If there wasn't oil in Iraq, would we still went to war?

Question

someone told me the only reason we went to war is for the oil nothing else.

Answer 1

We went to remove a tyrant from power and give the Iraqi people democracy.

Answer 2

Iraq only supplies a small amount of our oil and we have oil in the US that we have never tapped into. President Bush has been pushing the development of alternative energy to eliminate our dependency on oil. (Bio-fuel, solar powered vehicles etc.)
The reason we are in Iraq is because of the part Iraq plays in the war on terror. Terrorism is just like a cancer. It starts in one spot where it is more concentrated, then sends out cancer cells to other parts of the body until the whole body is consumed with it. We are fighting terrorists at the places in the world where they are most concentrated. Our job is getting it under control in those countries that support and tolerate the radical Muslims idea that, according to their Koran, it is their sworn duty to kill all infidels (which means everyone not of their belief). Success there will mean that the main source of the (cancer) will be under control enough to go after the smaller cells throughout the rest of the world (body).
Just like when we were in Germany during WW11. If Hitler had not been stopped, the world would be a very different place today. It's the same with the threat of terrorism from radical Muslims.
It is only the ones who are against (any) war or who hate President Bush because they do not agree with him, who would have you believe the war is all about oil.

Answer 3

I'd say 70% for oil and economic gain through building warfare utilities, and 30% for democracy. The Iraqis are not ready for democracy yet. Any form of uprising should begin in the grassroots level, instead, the US came stomping around and removed a tyrant not knowing the repercussions, now the people there are left clueless and don't know how to govern themselves, that's why the troops can't come back yet. It was a premature action on the part of the US. The US should have waited a bit longer for a real Iraqi opposition to come out and rally their countrymen to democracy and overthrow Hussein.

Answer 4

supply and insist has no longer something to do with it. China and India are at latest receiving their oil from Suda, Venezuela, and distinctive coming up international places. there is plenty and a superb style of oil interior the Persian gulf, or the middle East. till finally now the conflict, oil replaced into approximately $27, and now, it is over $143 by potential of way of valueless cost that the dollar is composed of, it is heavily inflated if we proceed to pay for those wars. additionally, the FED devaluated the dollar, and that they curb expenses of interest on a similar time as printing it out of thin air! This in easy words makes the area even worse. IF we had gold/silver as our important backing to the dollar, gas ought to've been the comparable cost because of the fact it replaced into till finally now the Iraq invasion. It in easy words that "fiat currencies" by potential of no skill paintings, it is in easy words paper and it might desire to tend to get destroyed easily if we save printing, printing, spending and spending. All this impacts the dollar, the financial kit, and the human beings. Take care.

Answer 5

what the media and the people forget is that clinton labeled Saddam Hussein as a very dangerous man with stockpiles of chemical weapons and said that it is not if, but when he will use them again , Remember the thousands of Kurds he murdered? We went to war to stop a mad man, other wise if it were for oil . we would have .50 cent per gallon gas

Answer 6

Please don't believe you read or hear in the media. Oil has got nothing to do with it. You American people will be paying down the debt your government got you into for years to come.

Even Israel did not like U.S going to war with Iraq. The likely reason is personal.

Answer 7

Maybe. Spoils are spoils after all. Even if oil weren't involved, conquiring another nation is a way of expanding one's empire.

I've done this in war strategy games and even the seemingly worthless battles payed off in some way.

Answer 8

After 9/11, yea oil didn't have to much to do with it. We were just attacked, we wanted blood (disagree or not, if a fellow countryman is killed, most people get mad) Iraq was disobeying UN (underline UN) resolutions to have weapons inspections. They failed multiple times, ta-duh.

Answer 9

If we just went for oil, why didn't we just topple the gov't, seize the oil fields, and start pumping away forever?

No, we didn't just go to war for oil.

Answer 10

There is partial truth to that..Our first objective was to remove Saddam from leadership and give the Iraqi people a free nation. But..we are also there to grab ahold of Iraq's oil collection..Basically..america is tw-faced...We want to help them..but we also want something in return.