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Originally posted by RocHard
You kidding, right? Iraq has been the easiest military action the US has ever been through. This wasn't a war, this was a cakewalk. In 1990 Iraq was rated as the word's fourth largest army, yet we we basically just knocked on the door and walked in - and took over Iraq.
War is never pretty. Thousands of men die every day during war. During WWII the US lost more men in a single day than we've lost so far in Iraq. During WWII Russia lost more than a million men. While the loss of a human life is tragic, you cannot compare Iraq to any other war.
Don't ever tell me this war was about oil. It's not. The United States and Russia EACH produce TWICE as much oil per day than Iraq does. Mexico, England, and Norway produces more oil than Iraq does. Here's some stats for you:
Barrels of oil per day:
US: 8.1 billion
Saudi Arabia: 7.8 billion
Russia: 6.2 billion
Iran: 3.4 billion
China: 3.2 billion
Mexico: 3.0 billion
Norway: 3.1 billion
UK: 2.9 billion
Canda: 2.6 billion
Iraq: 2.6 billion
The reason why everyone thinks Iraq produces so much oil is because that's ALL they produce.
So if oil is what it was all about, perhaps the US should give serious thought into invading Norway (but only during the summer).
This is about so much more than oil. This about bringing stability to both a region and culture where they think we are nothing but evil.
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Iraq: 2nd biggest oil reserve
Iraq: UN oil for food program
That is why it is not producing much... Search for production numbers before Gulf War ( part 1 ).