What has Americas interest been in Iraq over the past 60 years? (1947)
2007-10-13 07:52:41 · 8 answers · asked by lilashley949 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
One word.Oil
2007-10-13 07:57:54 · answer #1 · answered by darwinsfriend AM 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The lin k below will take you to the text of the Congressional Authorization for Offensive Military Operations against Iraq. The reasons for that action are listed. They are almost a duplicate of the Iraq Liberation Act passed in 1998. And it has nothing to do with Iraqi oil. 85% of that oil is under contract to a French firm, Compagnie Petrol De Francais.
2007-10-13 08:02:45 · answer #2 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Removing a violent dictator,
Removing any threat of WMD's
Holding Sadam accountable for breaking terms of the cease fire.
Setting up a democracy in the middle east
and about 30 other reasons Congress approved to invade Iraq.
2007-10-13 07:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
there have been 13 13 unanimous resolutions adverse to Iraq. determination 1441 reported that Iraq changed into in cloth breach of the ceasefire words presented lower than the words of determination 687. Iraq's breaches correct not purely to guns of mass destruction (WMDs), yet also the nicely-known structure of prohibited varieties of missiles, the acquisition and import of prohibited armaments, and the ongoing refusal of Iraq to compensate Kuwait for the widespread looting finished by using its troops in the course of the 1991 invasion and occupation. It also reported that "...pretend statements or omissions contained in the declarations submitted by using Iraq pursuant to this determination and failure by using Iraq at any time to regulate to, and cooperate completely contained in the implementation of, this determination shall characterize a further cloth breach of Iraq's duties."
2016-10-09 04:04:26 · answer #4 · answered by currier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil
Greed
Stupidity
BAD leaders
Ignorance
Killing all the terrorist(IMPOSSIBLE)
Is Iraq a nightmare??? YES it is. Are we ever going to win in Iraq? (HELLS NO) (Whatever the hell winning means no politician has defined that yet. )The middle east has been fighting since the beginning of time. Peace in Iraq is never going to happen. Should we have invaded Iraq? NOPE.
And the $999999999 million dollar question is. WHERE THE HELL IS OSAMA BIN LADEN?? The MASTER MIND behind the 9/11 attacks!!!
NO ONE HAS AN ANSWER TO THAT!!!!!!!!
2007-10-13 08:02:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It was the only way George Dubya could possibly be re-elected , as a sitting president is never voted out of office in war time in the US.
2007-10-13 08:07:56 · answer #6 · answered by Mezmarelda 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
WMD's
Terrorism financiers
Liberate Iraqi people
Bring the terrorists war on us to them.
-Oh yeah....WE DONT BUY IRAQI OIL...Never have. So explain that to me conspiracy nuts! We pay 3x more for gas but you think we are stealing it?
Keep sniffing that glue. Idiots.
2007-10-13 08:10:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
making sure NYC isn't a big pile of nuclear rubble.
2007-10-13 07:59:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋