The started in the war in Afghanistan because of the terrorists. Then we went to Iraq why?
2007-03-22 11:28:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
But we should not go to war over oil and money we should at least have a good reason to go to war not being idiots like our government is!!!!!!!
2007-03-22 11:57:50 · update #1
Iraq is smack dab in the middle of the richest oil reserve on the planet. As of 9/11 Sadams army was in shambles , his brutality was legendary, and after over 8 years of sanctions the civilian population was undergoing a humanitarian crisis.
Bush and the majority of his cabinet disapproved of Bush senior leaving Sadam in power after the first Gulf war.
All this coupled with a reasonably logical assumption that Sadam probably had some WMD stashed away some where made for a relatively easy sell to the American people that a military invasion was justified on the heals of the 9/11 attack and the administration correctly ascertained that a military victory over Sadams army would be a cake walk.
They incorrectly assumed that once Saddam was removed the Iraqi people would unite to rapidly adopt a democracy that would be a model for the mideast and friendly to the US. Had this gone off as planned it would not only have solved the US energy needs for decades it would also have provided an ideal strategic military base of operations to strike Iran and Syria if military action should be required to bend them to the Administrations will.
Once the Oil reserves of Iraq were secure as well as oil reserves in Iran coupled with oil reserves in Saudi Arabia the US would essentially control the well head in the Mideast and pretty much any country on the planet that the Administration found to be in contention would find it’s energy supply cut off and that would be a very powerful weapon indeed.
Of course the possibility remains that the Administration will go ahead with their plan and invade Iran regardless of the failure to produce a viable friendly democracy, he has the air power sitting idle and he has the ground troops in place and battle hardened if a ground assault is required to destroy military resistance in Iran and or Syria.
The Idea that such shenanigans are a war against terrorism is laughable in that if such actions are taken they will justify the terrorists cause world wide.
Our children’s children’s war to which they speak.
This doesn’t have to be, this environment is being created by wealth and power seeking ever more wealth and power that’s producing the poverty and inequity and warfare that in turn produces the terrorist’s.
2007-03-23 07:14:45 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel O 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
We didn't find who we were looking for so we decided to use Iraq to continue the WAR. Saying it is War in Terrorism. I know if we leave we are screwed but I just cant grasp out spending millions on WAR when we so many issues to deal with in America. We don't have our priorities straight
2007-03-22 11:37:16 · answer #2 · answered by surfinnorcal77 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because mr. bush wanted to impress his daddy. Interesting how Afghanistan seems to take a back seat to the war we're really fighting.
2007-03-22 11:43:35 · answer #3 · answered by katydid 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The attacks of 9/11 caused the people of the US to become more aware of our terrorist enemies.
Iraq was a terrorist state at the time. In order to make it not a terrorist state, the terrorist government had to be removed. This (as Colin Powell pointed out before the invasion) meant that the US "owned" Iraq until a non-terrorist government could be put in place. Unfortunately but predictably, members of the former terrorist government of Iraq started fighting to regain power. In addition, the terrorist government of Iran took advantage of the situation to support Shia terrorists in Iraq, in hopes that a Shia terrorist state could replace the former secular-Sunni terrorist state.
2007-03-22 12:03:08 · answer #4 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 2⤊ 6⤋
For oil sweety, oh and to kick start the economy. Record stock market.
2007-03-22 11:36:50 · answer #5 · answered by daboss 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
i was just talkin about this today that damn bush just wanted to finish what his daddy couldnt,,ya know saddam tried to get ol man bush killed along time ago and bush from texas baby we take that sh-t personally and we might wait awhile baby but best believe you gonna get yours unfortunately he used our troops to do it ,,,if you want the truth about some sh-t go to infowars.com
2007-03-22 11:39:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
cuz mr prezident is a DA
2007-03-22 11:38:26 · answer #7 · answered by Will G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
bush wanted revenge on saddam cuz saddam tried to kill his father in bush's words "that man tried to kill my daddy!"
2007-03-22 11:32:30 · answer #8 · answered by moonlightknightsqueen 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
oil & money
2007-03-22 11:37:03 · answer #9 · answered by ms.m 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋