A history quiz...Please tell me your political party and then tell me your answer as though this was a history exam. I'm interested in the way our nation divides itself on the issue of war. Please be serious.
1) Why did we go to war in Iraq?
2) Why did we go to war in Afghanistan?
3) Why did we go to war in Yugoslavia?
4) Why did we go to war in Kuwait?
5) Why did we go to war in Panama?
6) Why did we go to war in Vietnam?
7) Why did we go to war in Korea?
8) Why did we go to war during the World Wars?
9) Why did we go to war during Spanish-American conflict?
10) Why did we go to war with ourselves?
2007-05-29 05:20:02 · 6 answers · asked by Incognito 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Republican
1. Iraq broke HUNDREDS of UN resolutions and had WMD's
2. Afghanistan harbored terrorists
3. Yugoslavia had ethnic cleansing with two groups
4. Kuwait was enslaved by iraq
5. Manuel noriega had a drug pipeline to the US
6.The communists were encroaching into vietnam and enslaving people
7. The North koreans were invading a peaceful country
8. Both world wars were involved invading armies and dominations of countries
9. The maine exploded and the cubans looked complicate in the explosion
10. To be heroes and to save innocent civilians
2007-05-29 05:25:02 · answer #1 · answered by infobrokernate 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No party affiliation
1)We thought that they had WMD and they kicked out the UN inspectors monitering them. Also we thought that they provide material support to terrorist organizations.
2) 9/11 and they refused to give up bin laden.
3) Humanitarian mission to protect the Bosnians and then the Kosovars.
4) It has a lot of oil resrves and we did not want them all in the hands of a dictator who was unstable and who might attack other oil rich Gulf states if allowed to get away with invading Kuwait
5) Sorry, I am not well versed on this one.
6) We were asked by the South Vietnamese for protection and we feared the spread of communism in Asia as a result of the domino effect.
7) Same as above.
8) Pearl Harbour in WWI and the violation of neutral countries in WWII.
9) This was basically about getting more land.
10) Are you refering to the civil war?
2007-05-29 05:24:00 · answer #2 · answered by A Person 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO Political Party. Now for the answers to your questions.
1)To stop a nation that sponsored terrorism.
2)To stop another nation that sponsored terrorism, specifically on 9/11/2001.
3)To stop Serbia's genocide against non-Serbs.
4)To stop Saddam Hussein from claiming it.
5)To stop a drug lord.
6)To stop communism.
7)To stop communism.
8)To stop Germany, Austria, The Ottman Empire(World War One only)Italy, and Japan(World War Two only) from taking over the world.
9)To stop Spanish Imperial Oppression.
10)Didn't Happen, unless you're talking about the Civil War.
2007-05-29 05:31:03 · answer #3 · answered by ddey65 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to pass the time. not affiliated with any political party, thank you
2007-05-29 05:22:37 · answer #4 · answered by Jahpson 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no body REALLY knows why, bush said its cuz of 9/11, but with all the lies going around, who knows!
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2007-05-29 05:29:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
you sound lazy....another trait of liberalism.
2007-05-29 05:22:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋