Why are we in Iraq?

Question

I do not want troll answers... This is a sincere question to military personal or anyone else privy to information outside of the mainstream media.

Answer 1

I was painting Army vehicles desert camo in 1974.

By itself that says nothing. If I add that I was in the very green country of Germany, there was a cold war in full gear, 40 miles east of me 2 Soviet Divisions stood by a little perspective may come to light.

In between now and then many things have happened in that region.(Middle East) If you have an example of something good in that list please share.

If you can name a Democracy in the Region (Turkey and Israel do not count) please share.

If you can name a product manufactured in the region please share. Again not from Turkey or Israel.

If you want to claim the US is responsible for the economic failure in every country in the region. Please be very very detailed in your response.

Do you play chess?

If you stand in the center of Iran and look to your east....you see NATO. To the west you see 130,000 (and growing) hard charging, welled armed members of a fan club, but not your fan club. You see these sorry SOB's trying to show these mislead masses that Democracy might hold a future that does not include dictator after dictator.(I concead this is very difficult) Can't have that, so you arm your loyal minions and begin a war by proxy (ref. Korea and Viet Nam) with your new neighbor.

Change does not occur without effort.

As a Certified Project Manager I know beyond reasonable doubt that no plan is perfect. That if not given time to succed or fail you will not be able to tweek things. You will make mistakes, bad decisions and lose sleep.

There has never been a project of any type that met its goal by staying on the drawing table.

My opinion is that Iran is the ultimate target.

9/11/01 gave us reason to go to Afghanistan.

UN sanctions littered with diplomatic speak for war (serious consequence) got us to Iraq. We're playing chess now!!!

Iran has no stick so it speaks loudly.

I accept my postion could be completely wrong, partially wrong, just a little wrong or very close to reality. There is no one reading this that knows for sure either way. We can only guess.

Answer 2

I have read the answers above me and dont agree with any of them. This isnt trying to be a troll answer, i am deathly serious. My fiancee is in the army and I feel very strongly about this. We are in Iraq bc of this administration. And it IS about oil. Oil and money. Iraq didnt attack us. It's like saying that we are going to bomb Mississippi because Timothy Mcvay is from there. Iraq has done nothing to us. They are in a civil war. The middle east has always had some conflict. There's is religious. We are not freeing anyone. We are not saving anyone. They have oil that we need. Our fuel standards in this country are a joke. If we had the same fuel standards as Japan we would never need to import another ounce of oil. This administration has lied to us from the word GO. You should download and watch OUTFOXED and Bill Moyers Journal online. You will get your answers there.

Answer 3

From my JROTC class, one of the Sergeants tell us that we must stay in Iraq to ensure the safety for future generations. If we pull out now, the new Iraqi government will flounder and we are asking for an attack on US. This is because there are still enemies out there that extremely abhor us. Not only so, there is the oil issue. The middle east is, in part, responsible for the majority of the oil production, and they are a part of the OPEC(organizations of petroleum exporting countries). (That's all I know.. good luck!)

But this here website has some answers:
http://www.rmbowman.com/ssn/iraq2.htm

Answer 4

Because this administration believes in the "domino effect". If we bring democracy to one regime in the ME, the rest will see it's a good thing and follow (thus turning former adversaries into valuable trading partners) . The reason it's Iraq (IMO) and not a country that actually posed a threat is because they were so poor a country and had such a weak military. The Bush admin (like a high-school bully) decided to take down the weakest nation to gain a foot hold. It might have worked out better for them too if they had actually listened to the people with foreign policy and war experience instead of the people who told them what they wanted to hear.

Answer 5

First of all, it's NOT for oil. That's one of the excuses I hear here that I'm most tired of. Most of the oil that U.S. consumes comes from THIS hemisphere. No part of the Middle East is in THIS hemisphere. The greatest consumers of Middle Eastern oil are, not surprisingly, those in closest proximity to it with the highest demand: China, Russia, Europe, India, and other places in Asia. Most of OUR oil comes from our own stores, plus those in Canada, the Caribbean, Venezuela, and a few other places, nearby in geographic terms.

We went there to liberate the Iraqi people from Saddam and his tyrannical government, which we accomplished. We found him, captured him, and the Iraqis themselves tried him and executed him and some of his top lieutenants (hence the name of the operation, Operation Iraqi Freedom). Our mission also included finding weapons of mass destruction. While we did not find LARGE stockpiles of drastic potential, we did indeed find weapons of mass destruction, mostly of a chemical nature--which most people know and acknowledge that he used in the past against his own people. We would have found more if Saddam hadn't had so much warning and time to prepare first and ship it out of the country, however.

The mission now is completely different. We are fighting an enemy comprised of homegrown terrorists and foreign terrorists, funded, trained, and supplied by sources both inside and outside the country; so in essence, we're now fighting to KEEP Iraqis free and to keep their own elected government in power while they stabilize and set up their own forces--which by anyone's standards, especially given the region, its culture, its interpretation of its major religion, and especially its history, is no small feat, and CANNOT be accomplished quickly OR easily. This is something that, if it is to be accomplished correctly, will take a long time and a commitment on our part to help them. If you don't like it or don't agree, hey--it's not as if anyone's forcing you to go over there and help them, or help us. Americans, by and large, are completely unaffected by this war and have remained so for its entire duration--not to mention have enjoyed increased safety and security as one of the windfalls. The fact that despite all this so many of them are frothing at the mouth and declaring their hatred for the president and the troops is a testimony to the backwards values (or lack thereof) of many people in today's so-called "enlightened" American society.

Answer 6

Flawed Intelligence and a stubborn Sadam.

If he had allowed UN Inspectors free access, he would still be in power.

Answer 7

the american army needs action jackson and iraq is as good a place as any. but really the american army is a bling bling business that needs to get down somewhere so it can use all these new expensive toys.

with that being said a shout goes out to all soldiers overseas everywhere.

Answer 8

This question has been answered hundreds of times....to free the Iraqi people and assist them building a democracy and viable useful country.......Simple