What was the primary reason why President Bush stated that we had to go into Iraq?

Question

He addressed the nation on national tv and stated the reason.

It is not WMD's. That was a secondary issue resulting from the primary reason.

It is also not oil.

Answer 1

Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq

Whereas in 1990 in response to Iraq's war of aggression against and illegal occupation of Kuwait, the United States forged a coalition of nations to liberate Kuwait and its people in order to defend the national security of the United States and enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq;

Whereas after the liberation of Kuwait in 1991, Iraq entered into a United Nations sponsored cease-fire agreement pursuant to which Iraq unequivocally agreed, among other things, to eliminate its nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs and the means to deliver and develop them, and to end its support for international terrorism;

Whereas the efforts of international weapons inspectors, United States intelligence agencies, and Iraqi defectors led to the discovery that Iraq had large stockpiles of chemical weapons and a large scale biological weapons program, and that Iraq had an advanced nuclear weapons development program that was much closer to producing a nuclear weapon than intelligence reporting had previously indicated;

Whereas Iraq, in direct and flagrant violation of the cease-fire, attempted to thwart the efforts of weapons inspectors to identify and destroy Iraq's weapons of mass destruction stockpiles and development capabilities, which finally resulted in the withdrawal of inspectors from Iraq on October 31, 1998;

Whereas in 1998 Congress concluded that Iraq's continuing weapons of mass destruction programs threatened vital United States interests and international peace and security, declared Iraq to be in "material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations" and urged the President "to take appropriate action, in accordance with the Constitution and relevant laws of the United States, to bring Iraq into compliance with its international obligations" (Public Law 105-235);

Whereas Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region and remains in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations by, among other things, continuing to possess and develop a significant chemical and biological weapons capability, actively seeking a nuclear weapons capability, and supporting and harboring terrorist organizations;

Whereas Iraq persists in violating resolutions of the United Nations Security Council by continuing to engage in brutal repression of its civilian population thereby threatening international peace and security in the region, by refusing to release, repatriate, or account for non-Iraqi citizens wrongfully detained by Iraq, including an American serviceman, and by failing to return property wrongfully seized by Iraq from Kuwait;

Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations and its own people;

Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its continuing hostility toward, and willingness to attack, the United States, including by attempting in 1993 to assassinate former President Bush and by firing on many thousands of occasions on United States and Coalition Armed Forces engaged in enforcing the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council;

Whereas members of al Qaida, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq;

Whereas Iraq continues to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations, including organizations that threaten the lives and safety of American citizens;

Whereas the attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001 underscored the gravity of the threat posed by the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by international terrorist organizations;

Whereas Iraq's demonstrated capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction, the risk that the current Iraqi regime will either employ those weapons to launch a surprise attack against the United States or its Armed Forces or provide them to international terrorists who would do so, and the extreme magnitude of harm that would result to the United States and its citizens from such an attack, combine to justify action by the United States to defend itself;

Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 authorizes the use of all necessary means to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 660 and subsequent relevant resolutions and to compel Iraq to cease certain activities that threaten international peace and security, including the development of weapons of mass destruction and refusal or obstruction of United Nations weapons inspections in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687, repression of its civilian population in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688, and threatening its neighbors or United Nations operations in Iraq in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 949;

Whereas Congress in the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1) has authorized the President "to use United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) in order to achieve implementation of Security Council Resolutions 660, 661, 662, 664, 665, 666, 667, 669, 670, 674, and 677";

Whereas in December 1991, Congress expressed its sense that it "supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 as being consistent with the Authorization of Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1)," that Iraq's repression of its civilian population violates United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 and "constitutes a continuing threat to the peace, security, and stability of the Persian Gulf region," and that Congress, "supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688";

Whereas the Iraq Liberation Act (Public Law 105-338) expressed the sense of Congress that it should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove from power the current Iraqi regime and promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace that regime;

Whereas on September 12, 2002, President Bush committed the United States to "work with the United Nations Security Council to meet our common challenge" posed by Iraq and to "work for the necessary resolutions," while also making clear that "the Security Council resolutions will be enforced, and the just demands of peace and security will be met, or action will be unavoidable";

Whereas the United States is determined to prosecute the war on terrorism and Iraq's ongoing support for international terrorist groups combined with its development of weapons of mass destruction in direct violation of its obligations under the 1991 cease-fire and other United Nations Security Council resolutions make clear that it is in the national security interests of the United States and in furtherance of the war on terrorism that all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions be enforced, including through the use of force if necessary;

Whereas Congress has taken steps to pursue vigorously the war on terrorism through the provision of authorities and funding requested by the President to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001 or harbored such persons or organizations;

Whereas the President and Congress are determined to continue to take all appropriate actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such persons or organizations;

Whereas the President has authority under the Constitution to take action in order to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States, as Congress recognized in the joint resolution on Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40); and

Whereas it is in the national security of the United States to restore international peace and security to the Persian Gulf region;

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Answer 2

i don't believe of he theory up the warfare adverse to Iraq yet I do imagine once there become the slightest reason to flow warfare adverse to them he become going to push it as not hassle-free as achieveable. in case you keep in options for the duration of Dessert hurricane they got here upon a Bomb below his Dad's automobile so the Bush's had it in for Saddam. Plus I do imagine Bush used 9/11 to pry on the yankee human beings's damage as a reason to lower back him for the warfare. Why might want to you attack a u . s . that wasn't the country the attack got here from? also, why might want to you defy the UN and Congress?

Answer 3

So that we could have at least one Democratic Nation to Help bring about Peace in the Middle-East but that won't happen untill the Jews are allowed to re-Build the temple of David and they won't build nowhere else except for where the Dome of The Rock is in Jerusalem!!! Good luck with that!!!

Answer 4

The sanctions against Iraq were going to be dropped. The AEI could not find any WMD's or evidence thereof. Saddam was about to ratify oil deals with entities that did not include any U.S. or British Companies and---W. and his buddies just couldn't have that. Not a war for oil--then please explain these stories explaining the Oil grab that's about to take place.

http://www.independent.co.uk/search/simple.do?publicationId=55&includeSectionId=38&xsuccessUrl=index.jsp%3FtemplateName%3Dresult&xerrorUrl=index.jsp%3FtemplateName%3Dresult&searchEngineName=lucySearch1&includeSubSections=true&pageLength=25&articleType=news&sortString=by_date_desc&maxRows=500&searchString=Iraq+Oil+privitization

Answer 5

To combat terrorism, plus Saddam had been violating his terms of surrender (from the first gulf war) for years.... and of course the threat of WMDs.

Answer 6

15 out of the 19 hijackers came from Saudi Arabia so attention was diverted so the American people don`t demand action in Saudi Arabia where their is Bush family friends plus the elders wanted a reason to invade Iraq to stop the oil value from being changed to euros rather then the dollar which is the same reason Bush wants Hugo out in Venezuela and Iran invaded.

Answer 7

Saddam's non compliance to the UN weapons inspectors. He also repeatedly defied the rules he agreed to with the UN. Not just once or twice, but numerous times.

Answer 8

Saddam was making nukes. According to Rice and Cheney. Makes no difference what Bush said, that mission is done. We are occupying Iraq now. Congress approved the removal of Saddam, they approved the search for WMds. Congress never approved the occupation of Iraq. Congress also has never declared "war on terror" in Iraq.

Answer 9

He said that you are either with us or you're against us.If you are a terrorist organization or you are harboring terrorists,you are our enemy and we will get you!Thats exactly what he is doing and he is not backing off!! That's why I appreciate him!He is not like some other people who go with the popularity polls..GO GEORGE

Answer 10

i think that the reason was personal between Saddam and the royal family of USA

oops i meant bush family

other reason : to bring more power to Iran by helping Iran to enter Iraq and kill most of Sunni people.....

i actually do not believe in all i see on TVs or press
because , by money you can write what ever you want
and power brings money

Answer 11

He & the Democrats agreed that Saddam was an evil force in the area, and had to be stopped.
Saddam had ignored all the Resolutions of the UN, and they also gave Bush the go-ahead.

IT'S FUN TO READ ALL THE IGNORANT BUSH HATING LIES IN THE ANSWERS ABOVE.
Are these little kids, or foreign terrorist supporters?
Anyway, they are funny.