How come we have not invaded every country with WMDS and terrorism?

Question

i really dont get it. if iraq was about removing a tyrant from power, wmds, and protect the gulf for its heavy duty oil interests, we should really invade the entire middle east too. how come only iraq? and what about iran? who clearly supports terrorism and provide hezbollah and terrorists in iraq with training, money, and weapons.

how come we have not done anything about darfur, sundan? is it because they dont have any oil? because they're not in a strategic oil location bush cant do anything?

is it because

1. bush has (now had) a personal hate agenda vs saddam for trying to kill bush sr.

and

2. counterpart buddy cheney was CEO of halliburton, biggest war profiteer on this war on terrorism?

i want to know your educated responses, thank you.

Answer 1

Because Saddam broke the conditions of the armistice from the First Gulf War. It was a binding, legal document.

He should have been canned by 1994 but Clinton was afraid of what the polls would say. Instead, he ended up bombing Serbian Christians from 30000 feet, and then he contracted Halliburton to clean up the mess. They made a profit off that operation. Al Gore spoke highly of their performance.

Iraq has not been great for Halliburton. Please remember that at the start of the war, Cheney had already sold his Halliburton stock at a loss, Barbara Boxer owned the stock, the family of LBJ has long been major shareholders, and Michael Moore and George Soros currently own plenty.

Answer 2

I'm not exactly sure if oil is the answer, but it certainly has to do with political motivations. There are many other nations that could use "liberation" and "disarming" out there. Most moreso than Iraq. Perhaps its because those wars would be won easily, and therefore would offer very little for profiteering war machine manufacturers. What could possibly be better for a war profiteer than a war that never ends?

Answer 3

It is a political issue. War for oil is arguable but it may have more to do with greasing the wheels of the war machine. One way to combat a recession is a war.

Iraq had very few political allies and little invested in US business. Not just Halliburton profited, many companies profited in the Iraq war.

Answer 4

You misstated your question! We have not invaded ANY country with WMD's and terrorism!

Well, we are helping in Afghanistan, but that was never really a war run by us against Afghanistan!

"In October 2001, in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, marking the beginning of its War on Terrorism campaign, seeking to oust the Taliban and find al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The Afghan Northern Alliance provided the majority of ground forces, while the U.S. and fellow NATO members provided support. The U.S. military name of the conflict was Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)." Wikipedia

At best the US only has circumstantial evidence, denied by Iran, that it has provided any weapons. Even if they did, we are guests in Iraq, and I am sure many of the weapons we have sold countries have been used to kill others! Because we happen to probably be the victim in this case, clearly makes us no saints as the largest weopons supplier in the world!

Both Iraq and Iran, where we have already overthrown an elected government and replaced it with the pro-US Oil Shaw of Iran, are rich in oil!

In the interim, Bush keeps pumping money into Iraq, in a large part to stabalize our economy and make the rich richer! The other is to get oil!

We don't usually get into wars without some business interest being involved, and this one is no difference.

To Bush those who died are just a statistic, much as some of my friends in Vietnam! I bet you, without looking it up, can't tell me how many names are on that black wall? I bet you can't name one Medal of Honor winner from Vietnam, or the only one in Iraq!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8qiyR7iYhk&mode=related&search=


Snap, really! "Even though you have probably had your head in the sand Saddam's military regularly engaged and tried to shoot down U.S. warplanes on patrol... that in itself an act of war."

Where were they on patrol snap? In Iraq's AIRSPACE! That is agains't the UN Charter!

Additionally snap, do you recall that Iraqi airliner we shot down full of civilians? That was an act of war!

Answer 5

Maybe it was because

1.) Saddam was a brutal dictator on par with Hitler, mass graves, killing his own people, torturing and killing women and children... but I guess you can over look that like we did in Bosnia.. oh whoops we didn't and where you complaining then?

2.) After U.N. resolution after resolution, Saddam failed to comply, given more than 10 years to comply and come clean in front of the international community he failed to do so, It is about time we went after him.

3.) Bush was following the Clinton policy on Iraq of "Regime Change" That's right a Clinton policy.

4.) Even though you have probably had your head in the sand Saddam's military regularly engaged and tried to shoot down U.S. warplanes on patrol... that in itself an act of war.

Or does it really make more sense that Bush took an entire country to war risking thousands of lives because he was mad someone thought about killing his Dad? Seriously?... Seriously??

Answer 6

Personally, I do think it is hate that Bush JR had toward Saddam. I really don't have more in depth knowledge of the situation, all I can say is I think Bush JR is abusing his power.

Answer 7

i have a hate agenda with you and you are still alive to make me mad again