Why were the Neo Cons like Paul Wolowitz planning to invade Iraq over 5 years before 9/11?

Question

No terrorists threats to the continental US back then. Oil was relatively cheap back then so we didn't need that. We knew Saddam had some posion gas but he couldn't use it against the US because he had no way to deliver it. The US military had Saddam surrounded with the no fly zones. So can anyone tell me why the Neo Cons wanted to invade Iraq so many years before 9/11? (and don't say to bring democracy to the Iraqi people because nobody would have been sent to Iraq for just that.)

Might it have been because Saddam fired close to 40 WMD capable carrying Scud missiles at Israel many that exploded on their towns & cities? Did you see how much Israel liked Hezobollah's rockets coming down on Israel and how they reacted to that? Just think how Israel felt during the 1st Gulf war when Saddam potentially posion gas carrying Scuds came raining down on Israel & the US telling them that they had to sit back and do nothing? Do you think the US might have owed the Israelis a big favor after the 1st Gulf war was over & might Wolfowitz been the guy to remind every politican in Washington DC about that favor? I don't know? But I do know that even if the US had found WMDs in Iraq there was no way they were going to effect US but they certainly could have caused major problems in Israel only their army isn't quite large enough to invade Iraq. I wonder who does have an Army big enough to invade Iraq?

Answer 1

Very good Question The Time will tell.

Answer 2

The reasons are multiple but I will try to offer you the best available answers. First, lets assume there was no "vast right-wing conspiracy" at play. The reasoning may have been a "finish the job" mentality lingering from the first Bush administration. Many of the political leaders from that administration are members of the current administration and may have felt that the presense of Saddam in the region posed a heavy political threat and a military threat to U.S. interests in the region.

The second reason may have been that they simply knew what he had in the shed. Remember that there was only an eight year gap (the Clinton administration) in Republican leadership of the executive branch from the election or Regean to the current administration (as discussed before officials in Republican administrations are often people who served in previous administrations) During that time relations with Iraq shifted considerably. At one point we sold him the chemical weapons and equipment to develop biological weapons almost without exception. Therefore these people would best know what we had equiped him with and why he posed a threat... their mentality may have been "WE KNOW HE HAS IT! BY GOD WE SOLD IT TO HIM!!!"

The third and final reason, may have been because of simple stubborn singlemindedness. The focus on Saddam seems almost incomprehensible considering the world we live in now and the threats we face. It may simply boil down to people being so focused on one enemy for so long that they simply could not look anywhere else until that enemy was gone.

Answer 3

First of all: Paul Wolfowitz (correct spelling) isn't a "neo-con." He is a CIA honcho and has been among the country's top intelligence advisors for years. You need to look that term up and see what it means. You sound confused, and are mistakenly equating it with "hawkish, conservative Republicans." They are not necessarily one in the same. Secondly: we've had our eye on Iraq since the Gulf War in 1991 when we kicked their butts for invading Kuwait, which is a vast oil reserve. So, since then, we have been looking for anyone reason at all to knock the volatile and unreliable Hussein from power because he posed a constant threat to endangering billions of dollars worth of something we need: OIL. Do NOT think for one second that we would have bothered with the Gulf War if Kuwait had been the broccoli capital of the world, instead of an oil mecca.

Answer 4

There were group of 'intellectuals' who criticized the US for not 'finishing the job' in 91 Iraq War. And lot of Iraqi exiles and intellectuals spend years making case for forceful removal of Saddam and people like A. Chalabi lobbyed the US congress constantly nagging for help, telling law makers Saddam is threat to the US, feeding our intelligence agencies with 'crap.' When the 911 happened all the little things just came together, coupled with over grown power of vice president and sweep war power drafted by crafty White House lawyers, they pushed this Iraq War through.

Answer 5

Look up the Project for the New American Century (PNAC).

They published their plan ahead of time (not unlike Hitler published Mein Kampf). Their intention was to dominate the Middle East and secure America's future indefinitely. Even though oil was cheap, we knew we were at the mercy of other nations.

Answer 6

NeoCons are imperialists, and they wanted to have bases in Iraq from which they could control the entire region as well it's oil and other mineral wealth.

Answer 7

It's interesting to see that Paul Wolfowitz has "cut and run".

Answer 8

Illuminati agenda.

Answer 9

Prove it...