2006-11-18 04:30:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No, and it had no terrorists either. There are now 10's of thousands more terrorists thanks to Bush and Rumsfailed.
2006-11-18 04:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
No, there really wasn't much of an armed revolt going on against Saddam. Once Saddam was gone, some Iraqis decided to settle some old grudges, and others decided to fight against what they saw as the US invading their country.
So some of it isn't the US's fault, it's old grudges being worked out. That part was inevitble and would have happened eventually once Saddam died of old age, or got toppled by his own people. As I see it, a civil war was going to happen sooner or later, we just made it happen sooner.
Some of it is the US's fault, since if US troops weren't there there'd be no one to fight against for the "insurgents."
It's a damn mess, in my opinion. We never invaded the USSR during the Cold War, I have no idea why anyone thought invading Iraq was a good idea.
2006-11-18 12:41:49 · answer #2 · answered by Brian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don`t have insurgents in a war because you are fighting a government in a real war, but you do have insurgents in an occupation which is what Iraq is.
2006-11-18 12:37:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but they weren't always called that.
Iraq has been engaged in effectively a cold civil war for decades. It's heated up (dramatically) since Saddam was taken out of the picture. But the conflict has been in place since long before the US got involved. In fact, many of the crimes Saddam was charged with dealt with his actions towards those groups.
2006-11-18 12:35:56 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, before the war they were called Syrians and Iranians who were at war with Iraq. Now they are using the weakness of the new government to try and take over from within.
2006-11-18 12:34:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
loaded question, but ill answer anyways. yes in a manner of speaking. but in the time of Saddam, "insurgents" who were found to be conspiring against Saddam had their tongues cut out and then their wife's and daughters were raped and killed and their sons were disemboweled in the streets for all to see. yeah, i see what your getting at, life was much better when Saddam.
way to go loser. keep living your sorry life.
2006-11-18 12:55:20 · answer #6 · answered by vituperative facetious wiseass 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes however Saddam ruled the country with an iron fist. At the first sign of disagreement with him or his policies he would have them tortured or killed.
2006-11-18 13:08:46 · answer #7 · answered by textigger06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saddam and his Sunis slaughtered thousands of men, women, and children and buried them in mass graves.
Poisoned Gassed over a 100,000 Kurds.
Was that okay?
Does that count?
2006-11-18 12:40:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes they were call the Kurds, and they tried for years to overthrow Saddam!!!!!
2006-11-18 12:49:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, it's something that George W. Bush created it!
2006-11-18 12:33:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋