The iraq war had nothing to do with war on Terrorism?

Question

The Iraq war had nothing to do with war on Terrorism. J. W .Bush said at the start of the Iraq that Iraq was connected to Terrorism and Bin laden. In a latter interview when asked "how has the Iraq was helped the war on Terrorism?" he said "It had nothing to do with the war on Terrorism" Does anyone thin that bush used th 911 attack as an excuse to finish his fathers work some 10 years latter?

Answer 1

We invaded Iraq not because Saddam was strong and an immediate threat but rather he was weak, problematic and control of Iraq and it’s resources would be strategically advantageous.
The tactical reasons are obvious. The Oil and Iraq’s strategic location from the stand point of military bases in order to control oil resources in the entire region.
The political motives are more complex.
Bush Junior and his cabinet for the most part objected to Bush senior leaving Sadam in power after the first Gulf war.
Sanctions started by Bush Sr. and carried on by two terms in office by Clinton had left Iraq in a terrible state in which corrupt government continued to prosper and carry out excesses against any that would oppose them, all the while at the expense of the people who perished to the tune of 1.5 million or more( mostly children) due primarily to lack of proper nutrition , lack of potable water, and lack of proper Medical attention all of which Saddam was able to blame on the West’s policy of Sanctions.
The motivation for them to carry out the invasion when they did and the way that they did was 9/11.
“Make hay while the sun shines”
Prior to 9/11 another major military invasion into Iraq was a hard sell to make to the American people.
In the words of PNAC (the Neo Conservative “ Project for the New American Century” ) an event on the order of Pearl Harbor was needed in order gain the public support required to do so .
So it was not so much because they thought Iraq was responsible for 9/11 but more because 9/11 enabled them to gain the public support they needed to carry out the invasion.
Again it was the OIL and Military bases they were/are ultimately after, WMD and Alkaeda connections were used as tools of propaganda and 9/11 served to justify and bolster the propaganda . IMHO The Administration felt confident it would be easy enough to find a couple of Al Kaeda members in the general population and enough WMD bits and pieces scattered about to back up their rhetoric once they demonstrated to the world that a thriving and secure Iraq was setting an outstanding model of Democracy in the Mid East.

Considering what actually developed out of all this the only honorable course of action left is that of reconciliation, reconstruction, and repairing the public security as best we can without overtly taking sides or trying to micro-manage a Civil War.
Unfortunately Iraqi’s have been left with little alternative but to fight it out till it burns out and some power emerges that restores public security.
This is not a solution but rather a situation that has arisen out of circumstance.
Plans of continuing on with overt demands for Private US oil exploitation, political manipulation and usury as a Military base of operations to expand the war on into Iran and Syria have been dashed by shear ineptitude, dishonesty and deceit carried out by the Administration.
Once some reasonable measure of public security is established the most we can ethically ask of the people of Iraq at this juncture is a reasonable guarantee that they will not engage in all the terrible untrue things we accused them of engaging in as a premise to blow their infrastructure and public security to smithereens in the first place.

Answer 2

The popular verdict that there is more than meets the eye is actually very accurate, but not in any sinister direction. There are reasons that, although quite noble, would be damageing to announce openly. This is not simply a war on terrorism, that was a fairly stupid reason to give, and removing the madman was a small although valid motive. The reasons are there on a much wider level but the public are fickle and those with insight quite often have to act ahead of the blunting democratic process. I know what that says but with a greater percentage of stupid people in every population, and the uninformed, democracy is kinda inadequate to todays needs. Still, Bush sure does fall into that stupid category sadly. So no, to answer your question, terrorism was not the root reason, but the reasons are good.

Answer 3

Of course it hadn't. The punishing, cruel and deadly sanctions imposed on Iraq hadn't brought down Saddam. I bet it never occurred to the military planners that he would just transfer the suffering onto his own people, I bet! So the way was open for them to invade a demoralised and weakened country so the US could steal the oil. What a surprise that the Iraqis are not giving away their oil without a fight. And if Royalbritania wants to lie down and let Bush and Blair at al walk all over her, I'm sure they'll be glad of her support.

Answer 4

Iraq war ofcourse had nothing to do with terrorism, I think Bush senior made Bush junior attack iraq on personal issues with Saddam. & I also think that's why they hung him so that he does not reveal things about them to the world, there was something majorly fishy about the whole war.

Answer 5

Yes I agree...I also think that this Iraq war should have stayed in the us,meaning : why should our british troops be send out there when its got nothing to do with us?? our husband,dads and brothers get killed out there for some other countries personal war..my husband was out there and that where the worst 6 months of my life..

Answer 6

The war in Iraq is about oil and finishing his daddies job yes.

Answer 7

As far as i am concerned the meaning of war has been redefined by a wonderful lady called nicole carter who says: " war should stand for women against rape. peadophiles and rapists are the only people who should be targeted and killed, all other reasons for the killing of innocent people should be very seriously investigated. "

and i agree

in these times of justified monitoring and suspicion i believe we should look into every possibilty for the reason of trouble in otherwise peaceful countries.

sc

p.s. the fact she has accessed this site and is posing as sean connery is testimony to that.

Answer 8

I think 911 hurt George Bush's pride. After that he was obsessed with wiping people out.

Answer 9

It was an excuse to get rid of someone who is not dancing to his (Bush's) tune. Of course, how can they (the army) try their weapons en masse without being questioned. And, also someone has to pay for all these old stocks while the new weapons are being developed, no?

Answer 10

As they say in my country when you make a mistake, "My bad!". Seriously, though, I don't believe the whole "It's all about oil" thing. If so, we wouldn't be paying (by American standards) sky high oil prices. The laws of supply and demand just don't lend credence to that idea.