Does a free Iraq destabilize the Iranian extremist terrorist funding government?

Question

Saddam paid every family of a suicide bomber $10,000. Though he wasn't the largest supporter of terrorism he certainly backed them.
He was the easiest target to beat and save American lives by making Iraq the catalyst for political change throughout the Middle East.

A free Iraq with all Iraqi citizens receiving their fare share of oil revenue checks (as in Kuwait) will destabilize the Iranian government causing a thereat from within their own country.

Destabilizing Iran automatically weakens the foundation of the Syrian government.

These are the 2 largest contributors to terrorists. This has been the strategy from day one but the current administration cannot come right out and speak these words.

This will cause the monies flowing like a river to Al-Quaeda, Hezbollah, and Ham mas to be reduced to a dripping faucet.

The war in Iraq has been about undermining the terrorist supporting countries of the entire Middle East and is a logical step to end the source of money to terrorist organizations.

Once again...a free Iraq is their worst nightmare.

God Bless

I remember Saddam in the news promising the $10,000. He was snubbing the West with this statement. Whether he actually paid or not is irrelivant because future suicide bombers thought their families would recieve this. At the bery least he initiated terrorism in this fasion....He had to go.

Jack I do see civil War there never said I didn't.
think when you read and stop being blind to the holocaust that will come when we leave.

Wendy it was all over the news in the 1990's. It was Palestinian suicide bombers.

When we leave I hope your proud that millions will be slaughtered because we don't care enough to follow through on our responsibility.
Mistake or lies we are now responsible.

Answer 1

Where do you get your information? The terrorists hated Saddam, they are glad he's gone. Saddam was a Ba'athist, the terrorists are mostly Sunni, such as Al Quaeda, and these two groups hate each other. Terrorist groups in Iraq have only increased since Saddam was removed (of course, it's still good that he's gone) but there is no evidence that he supported terrorists, and if you have any, you should provide it, instead of just making unsubstantiated claims.

EDIT--Don't pull that crap with me. I haven't mentioned my stance on "pulling out" so don't throw up any straw man arguments to undermine people who don't agree with your statements. I actually think that it WOULD be wrong to leave now, we have created a chaotic mess that would lead to a terrorist lead state (and, yes, the slaughter of millions) if we left, so now we are now in a position where we have to police a civil war, and defeat the terrorists that are there NOW (that weren't there before). I can only guess that you got your information about MY views on Iraq from the same place you got your info about Saddam funding terrorists (since you haven't backed it up otherwise)...your own baseless assumptions.

Answer 2

"Saddam paid every family of a suicide bomber $10,000"

Do you have a source for that?

"He was the easiest target to beat and save American lives by making Iraq the catalyst for political change throughout the Middle East."

Agreed

I should point out that there is no conclusive link between terrorism and Syria and Iran, but it's not a hard connection to fathom.

A free and westernized Iraq is a danger to middle eastern governments that preach anti-western messages. If Iraqis enjoy western ideals and freedoms, the ideas will more quickly spread in the middle east, which will diminish the power of anti-western messages. This in turn could lead to stability as middle easterners would reject the idea that the US and the west in general are 'just plain evil'.

Answer 3

Turn off FOx news and Rush. None of this is true. In education you will find truth. Iraq is in civil war now. Why do you not see it? Iraq will be in civil war for 10 years to come. All sides want the oil money.
Democracy is not a gift to be given, it can not be installed. BTW, the Suadis have said they will support the terrorist Sunni minority in Iraq. Get your facts straight.

Answer 4

Actually, Sadaam offerred to give the families of Palestinian suicide bombers $10,000, not Iranians. As for actually delivering, we have no idea if he did or not.

Answer 5

We did a job for the Iranians in the removal of Saddam. Iran probably has more influence in what goes on in Iraq than the US does, and you think it destabilizes them?

Answer 6

Typical Right Wing Authoritarian (RWA) fantasy
almost every sentence is not true but it is a great example


Table 1: Hostility & Fear Toward Outgroups

RWA’s are more likely to:

* Weaken constitutional guarantees of liberty, such as the Bill of Rights.
* Punish severely ‘common’ criminals in a role-playing situation.
* Admit they get personal pleasure from punishing such people.
* But go easy on authorities who commit crimes and people who attack minorities.
* Be prejudiced against many racial, ethnic, nationalistic, and linguistic minorities.
* Be hostile toward homosexuals.
* Support ‘gay-bashing.’
* Be hostile toward feminists.
* Volunteer to help the government persecute almost anyone.
* Be mean-spirited toward those who have made mistakes and suffered.
* Be fearful of a dangerous world.
Table 2: Not-So-Healthy Ingroup Cohesion


RWA’s are more likely to:

* Strongly believe in group cohesiveness and ‘loyalty.’
* Insist on traditional sex roles.
* Use religion to erase guilt over their acts and to maintain their self-righteousness.
* Be ‘fundamentalists’ and the most prejudiced members of whatever religion they belong to.
* Accept unfair and illegal abuses of power by government authorities.
* Trust leaders (such as Bush) who are untrustworthy.


Table 3: Faulty reasoning

RWA’s are more likely to:

* Make many incorrect inferences from evidence.
* Hold contradictory ideas leading them to ‘speak out of both sides of their mouths.’
* Uncritically accept that many problems are ‘our most serious problem.’
* Uncritically accept insufficient evidence that supports their beliefs.
* Uncritically trust people who tell them what they want to hear.
* Use many double standards in their thinking and judgements.


Table 4: Profound Character Flaws


RWA’s are more likely to:

* Be dogmatic.
* Be zealots.
* Be hypocrites.
* Be bullies when they have power over others.
* Help cause and inflame intergroup conflict.
* Seek dominance over others by being competitive and destructive in situations requiring cooperation.


Table 5: Blindness To Own Failings

RWA’s are more likely to:

* Believe they have no personal failings.
* Avoid learning about their personal failings.
* Be highly self-righteous.
* Use religion to erase guilt over their acts and to maintain their self-righteousness.



Table 6: RWA’s Political Tendencies

RWA’s are more likely to:

* Weaken constitutional guarantees of liberty, such as the Bill of Rights.
* Accept unfair and illegal abuses of power by government authorities.
* Trust leaders (such as Bush) who are untrustworthy.
* Sometimes join left-wing movements, where their hostility distinguishes them.
* But much more typically endorse right-wing political parties.
* Be conservative/Reform party (Canada) or Republican Party (United States) lawmakers who
1. have a conservative economic philosophy;
2. believe in social dominance;
3. are ethnocentric;
4. are highly nationalistic;
5. oppose abortion;
6. support capital punishment;
7. oppose gun-control legislation;
8. say they value freedom but actually want to undermine the Bill of Rights;
9. do not value equality very highly and oppose measures to increase it;
10. are not likely to rise in the Democratic party, but do so among Republicans.

This is what the war is really about

Answer 7

God Bless