can anyone tell me why the US launched an attack on Iraq when it should have been concentrating on Afghanistan

Question

I mean 9/11 happened. they know it was Osama's lot. They know hes out in Afghanistan. So why, in the height of their hunt for Osama did they say. Hey I know Iraq hasnt attacked us, but I think they might have WMD's. We do not have absolute evidence, but we think they do. So lets forget about concentrating on those that actually DID attack America, lets send 6 or 7 times the troop levels to a country that has not attacked America once. Lets send all our troops to a country that had been sabre rattling and defying the UN for decades, but suddenly America chose just after 9/11 to launch their attack. Im sure that was a co-incidence.

Strange that with all the moral fibre America has, it still hasnt touched North Korea or Iran. I guess they pick and choose when and where they stage battles for 'our freedom'.

Can anyone explain this?

Answer 1

HELLOOO!! where have you been? oil is why we are in iraq. along with issues left behind by bush senior having to do with iraq. i mean read up. do research. it's been obvious since before this war was declared that we are in the wrong place. there are other reasons behind the attack, but the american public has not been paying attention, or making effort to stop this madness, nor will they make much more noise about getting out of iraq. as long as we don't complain too, too much, our government will continue doing what they're doing, just as planned. we're not gonna catch the terrorists, cuz they're buddies with dubya and family. they've got a little history together; just look into it.

Answer 2

In baseball it's called a sacrifice bunt. Politics goes in cycles and when a power is in full swing, it's best to bring out everything. Bush and the conservatives sacrificed their short term standing for their long term goals. The conservatives had three military powers they wanted to deal with. That was Iraq, Iran and North Korea. Iran is a democracy so a regime change would have been harder than what happened in Iraq. North Korea is bed buddies with China and an attack on North Korea would probably have brought on the Chinese. The U.S. military has bragged for years that it could fight two wars at once and now they are, but they aren't even using 15% of the total U.S. forces at any one time.

Now with some time and Iraq out of the way, they might go after Iran or Syria (a "new" enemy) next (maybe both) unless they change their ways.

Answer 3

Because the view from Foggy Bottom is different from anywhere else.
Please put aside the partisanship for a moment.
At the end of the Cold War, we shrunk the size of our military and went to a "total force" package in which the Reserves and the National Guard assumed a new position of activity almost but not quite unprecedented in our history. We did about the same thing after WW II and as a result got our butts kicked in Korea in 1950. Problem is, though the White House, the Pentagon, and the leaders of both parties in Congress agreed on this change, hardly anybody else even noticed this huge change in our force structure.
Fast forward. We have plenty of troops (in the Foggy Bottom view) to take out Saddam, nation-build in Iraq, and continue the rest of the war on terror. Oops. The country as a whole discover and disagree with the "total force" concept. Republicans scramble. Democrats bash. Troops get screwed. Typical of many American military incursions in history.

Answer 4

The truth is, the war in Iraq didn't start in 2003, it started in 1998 when Congress passed a resolution calling for regime change in Iraq, and accused Saddam Hussein of having or trying to acquire or develop WMD's It passed the Senate by unanimous vote with no dissent. Only 29 Democrats and 14 Republicans voted against it. In December of 1998 Bill Clinton began an aerial bombing campaign against Iraq, which lasted until 2003. The truth is President Bush didn't start the Iraq War, he just changed the tactics used. The Iraq war was started by Bill Clinton

Answer 5

Because we had some incorrect information (as did the U.N. obviously untill they suddenly decided Iraq didn't have WMD when we began to invade...) on Iraq's WMD program. And I agree, we should be fighting in North Korea or Iran, but we already are... If you notice, Iraq is right next to Iran... and wouldn't it be nifty to have a democracy that you set up in the middle east right next to your enemy? North Korea... that is something that I believe the international world needs to solve. It is too complicated for one government to solve. I believe the six-party talks, are what we need... by the way, if you notice... its not like congress has voted to end the war :) so stop blaming bush, its just the current 'cool' thing to do, like protesting wars used to be.

Answer 6

Did he, (Saddam) Have Warning of when we were coming in?

Why would any Sane person Let us invade them? (Desert Storm didn't go to well for Him.)

Why couldn't the UN Inspectors stay in the Country and do their Job?

Had he Used Chemical Weapons on Iranians and Kurds?

Did the CIA give the President information that he did Have them?
(Yes I understand it was False Info but that wasn't known at the time.)

Maybe it was known, after all Politicians are Politicians.

Did You know that Saddam tested chemicals out on prisoners at Abu Ghariab prison?

So we have an individual who has used Chemicals several times.

He won't let inspectors in from the UN.

He's told we are coming in on a certain day. We had whipped his Butt the last time. 90 daysWarning?? Not sure but at least 30 days.

What does that sound like to you?

Answer 7

American troops attacked Iraq too while they were concentrating to attack Afghanistan for catching Osama bin Laden,because:
1)Bush and his members of government were very conce- it that US government as super power could attack any country as they like
2)Bush was very confidence without a real fact that Sa- dam Hussein of Iraq had WMD although the international committee and Sadam himself denied of that accusation
.So Bush had a false condemnation and a liar to Sadam
3)Bush knew that US government has many modern wea- pons,many war tools and many soldiers and many funds for supporting the attacks
4)Bush knew that he would be supported by the majority of senators in Congress because all Repulican members
agreed with him by giving the reason for eliminating world terrorism
5)Bush felt pride and convinced that if the Security Coun- cil of UNO would oppose to his plan,he would use a spec- ial right vote as a super power.
6)Bush was afraid and worry that international terrorist
would attack USA earlier than the US government.
7)Bush afraid that Osama bin Laden would be run to Iraq and would be protected by Sadam
8)Bush accused Sadam was the one that support and finance the world terrorism network against with US gover
nment
9)Bush convinced that other big countries such as UK would support his brutal action. by attacking another sover
eign countries although it will against with the human right
s and mankind.
10).Bush has no good the mystically enlightened soul,he is cruel.

Answer 8

One country will not stop this strain of terrorists who are beginning to look like they have a chance at overtaking the nations. The genocide in Darfur & Chad is by Sunni guerillas who have been attacking unmercifully for last 3 yrs. Boys strapped with bows & arrows against machine guns,, shooting up camps there with women and children...my question why are these people different than Hitler's regime? How long will it take for the brilliant heads of the world to shed all other disputes and come together to ensure the survival and welfare and peace of the world?

Answer 9

I seriously think they're trying to surround Iran - Afghanistan to the North and Iraq to the South. seems like bush or whoever is trying to monitor Iran, but don't have a good enough reason to attack or don't want to start anything more with Iran because Iran is a bigger threat than iraq or afghanistan and also have reasons to be there as stupid as they are, except for afghanistan even though we're basically out of there now....i still think's its rediculous though, but that's what i think

Answer 10

because sadaam hussein was an insane dictator who killed over 300,000 a year of his own people and tortured so many more. after the holocaust.. we agreed that we wouldnt let anything a massacre like auschwitz (where the holocaust occurred) happen again. and you know what... it was happening in iraq. Saddam Hussein also supported terrorist operations and gave money to the families of terrorists. can you imagine if a plus.. the middle east holds 2/3 of the earth's oil and if sadaam hussein decides to conquer the middle east and controls the oil.. our world would be disasterous and hussein would be able to black mail the entire world because we all rely on oil. If someone threatened you with a WMD would you do everything to prevent a nuclear attack, or would you wait until after you were bombed and half the country was destroyed to make a move. But i guess if you like the thought of inncocent people being massacred and violently tortured and having our country destroyed by a WMD.....then going into iraq was a bad idea.