What is this war really over?

Question

I am really confused about the cause for war......

Answer 1

This war is about three things:
1. The Bush family had a personal vendetta against Saddam Hussein since the days of Desert Storm, and George W. Bush was selected President so that he could 'settle the score';
2. Cheney wanted all that OIL swimming underneath Iraq's sands;
3. Ever since World War II, the giant U.S. military-industrial complex recognized how profitable 'war' could be. So all the politicians were bought up, pricey lobbyists were hired, and special interest groups were formed to encourage and promote more 'war (Eisenhower warned us about this).
Thus, we were engaged in the Korean Conflict, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Cold War, Vietnam and Desert Storm so that McDonnell-Douglass, Lockheed-Martin, Sikorsky and a gang of other government contractors could make billions of dollars in profit. A new 'war' was necessary to boost their sagging profits, AND to let two newcomers share in the government war trough: the Carlyle Group and Halliburton both have direct ties to the Bush-Cheney White House, and both have made billions of dollars off this war.
Don't kid yourself; from Day One, this 'war' war about OIL and WAR PROFITEERING. Our government doesn't give a damn about bringing democracy to Iraq. -RKO- 07/31/07

Answer 2

1. Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Iraqis, according to intelligence from various governments, was building biological, chemical and possibly nuclear weapons. Since the Gulf War in 1991, they violated numerous UN resolutions, demanding disarmament. The US had evidence that Saddam Hussein was collaborating with terrorists, such as those loyal to Osama bin Laden.

The UN expected the US to use its diplomatic leverage to gain compliance with UN resolutions. In 1998, US Congress passed the "Iraqi Freedom Act", which authorized President Clinton to use force to overthrow Saddam's regime.

2. Oil: Iraq's oil is vital to the world market, as a top producer, its supply could be used to raise money for Iraq's development of weapons and for terrorist activities. Another reason for the invasion was to keep this supply flowing and out of the hands of a terrorist regime.

3. Reports showed that Saddam's regime was weakening, and that Sunni leaders were planning a revolution that would establish an Islamist government closely tied to al Qaida. This was part of bin Laden's plan to expand his revolution to the Arab countries. The US would've been involved at some point, but chose a preemptive strike.

4. Other reasons are given, but I think the 3 above are the chief reasons with credibility.

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Answer 3

Well, there is no cause. We were understandably shaken, confused, and pissed off about 9/11. So we started a War on Terror. This war entailed finding, detaining, and punishing the leaders of terrorist groups we believed were a threat to our country, like Osama bin Laden.

But then we began to involve ourselves with Iraq. Supposedly, Iraq had WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction). However, try as we could, we found none. Then we found a trailer with materials that "could be made into WMD's" so we declared that war a victory. Then we decided we had to kill Saddam. Then we decided we had to stablize the country. But we can't. So why are we there? Well, I think everyone is trying to figure that out at this point.

Answer 4

Americans are Still there are Troops Are Fighting this War and the Bush Administration thinks this war is Winnable They said the same thing four Years ago, and we have been losing since.

Answer 5

It's not over anything. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, It's political. Halliburton gave Dick Cheney $25 million when he ran for VP and in turn they are getting all the rebuilding and construction contracts in Iraq. That's politics. The sad thing is that young Americans are dying for it.

Answer 6

Wars are caused when two sides have opposing viewpoints on some issues and no negotiations are possible.

Answer 7

Some wars are fought for land
Some wars are fought for energy
Some wars are fought out of hatred
Some wars are fought to free people
Some wars are fought to keep people safe

Answer 8

See, we people of the United States have been attacked by terrorists for many years. There are terrorists living in the US right now who want to attack us, and are probably planning on do so in the not-too-distant future.

We got tired of it. We decided that we would fight the terrorists in their backyards, instead of in the middle of New York City.

We started out by "taking out" a brutal dictator, by the name of saddam hussein. He was cruel & barbaric. He was torturing & killing innocent people, including women and children.

The people of Iraq wanted democracy. They did not like being under the rule of a sadistic dictator. So, we were fighting terrorism, as well as helping the Iraqi people achieve freedom.

We did not invade them with the motive of killing innocent people (like the left wing extremists like to accuse us of). Rather, we went in there to FREE the Iraqi people.

Watch Fox News for the most accurate reporting of what is going on in Iraq.

My son is in the military & is currently in the middle east. He knows exactly what is going on over there. When Fox News reports match up to what my son is telling me, I know they are telling the truth.

Answer 9

I think some Mullah made comments about Hillary's thick ankles.

Answer 10

Government/Politicians Presidents decide to have wars - they make-up the reasons for them as they go along.