I say yes.
2007-09-26 08:01:00 · 12 answers · asked by Private Deek 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No. Iraq only served to recruit terrorists.
2007-09-26 08:03:57 · answer #1 · answered by truth seeker 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
9/11 certainly brought about a major doctrinal shift in American strategic thinking, but Iraq isn't a consequence of this.
The Iraq war was determined less than a week after 9/11 which was when America had barely began to accumulate evidence against Bin Laden in Afghanistan. Remember that a country is run by people and therefore inevitably take on certain characteristics of a person itself. America has not had one set of strategic principles throughout its history, but instead have principles that change with every new governmental administration.
Bush's foreign policy team became one of declared neo conservatives (ex democrats who thought their party had become too soft on the Soviet Union) who already had strong ideological preoccupations with the middle east because of its energy resources, resources that give an industrial power critical leverage on the international stage. Iraq was essentially an extension of a long planned strategic doctrine that Bush the first called nothing better than a toned down version of imperialism, that became implemented under the propitiation of 9/11.
2007-09-26 15:11:23 · answer #2 · answered by billy d 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure it was. Bush even used 9/11 as an excuse to attack Iraq. Unlike previous administrations, Bush was not willing to allow the bad leaders of the world take a stand against the US. I would argue that attacking Iraq did little for the US to prevent further attacks similar to 9/11, but perhaps it sent a strong message to world leaders that the US will not sit idly by if they continue endorsing a foreign policy against the US.
2007-09-26 15:06:01 · answer #3 · answered by Pfo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would agree that it has (at least in the short term) changed what will be accepted as just "normal behavior" from nations and their leaders (but arguably so did WW I and II.. things have a way of reverting)... but I do not agree that Iraq was a part of that... maybe it allowed the American people to be more easily swayed to support the invasion of Iraq.... but as far as our government was concerned... they wanted to go into Iraq already anyway... 9/11 was just the key that opened the door for the invasion.
2007-09-26 15:06:25 · answer #4 · answered by pip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very likely we'll NEVER ( in our lifetimes, anyway) have told us the REAL reasons we went to war FOR Iraq, other than we know Saddam / weapons of mass destruction were facades placed to justify going as we have done.
It's speculative that Saddam MAY have had financial ties w/ Al-Quadia, but nothing of the sort has been disclosed to the American public. I'm not fully convinced the "insurgents" are Al-Quaida or stubbornly loyal leftovers, fighting for Saddam's honor.
Oil control is suspected as being the reason we're in Iraq. After all: the USA doesn't lift a finger for anyone---unless WE benefit from such alliances.
Given that point: What do the Iraqi people have that we could possibly benefit from having???
2007-09-26 15:08:35 · answer #5 · answered by Hard Rocker 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No; the neocons who controlled Bush's foreign policy had wanted to attack Iraq since 1994 or so. Just look at the writings of Paul Wolfowtiz. They just used 9/11 as an excuse, and people were too dumb to realize they were being played.
2007-09-26 15:08:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
9/11 created the excuse to attack Iraq, but otherwise there is no connection. Iraq is about a) the oil b) stabilizing the region politically (in favor of the West) and c) the oil.
2007-09-26 15:10:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iraq is the oil war. We aren't looking for Bin Laden because he was the reason George bush Jr. used to invade Iraq. Ole'Bin is probably at one of his families castles watching his oil stocks go thru the roof. That blanket you see behind him in his videos covers the oil rigs in the background.
2007-09-26 15:14:36 · answer #8 · answered by bumper55706 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You could say that. After 9/11 we saw the writing on the wall on decided to no longer put up with who we thought might be a threat.
2007-09-26 15:04:56 · answer #9 · answered by scarlettt_ohara 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would say no ... Iraq is has been a target for the neo-conservative christian movement since the Reagan days
it's part of the PNAC new world order garbage
2007-09-26 15:09:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A misguided consequence--yes!
The major thing to come of this is the radical Muslim groups have recruited more radical Muslims!!!
Keep invading Muslim countries and the terrorist numbers will continue to rise!
2007-09-26 15:14:12 · answer #11 · answered by Kelly B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋