why ok for US to attack Iraq?
599629
im american and i feel that we need to stay the hell out of other countries problems and stop making problems for ourselves...bush is going to make it so that we are the ones needing the most help from outside countries if he doesnt stop driving us into the ground...cant wait for 2 more years when that dipstick is out of office.....its pathetic that bush is trying to be God.... no fear though he will go down in history as one of the worst presidents ever for the united states :)
772005
It's not for the U.S.  \n\nIt's for U.S. oil companies.\n\nBig difference.\n\n\nAnyone who thinks that the decision to attack Hussein and the fact that Iraq sits on the second largest proven reserve of oil in the world had nothing to do with one another is naive.
1119142
No. We should allow a hostile country to develop any weapon they want, so they can attack us later on. Then we can sit back and bitch and moan about how Bush screwed it up. We should wait for the inneffectual UN to pass 20+ resolutions over the next 10-20 years. Then once they have the bomb and have attacked us we can be blamed for it, and rebuild their country better than it was before. All while they burn our flag and chant, "Death to America."
726502
We could pull out and let them dip into a civil war, or stay there and let our troops endure the war.  We should not have gone there in the first place, and if we felt we had no choice, we shouldn't have bombed them back to the stone age.\n\nAny way you look at it, the Iraqi's lose.
618
Never. Iraq was not a succesful example for US. They'll put more economical pressure on Iran rather than military action.
768517
they wont hesititate to kill us if they had the chance, we should extend the same courtesy. iraq really wasnt much of a threat, but these guys are nutballs and letting them have nuclear weapons is just crazy. if they get them i bet they use them sooner or later, or give them to someone who will
739027
We initially invaded Iraq because they had WMDs \nWe couldn't find any WMDs so now we are there to " liberate them"\nIt is possible to love America and disagree with the president. After all he is just a man.\nDemocracy gives us the right to disagree with our politicians.\nThe vote gives us the right to vote them out of office.
1034476
yes I agree. Why should we give a fuck about Iraq when no one country does and the UN didnt even stand behind us? oh wait I know the answer to this! it wasn't a war to find nuclear weapons Bush JR wanted to finish what Bush SR started. I know A LOT of soldigers in Iraq and they say its bullshit. They don't even know why they're over there anymore... thats reddikulas!!!! We shouldn't step in everytime a country isn't running the way we want them to. How would we like it if a country sent in their troops to us and said hey, we don't like the way your running your country, we're going to make you into a comminust country.... we wouldn't like it just like they don't like it. And give me an f-ing break saying this is a war on terriorism... if that is true why didn't we go for Osama (the PERSON freaking responsible for the attacks on USA) instead of invading Iraq for Bush to finish his daddys war! UGH I can go on and on hehe.
445613
If they say they will they've got something coming to them.  If a country openly threatens to attack us I see no reason why we shouldn't go over there are kick their a**es.
555876
Control of oil is the primary motivation for this war. It’s why Iraq was a target for war. It’s why the U.S. supported Saddam Hussein in the 1970s and ’80s when he was an ally and a friend--when Donald Rumsfeld met with him in Baghdad. It’s why the U.S. is going to occupy Iraq until it can impose a government that’s suitable to U.S. interests. And it’s why Iran and Syria are now in the crosshairs.
447450
Depending on who you listen to, there are several reasons. I shall attempt to run them down & provide a brief explanation of each, and state my own opinion at the end.\n\n1. Oil. The US needs a source of oil, so we invaded Iraq to get it.\n2. Big Business - The US needed a way to boost the profit lines of big business, and war is the best way to do it.\n3. Freedom - We needed to free the Iraqi's from Saddam's thumb.\n4. WMD's - Saddam had WMD's, he refused to let the UN make inspections, and it's too risky to let Saddam have WMD's.\n5. New Base Location - Iraq makes a great place to project power from in terms of the US military, it is adjacent to the Gulf, and provides ways to reinforce Turkey, as well as keep Iran in check.\n6. Violation of Gulf War cease-fire agreement - Iraq violated the cease-fire agreement of the 1st gulf war, so this war is simply a conclusion of the last war.\n7. Bush's daddy - Saddam tried to kill Bush Sr., so Bush Jr is seeking revenge.\n8. Terrorism - Saddam was conspiring with Osama, so the US had to intervene.\n\nAnd my opinion:\nBush Jr. was obsessed with Iraq, and decided long ago that he was going to end Saddam's rule. He found a reason, Saddam didn't back down, and now we're in Iraq.\n\nHope this helps as a general overview.
489639
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
1078017
IT's better for trained officials to be under attack and able to fight back then for American civilians to be attacked in our own country and be completely defensless. I don't want our troops to be dead or in danger, but they are protecting this country. Think about that before you try to debate. Eventually, Iraq will become stable!! They will....but only once we rid them of the people who are against a stable goverment. They need help and it's not all about helping them either. On Semptember 11, so many Americans died because a few idiots decided to hurt us. We are just paying them back the favor. You have a good point but think about reasons why we should be there too
261968
The main reason is because Sadaam Hussien was a tyrant who tortured, raped, and suppressed the inalienable rights of the Iraqi people.  \n\nBritish and U.S. Intelligence had strong evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and he broke his agreements with the United states and the U.N. by refusing to admit weapons inspectors into the country.\n\nSadaam and other Iraqi leaders, openly supported terrorist groups.\n\nIn short.  Iraq was the biggest threat to our national security since WWII.
1115240
Absolutely not.  Going to war should be a last resort, not an offensive attack on a country who may possibly attack us someday.  In my opinion, all the spin about Iraq having WMDs was a smoke screen and an excuse to invade them to retaliate for the bad blood between Sadam and Bush Sr.  And if I read or hear one more person stating that we're at war over September 11, I'm going to vomit.  Why is it so hard to comprehend that Bin Laden, the Taliban and al Quaida were responsible for the 9/11 attacks - not Sadam or the Iraqis?  They are not one in the same.  They are not even from the same countries.  They have a religion in common.  But many ignorant people who lump them together do so because they eat up what they are told by the government and the media.  God bless the day people will make an effort to inform themselves and form their own thoughts...
732308
Uh, duude, we're not "attacking" Iraq - we conquered their armies 3½ years ago. What's been going on for the past 2½ years is that we've been helping the democratically elected Iraqi government protect their people and train their troops and establish their new government. \n\nThanks for noticing!\n\nOh, and the reasons we went there:\nhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/10/20021007-8.html
623560
It is a bit hypocritical. We attack Iraq for violation of one UN resolution, but support Israel who is in violation of 4 UN resolutions.