iraq war unavoidable?

Question

this is just a thought, but does anyone think that maybe the iraq war was unavoidable after going to afghanistan? if we wouldnt have attacked iraq at all, then considering the fact that iraq is relatively close to afghanistan compared to north korea or venezuela, and considering that fact that iraq's former leader is/was agaisnt america because of the gulf war (saddam could have been willing to harbor al-qaeda operatives), wouldnt al-qaeda operatives eventually "relocate" to iraq under the shelter of a supposedly secular country that has a problem with america? in this case wouldnt we eventually have to attack iraq *anyway*?

Answer 1

Well you take the long way around, but I think your correct.

Answer 2

Yes we would have to eventually in the near future..And the point you made is correct along w/ we thought he has WMD (Which he probably shipped to Syria when we invaded), He was a threat to the world, and even if he didnt have WMD at all (I doubt he didnt) we still took down a crazy dictator that was killing his own people..Less Iraqis will die from the war over if we let Saddam keep ruling the long run..

Plus if we didnt take out Iraq now, we would have to when we go into WWIII against Iran,Syria, and all those countries..And now we have 2 footholds in the Middle East, Israel and Iraq..So when the war comes, We and our allies can use these countries alot against the other crazy dictators


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And to the person above me..We havnt gotten 1 drop of oil or any money from oil from Iraq..At all

Answer 3

The Iraq war was avoidable. Saddam had no interest in supporting Islamic terrorists in fact if he had been offered some incentive just as Gadaffi was he could have become a useful bastion against radical Islam. We don't have to like someone to use them as part of a military strategy and Saddam could have been expolited by the west. Unfortunately however the opportunity was mised-the US are the greatest people in the world for making political blunders. Military superpower-diplomatic failure.

Answer 4

Terrorists would not take safe haven in Iraq, don't forget this started AFTER the invasion. Saddam had an iron grip on the country and if indeed the basis for war in another middle-eastern country was to show consistency, then Iran would have been a much more sensible option as they have a clear intent to develop nuclear capacity.

Answer 5

Let's remember, all Saddam had to do was cooperate with the UN weapons inspectors . He refused to do so , repeatedly .
All the information available , from multiple sources , said he was developing or already had WMD's . Nerve gas has been found , several thousand artillery shells , loaded with SARIN .
These are " BINARY " rounds , the chemicals are kept separate inside the shell . When the shell explodes the chemicals mix and produce nerve gas .
Very nasty stuff .

Answer 6

Afghanistan war is a necessity. Iraq war is totally not necessary. This arrogant act of Bush Government (not American) has spoiled the Image of U.S and its friendly nations. Now Bin laden will justly his attacks on twin towers to his fellow Muslims. This breeds more hatred.

Answer 7

Of course it was avoidable. The U.S. avoided the first 2/3 of W.W.2 .G.Bush drug us into that conflict as a political move to boost his popularity with the people. But now were getting tired of his B.S and are starting to see how much trouble this position has caused. I say we pull out of the middle east and let well enough alone. If the towel heads want to annihilate each other let them do there thing. When the dust clears deal with the winners and just keep on keeping on.

Answer 8

IRAQ war has nothing to do about terrorism.
Its all about oil.
Is there any news ever as to whats happening in oil fields who is controlling them. Are they being exported. If so where and who is getting money out of it. Nothing not even a single day.

Correction: IRAQ war had nothing to do about terrorism. Now it is an extra BENEFITS and PERKS for recruitment for terrorists.

Answer 9

No. This was was totally unjustified and unnecessary.
Now that we have invaded and occupied a weakly defended sovereign state, we appear to be stuck there.
We have G Bush, the PNAC Neocons and most of the sheeple in the Republican party to thank for this. I never supported this war and never will.

Answer 10

No, because under those circumstances Iraq would've been our friend & they would have give the creeps to us. Ya right in your dreams. Iraq is where the Garden of Eden was & they know it so therefore they think they are Gods main people, but they blew their chance with God many many years ago & are still too stupid to listen to him.

Answer 11

when you read documents that were written in 1992 and onwards by people who call themself the Project for a New American Century, William Krystal, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz and others, Iraq was a matter of time, they were simply looking for any event to justify it

that's why Bush has said a number of times looking for Osama isn't his priority anymore

BTW your question and user name has bot written all over it
go Rush!