WAR in Irak??

Question

IT WAS for petroleum???

Answer 1

Nope, next question...

Answer 2

First, learn to spell Iraq if you want to write a comment about it. Second, you are making a statement, not posing a question, so the redundant question marks just don't belong in the statement at all. Now, poor spelling and punctuation aside, if you intend to make statements in a forum with a lot of relatively intelligent people participating, you may want to consider some supporting evidence to your claim. The US actually imports a very small percentage of its oil from Iraq and our liberation of the Iraqi people has increased their domestic use of petroleum to the point that their ability to export oil has been reduced substantially. (See what I mean, my two statements have some factual reference that can be researched and either proved or disproved, but it invokes thought. That's what this forum is about, getting people to think about and talk about the issues facing the world today intelligently.)

Answer 3

Part of the reason is oil based, but not the only reason.

Realistically, oil is important to the US. I wish this was not true, but it is. Are all of us immediately willing or able to go and purchase hybrid vehicles? Are all of us immediately willing or able to purchase/install solar power to our homes?
Are all of us immediately willing to do without the large amounts of products that use oil in some way to produce the products?

It is easy to state....we should not be concerned about the oil distribution in world...but we..the US are hooked on oil!

Just some food for thought!

Answer 4

Consider, if petroleum was the objective - the United States would have crushed OPEC in the early 70's when their embargo crippled our economy - we would have also simply kept Kuwait after we drove the Iraqis out.
We do not invade countries for petroleum - on the contrary, these countries are extremely wealthy because we pay dearly for their resources.

Answer 5

maybe, who knows?
war is not resolving anything, is just killing Innocent people like children. poor children who get their hands or legs cut off b/c of a bomb. is sad to see the poor children organs coming out of their body, b/c of a war. whoever (BUSH) began the war is definitely wrong.

Answer 6

For oil and George W. Bush's egotistical maniacal bravado.

Answer 7

you will never get a straight answer for this one.... liberals have many theories. it was for oil, because bush JR hated to see his daddy embarrassed by not finishing it the first time. because the saudis told bush they would make him rich if he opened that country to them. because bush is an idiot....

the conservatives say he did it for WMD's and because Saddam was going to attack the US. or because Iraq was supporting terrorists... personally i say who cares why it started, why dont we finish it this time?

Answer 8

The answers will be as many as the reason's behind the war.
Oil being a large part. My oppinion.

Answer 9

Of course it was. But it's Iraq. I'm hoping you were kidding with that. Seriously, you WERE kidding...right???!!!

Answer 10

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