To get a stable base in the Mideast from which we could get oil. The Neo-cons were very clear about that. Too bad George W. didn’t listen to his dad, who had correctly turned down that idiotic plan during HIS administration (see George H.W.‘s memoirs, where he makes it pretty clear his own son screwed this up without saying so outright). Instead, he listened to his dad’s advisors.See how well it worked? We now have a stable base in the Mideast, an assured flow of oil, and the invasion paid for itself…not.
“Simple, the world removed saddam because he refused to live up to UN RESOLUTION 1441. How clueless are lie-berals?”Except “the world” didn’t remove Saddam. You don’t remember the US seeking out partners for the so called Collation of the Willing?
The same old stupid lies over and over again. The Cons can’t seem to understand that no uranium enrichment program was found because Saddam shut it down. Ditto for the poison gas munitions – they were destroyed.
Bush Sr sent troops to Kuwait because of a treaty we had with the country to help protect them. Iraq invaded so we helped as promised. We did not need to invade Iraq because the Iraqis withdrew from Kuwait. A few years later when the Iraqi Army lined up at the border to invade Kuwait again, Clinton lined up some tanks and aircraft in Kuwait and made sure they understood that the US would protect Kuwait again, if needed. Again, Iraq backed down. Iraq backed down on WMD and nuclear program. They backed down every time there was a show of force. Iraq did not committ 9/11. Yes, they may have agreed, but so did other Arab nations and we didn’t invade anyone else. All the soldiers sent into Iraq could have gone to Afghanistan instead, after all they were the ones who carried out 9/11 attacks. And we could have caught Bin Laden years sooner. But Bush Jr had a point to prove. He was asked in a press conference just before the invasion if his actions were due to a personal issue with Saddam and Bush Jr said yes it’s personal when someone threatens to kill your daddy.
braindead Premium Member about 11 years ago
If we didn’t invade for the oil, why did we?
Motivemagus about 11 years ago
To get a stable base in the Mideast from which we could get oil. The Neo-cons were very clear about that. Too bad George W. didn’t listen to his dad, who had correctly turned down that idiotic plan during HIS administration (see George H.W.‘s memoirs, where he makes it pretty clear his own son screwed this up without saying so outright). Instead, he listened to his dad’s advisors.See how well it worked? We now have a stable base in the Mideast, an assured flow of oil, and the invasion paid for itself…not.
Jason Allen about 11 years ago
“Simple, the world removed saddam because he refused to live up to UN RESOLUTION 1441. How clueless are lie-berals?”Except “the world” didn’t remove Saddam. You don’t remember the US seeking out partners for the so called Collation of the Willing?
chazandru about 11 years ago
Mission accomplished.C.
PlainBill about 11 years ago
The same old stupid lies over and over again. The Cons can’t seem to understand that no uranium enrichment program was found because Saddam shut it down. Ditto for the poison gas munitions – they were destroyed.
Rickapolis about 11 years ago
Weapons of Mass Destruction. Wait…what?
lamberts93 about 11 years ago
Bush Sr sent troops to Kuwait because of a treaty we had with the country to help protect them. Iraq invaded so we helped as promised. We did not need to invade Iraq because the Iraqis withdrew from Kuwait. A few years later when the Iraqi Army lined up at the border to invade Kuwait again, Clinton lined up some tanks and aircraft in Kuwait and made sure they understood that the US would protect Kuwait again, if needed. Again, Iraq backed down. Iraq backed down on WMD and nuclear program. They backed down every time there was a show of force. Iraq did not committ 9/11. Yes, they may have agreed, but so did other Arab nations and we didn’t invade anyone else. All the soldiers sent into Iraq could have gone to Afghanistan instead, after all they were the ones who carried out 9/11 attacks. And we could have caught Bin Laden years sooner. But Bush Jr had a point to prove. He was asked in a press conference just before the invasion if his actions were due to a personal issue with Saddam and Bush Jr said yes it’s personal when someone threatens to kill your daddy.
rockngolfer about 11 years ago
I have not heard “freedom fries” mentioned.France was smart for not getting into Bush’s war.
Motivemagus about 11 years ago
Seems to me it is only won when we can go home. And Obama is the first person to take action on that.
Dtroutma about 11 years ago
The “bad man” put out a contract on “W’s” daddy, closest thing to a rationale.