected. Hussein Kamal had been in charge of the Iraqi biological warfare program since 1988.

Answer 5

Ugg, anyone who thinks Sadam Hussien was a nice guy and George Bush is Hitler needs to flip off CNN for a while and rethink the situation. The man was not called the "Butcher of Baghdad" because he cut a good steak. He lied, threatned, and would not respect UN rules. He's attacked other countries. He's attacked his own country. His torture chambers make all the complaints about Club Gitmo laughable. He handed over a three hundred page document to IATA about his nuclear technology plans in the next ten years. It's in a time line on IATA's website. He's had this coming for a long time.

Answer 6

I think of it a lot like Iran.

To Iran we are the great Satan...

To Iran, Isreal needs to be wiped off the face of the earth...

If we learned anything from Hitler is was that when someone says they are going to wipe you off the earth you'd better listen and do something about it before they get a chance. Before you get rounded up with millions of your friends to be gassed and incinerated.

Iran wants nukes, what are the chances they'll use them on Isreal or that Isreal will use its on Iran to avoid getting destroyed? Pretty good in my book.

Now Iraq is no Iran, but Saddam was a horrible person with a very good military, (Granted total suck compared to ours and the soldiers new it) weapons like nerve and sarin gas and was willing to use any means at his hands to get his will including torturing and killing his own people. You might be thinking that if we attacked him because he was an *** that we should have started in NJ, and I agree with you. In the end, he was an *** that needed to be taken care of, with the possibility of success, defiant to the rest of the world, sitting on a ton of oil and very valuable asset for mid-east domination. Personally I would have thought a $.05 bullet would have been more effective but that's just me.

Sadly we are apparently lacking in followthrough and resolve which is too bad because we had a fair chance of making major changes in the mideast with this conflict, but now were sitting on a terrorist incubator. But then Hindsite is accurate. We have no idea what's going to happen with Iran more then we knew for sure that Iraq didn't have nukes. I seriously hope we make the best decisions on the information we have and then stick to the course that will provide success.

That's my opinion, take it or leave it.
-Rob

Answer 7

Ok let me cut right to the chase, Saddam was no threat to the USA in any shape, way or form. UN sanctions were working and he was contained.

The Saddam regime was not very stable but geez the man is in his 70s already. I will never understand the urgency to conquer his country.

Answer 8

Sweetheart.. We all know Bush Jr. is doing what the United Nations wouldn't let his dad do in 91. Saddam, was never a direct threat to the United States. And because the person that is a direct threat, Osama Bin Laden, couldn't be found, Bush went after someone that he knew he could find and used that to make him look like a winner.

Answer 9

interior the investgation of Saddam he had many conferences with Bin weighted down formerly and after 9/11 so high quality try yet no circulate. besides, did Hitler have something to do with harming united statesa. no however the evil had to be eradicated. Why might you pick this form of individual around?

Answer 10

Saddam Hussain was a mad man. George Bush made a mistake by giving him so much time to disarm, do you really think that is what he did?!
Saddam's weapons are all over the world with different countries and terrorist orginazations. And If we had done nothing Sadddam will have used his weapons against us.

Answer 11

He had weapons of mass destruction and they are there somewhere. President Bush himself will find them. (or plant them there to be found to save his sorry butt) lol! Also he did have a lot of oil that would satisfy our presidents personal private agenda that everyone seems to be able to see. Saddam was a threat to an extent, but not as the Republicans made him out to be. He was more of a threat to his own people than he was to the USA. And missourim43 is obviously another ignorant republican who helped his party rig both elections of his president! Remember selected not elected! Bush will go down in history for that, I'm sure of it.