Do you think the Iraq war was necessary?

Question

What do you think would of happened otherwise?

Answer 1

NO, THIS WAR WAS FOUGHT TO BENEFIT THOSE WHO ALWAYS BENEFIT FROM CONSERVATIVES, OIL, WEAPONS MANUFACTURERS, AND VARIOUS DEFENSE CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE INCESTUOUS RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR GOVERNMENT.

BUSH IS A LIAR, AND THE FOOLS WHO THINK THAT THIS WAR HAD A MEANINGFUL POINT ARE THE REASON FOR THIS SCREWED UP WORLD.

Answer 2

It was not necessary - the War has been of great benefit to Iran and destabilized the Middle East.
It was one of the biggest US blunders ever made and the situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating.

Answer 3

This 'war' was 'necessary' for three really lame reasons:

1. The Bush family had a personal vendetta against Saddam Hussein ever since the days of Operation Desert Storm when George H.W. Bush was criticized, ridiculed and humiliated for 'not finishing the job' and ousting Hussein at that time. George W. Bush was selected as President solely to 'settle the score' and 'get even' with Hussein;
2. Dick Cheney coveted all that OIL swimming underneath Iraq's sands so that he and his oil buddies could get richer and richer and richer;
3. The giant U.S. military-industrial complex [which Eisenhower warned us about] needed a new 'war' to boost sagging profits from so many years of peace.

So, Bush lied to Congress, hoodwinked a grief-stricken American still reeling from the events of 9-11-01, and conned our courageous U.S. troops into believing there was honorable purpose in attacking a sovereign nation that in no way threatened, provoked or attacked the United States of America.

675,000 Iraqis and 3,900 U.S. soldiers have sacrificed their lives so that a handful of wealthy elitists, industrialists, oil barons and power brokers can become wealthier and more powerful.

The #1 non-military 'benchmark' Bush is trying to force is that the Iraqi Parliament surrender two-thirds of Iraq's oil fields to giant oil corporations, giving Exxon-Mobil (among others) a virtual license to STEAL all of Iraq's most valuable economic resource.

The two newest government contractors have bellied up to the 'war trough' and made billions of dollars in profits. BOTH corporations have direct ties to the Bush-Cheney White House. The Carlyle Group and Halliburton don't even try to give the appearance of any propriety; they accept no-bid government contracts and literally rip off the American taxpayers for billions and billions in ill-gotten profits.

Oil is becoming scarce, and Iraq is one of the richest oil fields in the world. The Oval Office is occupied by two men whose backgrounds come from the oil industry. Oil industry profits have skyrocketed since 2000, profits which are used to line high-echelon executives' pockets, and which will no doubt be invested in the future to capture a monopoly on the alternative fuel industry, forcing "little guys" out of the marketplace.

How can anyone is their right mind believe this is all just a "coincidence"????

Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and all their war-mongering friends deserve a special oil-soaked, blood-splattered corner of Hell where they can rot eternally, along with:

535 members of the most arrogant, incompetent, wicked, contemptible, cowardly, corrupt Republican-led Congress in U.S. history which stood by and watched Bush run rip shod over our Constitution,

-AND-

535 members of the most arrogant, incompetent, wicked, contemptible, cowardly, corrupt Democratic-led Congress in U.S. history that promised to end this vile war if elected, and - to date - has done nothing to keep that promise.

MAY GOD DAMN THEM ALL!!! -RKO- 12/21/07


P.S. What do I think would have happened otherwise? Saddam Hussein would still be ruler of his dictatorship. America would still have its reputation as a world leader and global peacekeeper. America's small business entrepreneurs would be more aggressively tackling the potential of alternative fuels. Thousands of Iraqis and U.S. soldiers would still be alive. Peace and goodwill would prevail on this Earth during this holiest of seasons.

Answer 4

No war is ever necessary.

"Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. ...Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country"

Hermann Göring (Nuremburg 1946)

Answer 5

no....Alan greenspan spilled the beans in his book " Age of Turbulence " on the reason for going into iraq, Bush said to not believe conspiracy theories on him, and then Greenspan drops this bombshell, that, we are there for the OIL !!
Tom Brokaw did a show on the history channel, showing you what the media won't, american troops going awol into other countries......the reason ? They feel betrayed and know they are fighting over a LIE, and refuse to put thier lives on the line over a lie....this hurt me to watch, and feel ashamed of our leaders and now understand why Ron Paul recieves the most money from members of the military than anyother candidate, we owe it to our soldiers to vote for Ron Paul no matter what the media says, our foriegn policy is killing our troops.

Answer 6

I think at the time it was necessary, but now its just gone on too long. The US has already accomplished everything that they wanted to do in Iraq, but now just dont want to leave.

Answer 7

The war was very, very UNnecessary. It is leading to the exact opposite of what it was supposed to be doing: MORE terrorism, MORE death and destruction, and MORE instability in the Middle East. When your war is accomplishing the exact opposite of what it set out to do, then I think you have to say it was not a necessary war. Factor in the lies perpetrated going in, the huge loss of life it has resulted in that overshadows anything Saddam Hussein did to his own people, the INCREASING power of Iran in the area due to the loss of their neighboring rival, and the huge costs in our own economy and taxes... it was a very foolish war.

Answer 8

It will take a long time to view this in perspective. Saddam had plans to take over the entire region and control most of the supply of oil. Remember his invasion into Kuwait, and plans to invade Saudi Arabia. We won't know exactly what would have happened if we hadn't invaded Iraq, but we could have been in a much worse position a decade from now. Don't forget his sons were more brutal than he was.

Answer 9

I'm from Iraq!
O_o
early, I swear to god I am !!!!!
and I wasn't necessary...
it was all about money...
:-|

Answer 10

only to remove saddam. that could have been done without actually going to war, imo