Why Did We Invade Iraq?

[Coach is Back!]

Since I'm tired of repeating myself over the years and the libs on here keep wanting to make the comparison of Obama, Bush and Iraq. Let's end this right here. This article spells out why Bush invaded Iraq, the bi-partisan support and 70% approval by the American people to go in. I know whats going to happen here. I'm going get every propaganda link telling us "the real reason" we invaded Iraq


http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/343870/why-did-we-invade-iraq-victor-davis-hanson

[OzmO]

ALL of which are terrible reasons, CT or those you listed in the article.

Completely unnecessary and unwarranted at the time resulting in 4000+ US deaths, Ten of thousands maimed and wounded for life, 50k-300k dead Iraqis, destabilized country, 100's of billions in costs

"Nation building" my ass    Tell that to the mothers who lost sons there........Its ok Miss, the dems voted for it too!

[James28]

ALL of which are terrible reasons, CT or those you listed in the article.

Completely unnecessary and unwarranted at the time resulting in 4000+ US deaths, Ten of thousands maimed and wounded for life, 50k-300k dead Iraqis, destabilized country, 100's of billions in costs

"Nation building" my ass    Tell that to the mothers who lost sons there........Its ok Miss, the dems voted for it too!

This. Utter utter bullshit but as long as it's 'bipartisan' all is well. The war is a complete disaster started by an idiotic psychotic warmonger that I long suspect are functionality illiterate. With emotions running high after 9/11 the Democrats hardly had a choice. Yet the halfwits on the 'right' can never fathom that. Party of Stupid. I suppose it's called that for a reason.

[Kazan]

Saddam pissed someone off, and he had oil............

[OzmO]

This. Utter utter bullshit but as long as it's 'bipartisan' all is well. The war is a complete disaster started by an idiotic psychotic warmonger that I long suspect are functionality illiterate. With emotions running high after 9/11 the Democrats hardly had a choice. Yet the halfwits on the 'right' can never fathom that. Party of Stupid. I suppose it's called that for a reason.

Yeah its cited often as a talking point that the dems voted for it too.  Usually by those who thrive in a polarizing existence.  It never mattered.  Wrong is wrong.

[bears]

allow me to pay devils advocate to all of you.  name one war that you believe the US entered into for the right reasons. 

[OzmO]

allow me to pay devils advocate to all of you.  name one war that you believe the US entered into for the right reasons. 

WW2

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Other points related to your question but which reasons can be argued either way:

Korea:   Stopping the spread of communism spurred by an invasion of SK and an attack on American forces

Gulf war 1:  Stop Saddam just who invaded Kuwait and threatened Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan:  Justifiable response to remove organized terrorist threat support by Afghan government in wake of 9/11

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Don't see much justification in these:

Granada
Vietnam

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Don't know enough about these to argue much about:

WW1
Spanish American War

[Purge_WTF]

Saddam pissed someone off, and he had oil............

These, although "had" is key here.

ISIS is targeting refineries now, and it's just a matter of time before the ripples reach the rest of the world.

[Archer77]

Bush gave multiple reasons for invading Iraq, all of which had very little merit.  The Democrats who supported the war are just as disgusting as their Republican counterparts.  And the average citizens who supported the war were fools.

[headhuntersix]

Sometimes its just fun to shoot people in the face.

[headhuntersix]

....or in the spirit of the 4th and its true meaning, I like this one

[240 is Back]

Bush gave multiple reasons for invading Iraq, all of which had very little merit.  The Democrats who supported the war are just as disgusting as their Republican counterparts.  And the average citizens who supported the war were fools.

yes - there were probably a dozen reasons we invaded.  Simpleton dems say "oil!" and simpleton repubs say "WMD!"

anyone with half a brain knows some of the other reasons.  But hey, it feels sooooo good to scream "It's all about oil!" and "you shitbird libs wanted this war" and "it was about spreading democracy, nothing more!" so it's cool if people want to do that.  Helps to identify those under 85 IQ.

[LurkerNoMore]

HAHAHAHA another thread Coach starts and abandons, unless he comes back to say "You just don't get it". 

 

[OzmO]

Once again a Birther redefining "low info voter"

Let's just keep hating the other end.   

[LurkerNoMore]

Once again a Birther redefining "low info voter"

Let's just keep hating the other end.   

LMAO!!!

[Mawse]

WW2

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Other points related to your question but which reasons can be argued either way:

Korea:   Stopping the spread of communism spurred by an invasion of SK and an attack on American forces

Gulf war 1:  Stop Saddam just who invaded Kuwait and threatened Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan:  Justifiable response to remove organized terrorist threat support by Afghan government in wake of 9/11

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Don't see much justification in these:

Granada
Vietnam

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Don't know enough about these to argue much about:

WW1
Spanish American War

Those are all as morally ambiguous as Iraq , the real reasons for entering and the lies / false flags used to get the public on board for some are just as bad.

[OzmO]

Those are all as morally ambiguous as Iraq , the real reasons for entering and the lies / false flags used to get the public on board for some are just as bad.

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Saddam had the same power to destroy and reshape the planet as Hitler did?

[Mawse]

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Saddam had the same power to destroy and reshape the planet as Hitler did?

"Bad Hitler" wasn't why America went to war , here's a good basic synopsis

http://www.ihr.org/news/weber_ww2_may08.html

The way Pearl Harbor was allowed to happen to win public support is very similar to 9/11, and the reasons for bombing the Japanese are similar to how "shock and awe" was supposed to intimidate the other Bad People in the ME

[Coach is Back!]

HAHAHAHA another thread Coach starts and abandons, unless he comes back to say "You just don't get it". 

 

Oh, I'm sorry. Did I take up more real estate in that open bit of land called your head? Just because I started a thread before I went to work (that's the place were ambitious people go to get a head in life to make some money....yes, money is important) doesn't mean I abandoned it, junior. Like the many stories you and left tend to make up. I rarely do that. Now, go to your room and let the big boys play...little man!

[Coach is Back!]

Yeah its cited often as a talking point that the dems voted for it too.  Usually by those who thrive in a polarizing existence.  It never mattered.  Wrong is wrong.

It's a fact

[LurkerNoMore]

Oh, I'm sorry. Did I take up more real estate in that open bit of land called your head? Just because I started a thread before I went to work (that's the place were ambitious people go to get a head in life to make some money....yes, money is important) doesn't mean I abandoned it, junior. Like the many stories you and left tend to make up. I rarely do that. Now, go to your room and let the big boys play...little man!

Poor baby.  You showed up just to respond to this?  Now run along and ignore the thread like you usually do when your dumb ass gets hand to you.  Which is... every thread you start like this.  

Like I say.... when you are dead you don't know it.  Other people know it and have to suffer through it.  Same as when you are stupid.  Thank you for proving it once again.

[Coach is Back!]

yes - there were probably a dozen reasons we invaded.  Simpleton dems say "oil!" and simpleton repubs say "WMD!"

anyone with half a brain knows some of the other reasons.  But hey, it feels sooooo good to scream "It's all about oil!" and "you shitbird libs wanted this war" and "it was about spreading democracy, nothing more!" so it's cool if people want to do that.  Helps to identify those under 85 IQ.

Did you read the article?

[LurkerNoMore]

It's a fact

Just like it's a fact that scientific evidence exists that prayers work?  Despite you claiming this is a fact, you can't seem to find any links to evidence that support it.

Keeping trying midget.

You = midget = fact.

[Coach is Back!]

Once again a Birther redefining "low info voter"

Let's just keep hating the other end.   

Obviously, otherwise we couldn't have predicted almost everything Obama was going to do in 2008 when he was campaigning that the left were calling bullshit on. Example, during a campaign stop he was asked if he was a socialist, he said no. As it turns out he's not only a socialist but borderline communist and waaaaay worse than what anyone expected.....yes, I still maintain that fucker is as Illegal as the 300,000 crossing the boarders and is WITHOUT A DOUBT a fraud.

[Coach is Back!]

Just like it's a fact that scientific evidence exists that prayers work?  Despite you claiming this is a fact, you can't seem to find any links to evidence that support it.

Keeping trying midget.

You = midget = fact.

You dumb SOB, the only one in the world disputing this fact is you.