2006-12-19 05:26:18 · 14 answers · asked by Myaloo 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Here is the resolution passed by Congress:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/10/20021002-2.html
2006-12-19 05:30:11 · answer #1 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because after 9/11 it was clear that waiting till after an attack before responding was going to result in significant civilian casulties. Saddam was making himself a threat, had a history of making and using chemical and biological weapons and was attempting to put together a nuclear weapon.
For 12 years the UN had be negociating with Iraq to force them to comply with disarming and inspections, and Saddam refused to comply. To make matters worse our allies (Germany, France, and Russia) were subverting the sanctions on Iraq and helping Iraq to obtain and improve his weapons systems.
It was obvious that the only way to eliminate the Iraqi threat was to remove Saddam from power. He was given a chance to surrender and be removed from power peacefully, and given sanctuary in another country. He refused and the war was the only option left. It would have tied up more troops to try to blockaid Saddam and Iran, and Syria would have made that impossible.
2006-12-19 14:02:54 · answer #2 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"We the People" didn't go; Bushwhack and his bobblehead Cabinet sent some of us there. You have to realize how ignorant this gang is, despite all its credentials. They actually did expect the irate Iraqis to be dumb sheep who would welcome our troops with flowers and kisses.
The goals of this supposed cakewalk were:
1. To cut down Iraq's overproduction of oil, caused by Saddam's cheating on his sanctioned OPEC quotas. This oversupply drove prices down for Exxon, the real director of OPEC.
2. To transfer Iraqi oil revenue to Halliburton and other well-connected corporations that would re-build Iraq.
3. To provide a cheap-labor supply for Wal-Mart and other sweatshoppers.
4. To install missiles aimed at Russia, since Dubdub's policy, even after 9/11 has always been to re-start the Cold War against Russia and China (Afghanistan is close to both China and the former Soviet republics of Central Asia).
2006-12-19 13:44:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think it was to actually help at first but in the end we have just gotten our self's into a huge mess. So really there might of been another reason that we all did not know about.
2006-12-19 13:34:29 · answer #4 · answered by Journalism Geek 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
To save American lives
2006-12-19 13:50:09 · answer #5 · answered by Ibredd 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Same reason we went to Vietnam, to rid the U.S. of a supposed foriegn threat on national security.
2006-12-19 14:12:06 · answer #6 · answered by Diamond24 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
cuase u wanted the oil that they have and u wanted to have more land and to control the west better..so in another way all the bad stuff
2006-12-19 13:35:04 · answer #7 · answered by someone 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
What else, other than to get free oil. US will never intervene if there is no benefit for themselves. Look, there is war in many places (i..e Africa), do we see US intervening, no!!!
No dough, no love.
2006-12-19 13:33:47 · answer #8 · answered by croff 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Wars empower governments.
2006-12-19 13:28:56 · answer #9 · answered by Zombie 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
honest answer to rid the Iraqis of their barbarian of a dictator Saddam Hussein, he used to tortur mad people over there.
2006-12-19 13:36:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋