Was Saddam really a threath for US? Why does the war really take place?

Question

Take into account the fact that they never found the "massive destruction weaponds" they were looking for.

Answer 1

Your not American what do you care?

"massive destruction weaponds" try weapons of mass destruction or WMDs for short
But I'll humor you, whats the difference at this point? Its obvious Saddam wanted the world to believe he had them. Why was it OK for Clinton to fight a "humanitarian" war in Bosnia? Do you have any idea what Saddam did to his own people? Why was it ok for Clinton to go after and remove Slobodan Milosevic from power but not ok for Bush to remove Saddam Hussein?

Answer 2

The official rationale for war was essentially discredited when the WMD's were never found. We went onto another rationale at that time. We decided that Iraq needed to be a democracy and oh yeah ----Saddam was a brutal dictator who by the way we supported when he warred against Iran for 10 years.

And now for the only logical reason why the only super power in the world would attack a pitiful third world country when other countries were in much greater need of American attention???

Could it possibly be the oil and the perception they were easy pickings. Little did the powers that be realize that taking candy from this particular baby would be more than they bargained for!!!

Answer 3

Yes, he was a threat to the US. Not a direct military threat (as in he's going to invade next week) - a threat to our allies and to our oil supplies by threatening supply sources and routes. Further, he supported terrorists from one end of the globe to the other, including financing, training, and equipment.

Add to this the WMD threat - yes, I'm sorry, but they DID find a number of WMDs (over 200 - some have been used recently in IED attacks where the agents thankfully failed to disperse). Further, they KNEW he had WMD's after he used them on his own people several times and against the Iranians. In addition, he had the plans and equipment to reconsitute his programs - including nuclear - in place, these have been found and documented. Finally, the folks who transported many of his WMD's into Syria have been located and testified as to their dispersment. That additional threat gave Saddam the capability to indirectly attack the United States and cause millions of casualties rather than just the thousands that bin Ladin's minions did.

So yes, he was a threat. He was in violation of UN sanctions (and being helped in that by France, Germany, and Russia), over 12 different UN resolutions and the terms of the Gulf War I cease-fire.

EDIT: For you 'No Blood For Oil!' dingbats - the US doesn't get more than 3% of our oil from Iraq. Get a clue. The war is a lot more about destabilizing the terror-supporting governments of the region in order to secure access to the rest of the region's oil for the US and the rest of the world than it is about Iraq's oil. Get a grip and learn something about how the world works. And the minute you can come up with a substitute for crude oil to keep global civilization running, I'll get one of your signs for my front yard.

Orion

EDIT: For you WMD folks, I've attached links to two lists of WMDs found so far. Enjoy.

Answer 4

Saddam was threat to Israel among other nations over there he was in fact paying family's of sons that would become suicide bombers and bomb Israel 50'000 dollars. and wmd's are not just nukes they are also chemical weapons as will which we did find over there. along with the labs that they were using to make them this man was a terrorist of his own people and of the nation of Israel our war isn't just against one terrorist but all of them

Answer 5

Well he was ignoring UN sanctions, and not allowing un fettered acces for us to look for WMD now what would that tell you ?
or does it need to be spelled out ?
and at least now the mooslemms gone wild will realize their is consequences for their religious animosity

Answer 6

The big answer is:

Now there is no DOUBT that he is not a threat.

And now we have a foothole in Al Qaeda land and our freaking Democrats are too stupid to know it.

Answer 7

He was not a threat. He was completely contained. We invaded Iraq under false (and perpetually shifting) pretences. In fact, if Saddam had really had WMD's we would have left him alone. North Korea has nukes and we're not even engaging them one one one.

Answer 8

he was threat to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, friends of Bush

Answer 9

it was all about money and oil
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