Why do people think that the war in Iraq has anything to do with terrorism?

Question

Invading Iraq had nothing to do with terrorism. It's been proven that Iraq had nothing to do with 9-11. It's been proven that Iraq did not support al Queda. It's been proven that Iraq did not have the capability to provide terrorist groups with WMD's. It's a fact that the 'insurgents' operating in Iraq are a result of the invasion.
So tell me... how exactly was the invasion in Iraq, or the current operations in Iraq keeping us safe?

CWebb:
American soldiers are dying because the US invaded Iraq. If a foreign nation invaded the US, wouldn't you do what ever it took to resist them? I know I would. And you seriously need to figure out what a WMD is... seriously.

Nightrider:
Read the 9-11 Commission's report. There was no connection between Iraq and the 9-11 terrorists. Iraq did not fund or supply terrorists with weapons. The terrorists were/are in Afghanistan, so why the invasion of Iraq?

Julia:
al-Qaida bombed Madrid AS A RESULT OF the invasion of Iraq. Ditto for the bombings in Bali and London. The invasion gave these maniacs another reason to hate the West, and did nothing but INCREASE the risk of terrorist attack.

Answer 1

It is the nature of people to put some trust in what their political leaders tell them. The leaders are the ones who have the consultants, whether military, political, financial, etc. to do the research and analysis and to advise appropriate action; we do try to trust that they will not manpulate historical facts to their own ends or to justify their own agendas.
As for "our" safety, (whoever "we" are), the Iraqi invasion and subsequent operations are probably pretty much irrelevant in terms of protection for any but the Iraqi people themselves.
The real question now is not why events have come to pass, but what can be done about the present and the future. Political debate is useless unless it leads to real solution of real problems.

Answer 2

It was not all sudden. Iraqi Government has continuously ignore signals from the USA for its hostility. Invasion of Kuwait made Iraqi Government unpopular. To safeguard American interest it was necessary to bring stability which was not possible without change of Government in Iraq. I still feel that it was a mistake to invade Iraq. There were other alternatives to put pressure on Iraq.

Answer 3

If al-Qaida had nothing to with Iraq ...

... why did they set off bombs in Madrid two days before an election in Spain, for the purpose of getting Spanish soldiers to pull out of ...

... Iraq?

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Current operations in Iraq are keeping us safe, because we are fighting the terrorists in their backyard instead of in ours.

And yes, they are terrorists. They are not "insurgents." Most of these "insurgents" aren't even Iraqi.

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Answer 4

Yea, then why are they blowing up markets, and why are our soldiers dying. Someone seems to be terrorizing someone. I'd rather our soldiers be over there hunting down people with bombs. I don't want terrorist over here blowing up the markets or a coffee shop. Was an Army invading Kuwait not a weapon of mass destruction? Was a tree chipper turned into a human meat grinder not a weapon of mass destruction? United we stand divided we fall. Wake up.

Answer 5

Iraq did all those things. You still did not get the purpose behind this war, do you?

The terrorists will be on our soil. We put an end by going there. Simple. It is called the pre-emptive strike. I am with Bush. He is the greatest President we have seen in a long time.

If the mohammed does not come to mountain the mountain should go to the mohammed.......................

Answer 6

not true to all of the aforesaid.