Given our recent record of invasions into other countries?

Question

Why are we at it again?

I was taught...the reason to study history is so we will not repeat it.

Is this blinded arrogance or what.....?

Answer 1

Educate yourself on who Saddam was and what he did and you will know why he had to go. Then study on how the Middle East will change if there were a strong, reliable, Democratic nation in the region and you will know why the U.S. will stick it out.

Answer 2

It is within the nature of governance to consolidate power where it can in order to have increased control.

Any government (or dictator) has shown through history to do similar things in order to obtain more power and greater wealth for the prosperity of its people (if the people prosper or at least think they prosper then the government or dictator will stay in power).

Most countries form strong alliances in order to consolidate power. Britain, USA, Australia, France, Japan and more all do this for profitable nature such as trade agreements.

Many of the middle eastern countries have enough wealth for their lifestyle and do not seek alliances, rather to be the greter power by dominance (a very historically based cultural stance). Some of these countries have realised certain ways to profit from forming an alliance with the western community, and some rejected any offer no matter how attractive.

Some countries with unpredictable dictators who have the desire to dominate will eventually look to increase the reach of their power as the other countries in this world form strong alliances. This can make dictators such as Saddam Hussein very dangerous. Any speculation that he has access to WMD's can increase the threat exponentially. To protect the trade interest in the region and for the sake of allied nations and to eliminate the threat of Saddam to neighbouring countries with limited military defence the USA decided to regain the element of control in the region.

It was driven by the desire to gain oil deposits etc., but if Saddam had taken over more of the region oil deposits would deplete making him wealthier and more capable of creating a more sophisticated army with intent on continuing to gain power. A very tough decision by the USA because of the potential backlash, however, perhaps it is a wise move in terms of governing the people. For all intensive purposes it is good for the people of America.

Answer 3

Those spearheading the invasions have every intent on repeating that history you are talking about. The just think that this time the will come out on top. They seem to be operating under the slogan that: "It is better to have been a Nazi and gotten the gold and the girls than to not have been a Nazi at all."

Answer 4

If the reason to study history is so we will not repeat it, then why has there been wars since WWII ? I'm being nice, could've chosen something before that. By the way, people don't learn from their mistakes.

Answer 5

OBL had a medicine factory in Sudan that President Clinton ordered destroyed on pretence that they were a bomb factory thats why OBL turned his group towards the twin towers, and not for the fun of it. So the question is right. We in the west.The western DEMOCRACIES love to have war for whatever the reason. Sometimes they invent reasons. I think its in the genes.

Answer 6

Have to agree with you, wars have always sown the seeds for the next one but I do feel for the families of American and British troops being killed and maimed for no clear reason that the politicians are prepared to admit to - good question

Answer 7

Well, last I checked, the liberation of Iraq was successful. Life is continuing, the Iraqis are slowly starting to take control of security, being trained by the best military on earth. The lesson from vietnam to remember is to not let politics and military action mix. When this happens, the military can't get it's job done. Another one is 'during war-time, the media must be monitored as if it were trying to aid and abed the enemy'

Answer 8

Personally i dont believe it has anything to do with freeing iraq from tyranny or any other laudible reason. the answer is pure and simple. america has wanted rid of saddam hussein for years and 9/11 was the ideal excuse. only tony bliar (sic) knows why britain got involved. we will never know what promises bush made him, but the weapons of mass destruction excuse was discredited about two years ago, but we are still there killing and dying for reasons that will never be made public. oil, defence contracts, construction are all plausible resons in the eyes of economy. the truth is that there are no reasons under international law for this atrocity. strange how the only countries to actively support bush and his lap dog blair are the smaller nations that are eonomically dependent on america for support, both financial and stability.
i firmly believe that invasion of iraq was bush's pet project that he had been formulating and planning for as soon as he came to power. clinton did a lot of work in trying to bring stability to this region of the world by listening to people who knew the real situaton, but all the good that he did and should have been allowed to continue doing has been undone in one fell swoop by a man who is unfit, not only to lead the "free world", but unfit for any political office. he is an imbecile who knew that there was an imminent attack planned fro mainland america,but chose to do nothing about it. why? because this was his excuse to take out hussein. revenge is a pretty powerful unifying force. The scale of the 9/11 outrage stunned him and all the world and the vast majority of the world felt deep sorrow and disbelief at the extent extent of this evil action of this evil act. as an act of revenge, and no doubvt to boost his rating in the polls, he put his plan into action without the support of the cia and his own national intelligence estimate. he chose to invade what he thought would be a soft target,but as you know, tose who fail to learn from the mistakes in history are dammed to repeat them. sadly all he and blair have succeded in doing is unifying any fundamentalist nation into a massive geuilla movement agianst america and its allies. the world is a far more dangerous place than it has been since cuba and the missile crisis.
i find it morally challenging to advocate violence, but if someone were to invade my country or launch an attack on my country i would lay down my life to defend it and my way of life. that is exactly what the iraqi's are doing; they are defending their country against a foreign invader. would you expect them to do anything else?
there have now been more american servicemen and women killed in iraq than fatalities due to 9/11.
i cannot gicve more of an explanation than that. i write this fully expecting a tirade of abuse from ignorant people who will not read all of this answer, but i feel that i and every other citzen of this country are now at greater risk of a terrorist attack than ever before and is all due to the misguided action of george bush and tony blair. shame on both of them. i hope the next president of the us is a more capable man or woman and is able to look at the igger picyure rather than act on a gunh-ho spirit. somehow i very much doubt it
i give america my sincerest condolences for the deaths of 3000 men, women and children that lost their lives in the 9/11 attack. it was unwarranted, cruel and cowardly and i hope it never happens again, to anyone. such an attack can never be justified and i hope certain individuals do learn from their mistakes, but i doubt it. politicians are supposed to be accountable and i think people on both sides would applaud those who caused this war if they were to act like men, stand up and admit they were wrong, but i doubt it. it seems that honour no longer is a quality essential for a head of state.

Answer 9

Did I miss something? Did we invade another country this evening while I was taking a shower?

or

Is this another continuing episode of whining, crying, hand wringing in response to Iraq and Afghanistan that is several years old and is not NEW news at all?

Answer 10

could it be that we are trying to give the people of that area, and you, yes you mr american, a better life. it is not always perfect. but once again, those soldiers fighting there, have given you the right to run that mouth of yours here.