Why is it that so many Americans?

Question

Answer any question about Iraq by saying something about terrorists or the twin towers ?
Its been said already by the US and UK governments that Iraq had nothing to do with terrorists, Bin Laden or the twin towers .
and this was never the reason why Iraq was invaded anyway .
Iraq was never a radical Islamist country .

These are facts addmitted a long time ago by the UK government on TV by Tony Blair
for any one in the UK to hear
and Iraq was invaded because of WMD that didn`t exist

Edgar and Cherelle .Being patronising is a very unatractive habit

Tankfreak when was it they invaded Saudi?
and Saudi Arabia is more radical than Iraq ever was where do you think BinLaden comes from ?

The US Senate comitee concluded "That while there was no evidence of any Iraqi support to Al-Qaeda, there was convincing evidence of hostility between the two entities "
This is a quote from the Senate comitee report on Iraq , not my conclusions theirs !

Answer 1

The attack on the Twin Towers understandably created great fear amongst the American people and when their government pointed the finger at Iraq, were naturally inclined to believe what they were told.
However any person of reasonable intelligence would now recognise that they were lied to.
If there were any justice in the world George Bush's head would be on the line along with that of Tony Blair.
That said, Saddam Hussein got his just rewards for what he did to his own people.

Answer 2

Let me start by saying that Iraq had nothing to do with terrorist acts on this country. Now that I said that, 9/11 was a catalyst for things to come. Remember, Bush was actually fighting to legitimize his presidency. (Lost the popular vote, won the electoral vote.) However, after islamic fundamentalists attacked us, we went into Afghanistan after the Taliban refused to hand over OBL. My personal belief was that the Bush administration saw a window of opportunity to set up a sphere of influence in the region. Right or Wrong, Iraq would have been the perfect choice. Large oil reserves, strategically located, Saddams military in shambles so they were the proverbial paper tiger. And I also believe the fact that Saddam tried to kill Bush Sr. made his decision much easier while clouding it at the same time. Our government figured we could roll over Iraq, (which we did) and passify the country (Which we didn't). I don't know if you have been able to talk to most of the 300 million Americans but I think you are wrong in your question. Americans as a whole don't support the decision to go to war in Iraq. Most Americans DO support the soldiers however, and why shouldn't we? It's not their fault they are fighting a war over policy in Iraq.

BUT.... because of our involvement in Iraq, it has become a training ground of terrorism which under Saddams iron fist did not exist. (The terrorism they have actually admitted to promoting was giving money to families of suicide bombers in the Palestinian areas.)

Answer 3

The simplest answer is that they are part of the uninformed masses... Judging by the answers above me. The truth of the matter is we were misled by our leaders and ended up in a position where leaving was something most felt we could not do because it would create a power vacuum and destabilize the region. The truth of the matter is that the region IS instable and will probably stay so for years to come.

Unfortunately, the reality is that there is no simple answer - "We fight them there so that we don't have to fight them here" is true. Revenge against Saddam is true. The desire to create a government in the region that is, if not an ally, at least not hostile towards us is true. As well as many other truths that people are and aren't aware of are true.

My honest opinion is that we should have left Iraq after Saddam was captured and let them figure it out for themselves. It would have cost less money, less lives and have created less hostility towards America if we had just left and warned them "Not to make us come back here."

Unfortunately all of these Muslim countries are so controlled by their religious zealots that instead of finding a way to come together and help solve the issue, they just continue to use it as an excuse to hate America... Not that we don't have our own religious zealots here, but at least they aren't slaughtering us wholesale...yet.

Answer 4

George Bush Senior missed the chance in the Kuwait war when he could have wiped off the face of the earth the Iraqi National Guard then the Shiras would have dealt with the situation.
At that time the USA was worried the Shia would be strong enough to win BUT that would give Control to Iran.

IRAN ARE THE ONE'S that should be controlled!!

Saudi Arabia is where all the 9/11 terrorists come from.(they speak with forked tongue)

It is a sack of sh-t!

And it will explode big time soon and the only good thing is the West will have a beach head to begin the end result !! whatever it is!!

Armageden will begin !!

Oil is the real reason and the collapse of the West if and when it runs dry. then all the Arabs will collapse and corruption will continue with No Law's, other than Mad Max rule.

Answer 5

I have no idea. Its a foolish and delusional argument made by foolish and delusional people. U.S. troops need to stay in Iraq to attempt to fix the mess there and to keep it from BECOMING a terrorist haven but Iraq had NOTHING to do with 9/11 and few ties to terrorist - Saddam did pay the families of Palestinians suicide bombers $25,000.

Even though Bush miss lead and out right lied to the public and the world at large about the reasons for this war and I, personally think he should be impeached I support the war and think we MUST win it. The consequences of failure will be global and don't think Britain and the rest of Europe won't feel the brunt of it.

Answer 6

Iraq wasn't part of the 9-11 attacks and wasn't invaded for such, however, that doesn't mean that it wasn't a terrorist supporting nation. Al Qaida did have training camps in Northern Iraq and they were supported by the Sunni led government. Abu Nidal was living in sanctuary in Baghdad.

Let's also look at the fact that Iraq was stealing money from the UN in the Oil for Food scandal. How about the fact that it continued to attack Coalition aircraft who were patrolling the "No Fly Zone". They were still providing $25,000 to each suicide bomber in "Palestine".

I haven't even touched on the fact that he murdered hundreds of his own people, enslaved women for sex and murdered children.

Feel free to defend Saddam all you want but you'll also have to defend Ahmendinijad, Kim Jung Ill, and Chavez, too.

Answer 7

The reason that you see those words or phrases used so frequently is because people like you insert accusations involving those words or phrases in your questions. Just like here. You accuse us of something that you yourself are doing.

How can you say that Iraq is not a radical islamist country when for decades the different factions inside Iraq have been slitting peoples throats, raping and torturing the weaker in the country all in the name of Islam. If that isn't a definition of radical I don't know what is.

Iraq was invaded because Saddam was known to sponsor terrorism. Iraq was invaded because it was believed world wide that Saddam had weapons capable of wiping out mass populations of people. Iraq was invaded because the revenue from Iraqi oil was being used to finance terrorist operations in neighboring countries of Iraq and could eventually be used in other regions of the world. Iraq was invaded because of where it is located geographically in the MiddleEast. Between Iran and Syria. There were several reasons that Iraq was invaded and all of them were justified

Answer 8

It might not be linked to this but the war in Iraq could possibly be worth while in the end. If a good democracy is created and violence stops then maybe it will be worth it. Saddam killed quite a few million I think he could of killed more. But the Iraqi war has cost the lives of about 650,000 Iraqis, so maybe in 10 years we will be able to see whether or not it was really worth it. But I guess we will never know.

Answer 9

Excuse me for asking, but since you felt the need to stereotype Americans, what country are you from?

You are wrong, Iraq openly gave money to suicide bombers, some Americans were killed by suicide bombers. Also, Saddam allowed the mastermind of the Achille Laurel hijack to live in Baghdad. Now, if that is not supporting terrorism, then I'm Bill Gates.

Answer 10

Terrorists want to eradicate the Western world. There were and are terrorists in Iraq.
The American media is very biased. Their government has a massive influence in it. They brainwash themselves with patriotic propaganda.
They're a big target for terrorism. Can't critisise them for defending themselves, as Britain also does.