Reasons to Go to War With Iraq
1. Install a Democracy in Iraq that will infect the rest of the Arab world. Democracy will eventually quiet terrorists who are born when they feel they have no power.
2. Saddam had WMD or planned on getting WMD in the future.
3. To ensure that Saddam did not have WMD and would not give WMD to any terrorist group. Why take Saddam's word for it when he used to have WMD, went to great lengths to hide it from the UN, has actually used WMD extensively, made us think he had WMD, and Saddam had ties to terrorist groups including Al Qaida.
4. Saddam supported terrorist groups including Al Qaida and suicide bombers in Palestine (although there is no clear evidence that Saddam had anything to do with 9/11).
5. Saddam thumbed his nose at the US for over 10 years. In order to ensure that rogue nations don't feel secure in the knowledge that the US can be bullied, we have to show the world the opposite. We have to project strength and that we will back up our words with deeds if necessary. The world is a dangerous place. If a nation thinks we won't go to war over an issue, that nation will feel it is in a much stronger bargaining position and may act more belligerent.
6. Saddam thumbed his nose at the UN for over 10 years. If the resolutions have no teeth, the resolutions aren't worth the paper they are written on.
7. Saddam committed crimes against humanity. He killed hundreds of thousands. He tortured. He oppressed.
8. Saddam fired on US and other air craft patrolling the no fly zone between the first and second gulf wars. This is an act of war in itself.
9. People were suffering under Saddam while Saddam got rich on the UN Oil for Food Program, the greatest scam in the history of the world.
10. To ensure Saddam does not cause any more wars.
11. To make the region more secure. Saddam was a belligerent fellow.
12. Yes, oil is important. It is either in, was manufactured using, or was transported using every product you own. But we did not go to war to ensure oil profits for Texans and Saudis. Letting Iraq stay isolated does that as less oil is exported from Iraq. Instead, letting the free flow of oil come out of Iraq ensures low prices for customers (in the long run) and ensures the American economy, which requires a lot of oil to function, will continue to grow.
2. Saddam had WMD or planned on getting WMD in the future.
3. To ensure that Saddam did not have WMD and would not give WMD to any terrorist group. Why take Saddam's word for it when he used to have WMD, went to great lengths to hide it from the UN, has actually used WMD extensively, made us think he had WMD, and Saddam had ties to terrorist groups including Al Qaida.
4. Saddam supported terrorist groups including Al Qaida and suicide bombers in Palestine (although there is no clear evidence that Saddam had anything to do with 9/11).
5. Saddam thumbed his nose at the US for over 10 years. In order to ensure that rogue nations don't feel secure in the knowledge that the US can be bullied, we have to show the world the opposite. We have to project strength and that we will back up our words with deeds if necessary. The world is a dangerous place. If a nation thinks we won't go to war over an issue, that nation will feel it is in a much stronger bargaining position and may act more belligerent.
6. Saddam thumbed his nose at the UN for over 10 years. If the resolutions have no teeth, the resolutions aren't worth the paper they are written on.
7. Saddam committed crimes against humanity. He killed hundreds of thousands. He tortured. He oppressed.
8. Saddam fired on US and other air craft patrolling the no fly zone between the first and second gulf wars. This is an act of war in itself.
9. People were suffering under Saddam while Saddam got rich on the UN Oil for Food Program, the greatest scam in the history of the world.
10. To ensure Saddam does not cause any more wars.
11. To make the region more secure. Saddam was a belligerent fellow.
12. Yes, oil is important. It is either in, was manufactured using, or was transported using every product you own. But we did not go to war to ensure oil profits for Texans and Saudis. Letting Iraq stay isolated does that as less oil is exported from Iraq. Instead, letting the free flow of oil come out of Iraq ensures low prices for customers (in the long run) and ensures the American economy, which requires a lot of oil to function, will continue to grow.
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