Would Bush and his belligerent neocon cohorts ..?

Question

Would Bush and his belligerent neocon cohorts have invaded Iraq if the Iraqi army had been as well equipped (and as numerous (?), as their own brave soldiers?

I ask simply because I notice America never invaded the old Soviet Union, no matter how oppressed the people were or for that matter, how many deaths were, or would have been orchestrated by the communist regime.

Are Americans only 'brave' and belicose when they are up against a far less capable enemy

Thank you to all who responded. It has been extremely difficult in choosing a best answer. However, it was extremely simple to recognise the gung-ho patriotic replies which were given with the heart and not the head.

My choice for top answers goes to Fawad and sydb 1967

In reply to charles:
Neoconservatism is a political movement, mainly in the United States and Canada, which is generally held to have emerged in the 1960s, coalesced in the 1970s, and has had a significant presence in the administration of George W. Bush and the cabinet of Stephen Harper.
Source: Wikipedia.com

In reply to All hat;

I have read your reply many times and as of yet, I still cannot understand what you have stated. It’s English, but not as I understand it. A lesson in sentence structure, grammar and diction will go a long way when next you post here.

In reply to East Coater:

I promise you, my question is as sincere and candid as it is calculating. I did not imply the US fights those it knows it can beat. I simply asked would America be so willing to invade another country if that country’s armed forces were as well equipped.

The history, which I learned in school, taught me that YOU (America), entered the war after some delay, and did not fight the Nazis single handed. I recall there were countries with names such as Britain, France, Poland, Greece, Canada and Russia to name but a few. America was, I think part of something called “the allies”. Come to think of it, there was another group of allies fighting the Japanese in the pacific.

In reply to ken y:

If I am not mistaken Iraq was behind Turkey in size of army
I asked…”if they were as well equipped as the US army.” Forgive me if I missed the information which must be out in the public domain stating the Iraqi army (admittedly quite large), had in their possession abraams tanks, satellite guided cruise missiles, cluster bombs, state of the art F-16 fighters, the odd aircraft carrier, satellite reconnaissance photography, helicopter-gunships equipped with night vision guided lasers etc etc..

In reply to older fat:

Spoken like a true redneck gung ho patriotic American! You and your ilk epitomise all the negative stereo types the rest of the world judges Americans.

Answer 1

that is one reason we attack them instead of iran or north korea. It should have been the easiest.

Answer 2

Look pal, I'm against the Iraq war because I think it's a criminal act for Bushco to steal oil and or oil money but ... I love my country and Osama will die no doubt and he deserves it. I don't know what country you're from but if you give us a reason Uncle Sam will kick your @ss just fine no matter your army's size. The debate in this country is like a family argument you not in our family you got no say!!! Also as much as I dislike the right wing neo-con idiots, if i was with one and some @ss from another country was to mess with him guess whose side I'd be on and who'd be getting an @ss kicking???

Answer 3

when we went to Iraq the first time they were the #3 army in the world.
the U.S. was rated #2 at the time.
after that fight we were proved to be #1..
the Iraqi army was re-rated to some where in the teens
much to the contrary of what the left had predicted

Answer 4

To answer your first question, yes, they would have.

Your question is disingenuous. You imply, that the US only fights those "it knows" it can beat.
If you know history at all, you know we went to war against an opponent which was superior to us [militarily] in every manner [technology, end strength and training]. I am referring of course to Germany.

So again, yes, we would have [gone to war] against Iraq regardless of their military might.

Answer 5

Our military could easily whoop the Republic guard and Iraqi military . Now the soviet Military is a different story they were (Mostly ) and well equipped as we were at the time.

Answer 6

People like you who issue inflammatory statements are the reason there is was in the first place. You may think of yourself as a powerless aasshole, but even you can contribute to the pain in the world.

Answer 7

Good point. We will never attack Korea, and is a lot worse than Iraq ever was.

Answer 8

The better question is would they have invaded if Iraq did not have any oil?

Answer 9

Sometimes you have to fight. Sometimes you don't. And there is more than one way to fight. Study up on it.

Answer 10

yes u r absolutly right.
A lion always atakes on a poor animal.