why did america attack iraq ?
By anandstvm
@anandstvm (9)
India
50 responses
@zahir_dk (1693)
• India
14 Sep 06
It was for sure the Oil Reserves with Iraq. If it was some nuclear weapon, where are they. They did not find anything. They first attacked Afghanistan and then Iraq for the same reason i.e. Oil Reserves. As America is the country which needs maximum fuel.
@angelicfied (928)
• United States
16 Sep 06
America went to war with Iraq,For one reason is because of the terroists attacks done A while back in 2001... Bush felt it would be A good idea to go,and fight them,But I personally don't think that we should of went to war in Iraq,because it only caused more problems for America,and hurts alot of people,and we should of just stayed over here,and took care of the prboblems that we have going on over here,and now people want us to get out of Iraq,but if we do get out of Iraq,then we could only cause more terroists attacks for ourselves,but if we stay in Iraq more people are going to be killed,and alot of more families are going to be hurt,but personally that is why I think we went to war in Iraq...
@angelicfied (928)
• United States
8 Oct 06
I know that.... Becuase if we pull out of the war,then boom,We will be back where we started,and proably have even more proablems than we did to start with,because they think we are week,and everything...But Bush...I do not like him,He has cause America A bunch of problems,and it is only getting worse..The gas prices,The Oil,The war,Many people dying,Families being hurt,and I do know also if we pull out then it willproably be worse than when we started...But this is bad,as well...And right now..All we can do is stay there,and fight our butts off,and hope we win,and if we do not win,I fear what will be the consequence....And I personally think that we should of stayed out of war in the first place,and juse handled what we had going on here,instead of Bush starting A mess out of everything,and going over to Iraq,and starting A war.
@Inconspicuous (349)
• United States
24 Oct 06
I think the real reason that America attacked Iraq was because there was the belief that Irag was harboring terrorists, namely bin Ladin.
At the time, President Bush made a televised statement that when we finished with Iraq we would strike the next country that harbors terrorists. He said that you are either with us, or against us. If you harbor terrorists, you are against us. He then said, he would use military force against any country that harbored terrorists.
Another possibility is that Bush really believed that the weapons of mass destruction were in Iraq, and he could not risk the possibility of Irag attacking us. With 2 attacks on the U.S. it would definitely ruin his presidency.
@coolme_kiran (992)
• India
10 Oct 06
even i believe the attack an war was mainy for oil reserves.where are the so called weapons of mass destruction?
@cobra4me805 (482)
• United States
10 Oct 06
because tthey are terrorists and that bush wanted more oil
@bigedshult1 (1613)
• United States
24 Oct 06
i think it was to get the weapon of mass destruction if thay waned the oil we Cord have just pay for it at less Than we are now ti was not to save the economic we were strong with out the war
@braveheartpt (3037)
• Portugal
24 Oct 06
Bushie was with that terrible habit of his father, Where can we create a war? oh lets go to Iraq....
@Mubashar1988 (1825)
• Pakistan
22 Oct 06
just to occupy on the petroleum and other natural sources of the country
@TheEducatedOne (70)
• United States
17 Sep 06
As I get older, I find that it's hard to believe anything anymore. Government representatives don't tell the truth, people make documentary movies that may or may not contain the truth, and people lie to cover their mistakes.
I wish we had a "BS Meter," where we could accurately tell if someone was being truthful. If America did attack Iraq for the oil and to cover up Bush's association with the Bin Laden family, they OUGHT to be ashamed, but something tells me they aren't, regardless of why we are over there.
@Pras65 (55)
• India
18 Sep 06
Anyway I believe that the US is a gr8 country.When I watch the Discovery channel or Nat.Geo.or Animal Planet,I realise the way research goes on on various subjects,be it space,medecines,IT or nature or any other subject in the US & the support it gets frm its Govt.is unbelieveably fantastic.
@blessonje (1651)
• India
18 Sep 06
America wants to make supermacy over other countries ..Oil reserves in iraq is also one reason .ameica now try to establish monopoly over petroleum industry
