Would there have been an IRAQ War (gulf war 2) if George Bush had never been elected?

Answer 1

It would have still happened. Because many US politicians seriously believed that Iraq had WMDs and were a threat to world peace.

They even believed that Saddam had links to terrorist groups like Al Queda.

And considering that 9/11 would have happened, its likely that even a democrat with that current information would go to war with Iraq.

Anyone investigating as to how that sort of information had resulted? I don't see any. Bush's "decisions" are in sharp contrast with what has actually happened over the years and what is still happening now.

All that is a really big mystry.

Answer 2

The President of the U.S. has an official duty to protect "America at all cost" I pray that your Inteligent Son returns back Home Safely,as well as the rest of our Men & Women in the Middle-East. I have long thought that the Bush Adminastration was & still is the (Ruddest Adminastration) since The first Bush Adminastration. Rember when China sent back our Spy Plane back in Crates after they went through the whole damn thing. Well, that sure as hell was one of the most Emberrassing chapters for a White House Admin. I Question alot of the Stratagies the White House has been useing to defeat the Terrorists. I am almost confident that not long after Saddam has been Excuted that we will more than likely see the U.S. withdraw a little bit at a time. I believe that the President we have now is probably tying -up the loose ends for his Father.What better way to funnell money-through a War that ultimatly has no Weapons of mass destruction. They'll more than likely say at the hite House that this Country must move on. The White House seems to be a bunch of Money Whores that can't leave well-enough alone. I am a Democrat & I did not vote for those incompatent people at the White House to ruin everything that the Democrats have worked so hard for. Remember it was the Clinton Admin that got this Country out of the Red, & it is the Republicans are the ones that is foolinf this Country by spending what the Democrats have worked for. Shame on those Republican War Whores.

Answer 3

I don't believe an Iraq war would have occurred. It's a mess, and all this squabbling between dem's and republican's over this senseless war is disheartening to say the least.

The troops are caught between a rock and hard place, and will suffer regardless of what is decided.

I did 14 months in iraq to finish my 34 year career in the military and retired due to a physically disabling injury. I did my part as best i could, and did it even though i knew from the beginning this war was the wrong way to deal with Iraq.

Answer 4

First to Michael_t: Welcome home and (from a Vietnam Era vet)
thanks for your service in the name of America. We are proud of you and your service.

Would there have been a war in Iraq: There is no way to know - obvioulsy. That would have depended on who was making the decisions and how much credence they gave to the intelligence coming out of the Middle East. What should be obvious is that the US had to respond to the terrorist attack. Should the spread of the action to Iraq been undertaken - possibly not considering that there were no "significant" stockpiles of WMD found.

Consider this: the decisions make in the attack on Iraq can only be as good as the intelligence, and its interpretation, gathered from the area. Obviously, the average American citizen would be a poor choice to be a "spy" in any of the Middle Eastern countries. Therefore, any intelligence would have to be gathered by a person living there with an established identity and trust of the people around them. This opens the door to being given much misleading information since the source could have their own reasons for providing wrong information. They could even be a "plant" by a terrorist organization.

So, the decision for an attack on Iraq did not depend as much on who was making the decision as it did on giving credence to the intelligence available on the situation.

Answer 5

If Gore won the 2000 election, then no. We would not be in Iraq today. Saddam would STILL be in power defying UN resolutions and weapons inspectors, supporting and supplying terrorists then denying it later, and continuing his illegal weapons programs. If Gore was president it is also pretty unlikely that we would have US forces in Afghanistan, as Gore would have sought ways of working WITH the Taliban to apprehend Al Qaeda terrorists (which obviously they would not have done). The Gore administration (like the Clinton administration) would have considered the 911 attacks criminal acts instead of acts of war, and sought a legal response through the UN. In a nut shell, there would be no department of homeland security, no war on terror, no major increases in our military or intelligence communities, and we'd be on the DEFENSIVE when it came to terrorism instead of the offensive.

Answer 6

Maybe, maybe not. Remember, Clinton claimed Saddamy had WMDs back in 1998. But then, if Bush 41 had taken out Saddamy back in 1991, there probably wouldn't have been a second Iraq war.

Answer 7

I doubt it, he had an agenda to take out Saddam, and he attacked this country with no valid reason. I do not think that most of America supports this war and the only reason they did at first was because of the lies of Bush. In answer to your question, no I do not think that we would have attacked Iraq unless they attacked another country.

Answer 8

i don't beleive there would have been. no.I think mr bush fancies himsef a war president,like eisenhower or churchill in england.
he has some sort of god complex. he scares the crap out of me.I see the steps that got to the bombing of iraq, but they don't really add up. bushis up to ears ears in 9/11.no im not a conspiracy nut saying he done it, but i do think that it was payback for something he did or said or policy or deal he backed out on etc....something stinks.
and now he is wanting to drop the consumption of oils so us will be less dependant on middle east. mmmmmm me smells another rat.

Answer 9

It's hard to say. Clinton initiated the policy of regime change in Iraq, and it's possible that he was just waiting for the political will in the US to begin.

Legal standing for the invasion existed long before, but countries are cautious when it comes to going to war.

Answer 10

One can only assume that there would not have been one. There might not have even been an invasion of Afghanistan. The terrorist would have been stronger and we would have seen more world wide threats from them. The US would have talked and talked and never taken a stand. The UN would have given in to the threat from Terror and may even have given Iraq a seat in the security council.