So many here worried about Iraq. Why? Iraq did not do 9-11. No WMD. So why you  worried about Iraq?
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US is not worried about iraq, they gives a rat's ass about iraq. Unfortunately iraq has OIL and that is US's # 1 weakness.\nAll the countries with oil are unfortunate cuz US will get them and is getting them one after the other\n\nUS is greedy for oil and thats it. They dont even care about their own people, dying in Iraq for not freakin reason.  what a shame!!!!!!!! and its sad!!!!!!1
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the invasion of Iraq had nothing to do with demorcay, which was a front, or making the world a safer place, it had to do with a personal vendetta against Hussien by Bush, who tried and tried to tie Iraq to 9/11 but couldnt , who insitsted there were wmds, but couldnt find any, and anyone who said they did, please cite the source, it was also for oil! Meanwhile Bin Laddens boys continue to operate, why vbecause instead of pouring the amount of troops needed to kcik their butts in Afghanastan, we decided to invade Iraq! That alone should raise eyebrows, but it gets worse if you investigate just how the twin towers colsaapsed, when steel does not melt at the tmp that  the building got to, nor should it of free fell! SO someone hide something, and used Hussien as a shield so that they could accomplish their goal, which was $$ oil all powerful presidency, curtailing civil rights!
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For everyone who says that Iraq had nothing to do with 9&#92;11. \nWe are fighting a war on terrorism and there is no single country that we are fighting. The terrorists are based and&#92; or supported  in many ways and operate independently of each other but they all have the same goal. Afghanistan was a host country, Iran supports them with money and equipment, Saddam paid $$ for suicide bombers and had training camps. Syria is also a sponsor. \nThe point is that while Saddam may not have been directly involved with 9&#92;11, he was a part of the bigger problem and had to be dealt with sooner or later. The terrorists are a network and need to be taken down wherever we find them.
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Oh gosh, don't even get me started. I'll try and make this as brief as possible\n\nBush's reasons for invading Iraq:\n1. To find weapons of mass destruction\n2. Because of Irag's alleged link with the 9/11 terrorists\n\nDid we find WMDs: Nope\nDid we find any proof or even evidence of a link between the 9/11 hijackers and Iraq: Nope\n\nWhile, i agree that saddam hussein (excuse my spelling) is a bad man, he kept stability in his country and posed no direct threat to us. It is not our responsibility, nor should it be, to decide who is good and who is "bad" and then take steps to remove them when we see fit. \nHad Iraq actually posed a threat to our national security I may feel differently, but Iraq did not pose such a threat.\n\nUnfortunately, our intelligence organizations are partially to blame, however, there are also individuals in the political realm whom are responsible.\n\nWhy did we not listen to the U.N. or Hans Blix? Are we too arrogant as a country to listen to what the international community has to say, especially the U.N., and organization we helped to create?\n\nOh my, i could go on and on and on and on, but i don't feel like typing that much.
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SAddam had nothing to do with our being there to begin with. Our IDIOT president saw an opportunity to IMPRESS his DADDY because SAddam tried to have his dad killed back in the day- Remember, there were NO WMD's at all. NONE. We should not have gone there- and everyone seems to have forgotten that Osama is the one who admitted to the 911 attacks, yet we apparently dont care about finding him. When theres all this oil to be stolen by occupation in Iraq. Does anyone ever wonder how OPEN TO ATTACK having so many of our military in Iraq that we have made the United States? We have so little soldiers left to protect our own country that we couldnt provide support to help out victims of the Katrina Hurricane until it was already too late. It is ONLY a matter of time before the UNITED STATES becomes INVADED and OCCUPIED, and you think Im kidding or crazy? We couldnt even know when a CHINESE SUB was tailing one of our ships until THE CHINESE decided to let us know about it. We are overconfident and vunerable to attack. Just wait and see when the shit truly hits the fan and you find that it takes a week or more for the US to get its troops back in the US from IRAQ to protect its own soil. The chinese army outnumbers us 4 to 1- and most of our army isnt even in our own country. Do the math.
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To Shug and Ben, you obviously DON'T remember 9/11. Osama bin Laden, a Saudi, attacked the United States on that day. However, instead of going after the person who attacked us, Georgie went after Iraq. Where is Osama? In Tora Bora, protected by the Conserviweenies who're scared of protecting us just because Pakistan is harboring a terrorist. As for Iraq, this is for oil. Where were you?
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Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11.  Saddam definitely did, at one point, have WMD's but the Allied forces removed/destroyed them all in the first gulf war.\n\nBush, on the other hand, used 9/11 as an excuse to attack Saddam.  This is something many of us believe he intended to do long before 9/11.
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Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11.\n\nIt was just another lie in the failed attempt to get Americans to support an invasion of Iraq.\n\nAl-Queda, and Al-Queda alone, attacked the US on 9/11.
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What does 9/11 have to do with it? No Iraqis were involved in the World Trade Center attacks. \n\nThere really are not any good reasons. Sadam was a terrible person, but no more terrible than other dictators who have been supported by the US.  The Iraqis have a lot of oil, and it is true that when we got to IRaq we protected the oil fields before we protected the hospitals, power plants and waterworks. But they were already selling us the oil, so why attack to get it? It probably helped President Bush's image, but even George Bush is not a bad enough guy to sacrifice thousands of young American soldiers just to win an election. \nSo, there's really no reason at all. \nSad, isn't it?
678389
Why are Americans in Iraq?  Poor intelligence agency and poor leadership.\nWho's next?  Iran.  There's no way we are going to learn from our mistakes and choose to not invade a country that supposedly has nuclear weapons.
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You are a smart cookie!  Our fiasco in Iraq has given Iran the guts they needed to challenge the US.  After seeing how we're getting our asses kicked by a ragtag bunch of jihadists, they figured it was time to kick some sand in the bully's face.  And yes, anybody who's been paying attention knows that Saddam didn't want to admit he didn't have WMDs because he didn't want to appear weak to the Iranians.  Just another example of how stupid and self-absorbed some Americans can be.  We stumble into areas of the world where we don't have the first clue what's going on.
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I promise to not call you any names. Nor will I rant against Bush.\nHere are some of the problems:\n1. Waging a pre-emptive war on a sovereign nation is against international law and against the world's self-interests. I hope you don't want any country to be able to justify attacking another because the other country might be a threat in the future.\n\n2. Too much evidence suggest that the administration created  the WMD threat to justify their decision. Shouldn't going to war be based on an honest consideration of facts???? Shouldn't the administration be open about its reasons?\n\n3. Yes Saddam was a bad guy, but are you seriously suggesting that we take out anyone we think is a bad guy??? And talk about destabilizing--by what criterion could you possibly judge Iraq to be more stable now than before?\n\n4. Who's talking about returning Saddam to power???\n\n5. WMDs is not an obsession--just one of many reasons to question the honesty and the competence of the administration.
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it's not wise at all....to martin s on top, i really appreciate what u guys did in iraq to help the pple. however, why did the US invade iraq in the first place? on ground that they are havin WMD, isn't it? However, in my own understanding (correct me if im worng), the UN didn't agree to use military force, the US went in themselves..and for the saddam issues...whatever or however tyrant he maybe, it's still his country's problems...why did the US wanted to interfere??? u said Iraq has lotsa terrorist training camps all around in iraq, there're so many training camps around in the world, indonesia, afganistan adn so much more in the middle east, can the US really eradicate all?? I think the reasons behind it is still the availabilty of iraq's oil..why, weapons of mass destruction, well, North korea and iran had admitted to owning them, but the US didn't attack them...and iraq, US claims there're WMD, where the hell are the evidence??
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Our criminal leaders did not invade Iraq to "help" anyone but themselves.  They staged 9/11 to scare us into supporting whatever they decided to do.  Those of you who do not understand this, WAKE UP.
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As far as Bush lying about WMD's in Iraq, he didn't.  Please read the first link below.\n\nAs far as Bush lying about Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda not being connnected, he didn't.  Please read the second and third links below.\n\nI'm tired of all of the sheep walking around spouting crap.  I'm not the biggest fan of Bush, but I wish people would read for 30 seconds before they open up their mouth.
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Ok I see there are a lot of angry people and not so many rational answers.  \n\nIf I were president, I'd hope there was no attack, If there was, I'd proceed very much like George did at the start, but rallying the people, letting them know that we must stay strong and that to change our lives would mean the terrorists suceeded (Ironic that he said that and then rapidly began the changes like the Patriot Act, which is a very big change to our privacies).\n\nSecondly, I'd be in the right country, Iraq may have had weapons, no one knew for sure.  I'd let the UN do thier thing as well as the inspection teams we had get more info.  Since no attack was even close to imminant, it's not as a big an issue as say 9/11.\n\nThen I'd scour Afghanistan.  I'd be all for the war if we were in the right country looking for the right people.  I'd do my best to find OBL and bring him to justice.\n\nLastly, I'd listen to what the American people had to say, I wouldn't be spying on them internally and the country wouldn't be fighting between political parties (more so that what is always normal that is).
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I didn't care about Iraq before 9/11 and I don't care about Iraq now.\nThe only thing I care about is getting our troops home safely. This whole war is one big scam for global domination. They just needed your support so they sold you on WMD's and Terrorist in Iraq and all this BS. Did anyone give a crap about Saddam till they told you to. They shake hands with the dictators first then they go to war with them and make you feel scared of them, through fear tactics. Wake up. This is about G.O.D (Gold,Oil,Drugs)