The long-term effects of this act on the food chain in the area will cause problems far into the future.
2006-09-17 14:58:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
I am not sure the Iraqis were concerned with the food chain or the ecological implications of their act. They were more likely to be concerned with survival.
They knew that the reason they were being invaded had everything to do with oil.
Therefore, making the oil less easily accessible would be a sound policy, a bit like companies under the prospect of a hostile take-over taking a 'poison-pill' approach.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_Pill
However, given that Iraq is supposed to have oil reserves rivalling those of Saudi Arabia, this was bound to fail.
2006-09-17 16:13:07 · answer #1 · answered by ekonomix 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's probably one of the reasons it was done. Good eco-policy probably wasn't high on the Iraqi agenda when they did it. They also had a 'scorched-earth' policy as well, blowing-up and setting-fire to everything.
2006-09-17 15:08:41 · answer #2 · answered by Phish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Saddam was a sore looser and wanted to screw with the Kuwaitis and the colilition.
2006-09-17 15:06:46 · answer #3 · answered by simonbinlauden 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because US wanted it for free.
2006-09-17 21:43:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋