Do you really think Bush would have gone to war with Iraq if they had not tried to kill his daddy?

Answer 1

Probably. Because our country was being attacked in different ways. The USS Cole was one of the first. The twin towers was a biggie. If somebody slaps you in the face once, and then hits you over the head; do you just keep letting them do it? Or do you decide to defend yourself? I hated it when he did it; but they would keep on and on doing it. I think a coward would let them keep on killing and destroying and not do anything to defend themselves.
I don't believe the United States should just sit and let anybody do whatever they want to destroy us; without sticking up for ourselves. People and countries act the same way.

Do you really think we should be cowards and keep taking a beating without doing anything about it?

Answer 2

yes, firstly there was a plan to assasinate daddy, why, cause he was the reason for the highway of death a large scale atrocity which was only covered by the military media leading all to believe it was iraqi soldiers dressed as civilians and children trying to escape, so good that the us soldiers actually swear that this is what happened.

secondly, if not for that reason bush went to war for the following reasons;

To provide Halliburton (Dick Cheney was CEO) the largest multi-billion dollar no-bid contract in Iraq. What are friends for?
2.Vast oil fields with the US military to obtain and safeguard them for Bush’s corporate junta.
3.Iraq was Israel’s number one threat. Israel also receives 40% of all US aid and the latest military hardware, even though their population is only about 7 million. And to top it off, the most powerful lobbying organization in Washington DC is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) which has tremendous influence.

Saddam was about to have sanctions lifted and was planning on selling his oil in Euros ( thereby devastating the US monetary system and flooding the world with oil hurting the oil industry and especially the Bush family's best friends the House of Saud). The invasion was not about getting oil, it was about keeping it off the market. Only an absolute fool would believe Iraq had anything to do with 9/11 or that there were WMD's.

Answer 3

Yes, he would have.

And, here's a fun thought... Do you realize that the attempted assassination of a head of state can be considered an act of war if conducted by a foreign state? Therefore when all of you anti-Bush wackos run around saying "Bush went to war with Iraq because they tried to kill his father" you are actually saying that the war in Iraq was 100% justified. I mean, if Saddam attempted to kill a sitting U.S. President, regardless of who he was, then Iraq declared war on the US and the US responded via an invasion albeit a decade later.

Thank you for successfully arguing that the Iraq war was justified.

Left=0, Right=1.

Answer 4

How in the heck did they try to kill his daddy? Bush Sr. was an ocean away from the desert rats known as Saddam and his Republican Guard, surrounded by military and secret service. Hmmm, good point.

I mean, you can argue against the Iraq war(and I personally think it was and is wrong) but find another point to debate upon.

Answer 5

The truth is that the United States needed to make a strong statement after 9-11 to terrorists and to the nations that harbor them. We selected Iraq very soon after 9-11. Afghanistan was only phase one and the government wanted to ensure that we made our message clear. Iraq is phase 2.

Answer 6

YES! It was the right thing to do. Getting rid of a evil (mass murdering) dictator is always in mankind's best interest. The assassination attempted on former Pres.Geo.H.Bush happened during Clinton's term in office and should have been dealt with then. Unfortunately of us and the rest of the world ,Clinton did not posses the leadership skills to take action. Makes you wonder how many Iraqi lives could have saved if taken Saddam out then.

Answer 7

Revenge is sweet sometimes. His daddy had it right until Wolfowits and Pearl wrote the current draft of the defense document that became our foreign policy/war strategy. Saddam was just in the way of a burning desired flex our military might. Clinton had that document at his disposal but didn't implement it.

Answer 8

Sure, why Not?

Clinton launched Missiles in response to the assasination plot, Iraqis Died. By the way, in most Civilized Nations, an attempt to kill the Leader or one of his predeccessors would be considered an act of war.

Answer 9

Yes I do. But then I've been following the Iraq deal since before the gulf war.

Answer 10

My feeling is that he was looking to go into Iraq. When 9-11 happened, it gave him an excuse to go into Iraq. This is my opinion.