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Originally posted by RocHard
For those of you who have fogotten, we've been to Africa and pulled out because of popular support.
We went into Iraq for a number of reasons:
- Saddam was indeed a threat, and was supporting terrorists. He publically offered to pay the families of suicide bombers.
- Saddam invaded Kuwait, had sanctions imposed on Iraq, and continued to violate them. Daily.
- Saddam attempted to kill a former US President. Although we might have been better off without Bush Sr., It's just the thought of it.
- WMD, in different forms, have indeed been found. However, the Donkey in the Oval Office is smarter than all of us - He's sitting on it, and he'll pull it out right before election day. Single shells filled with Sarin and WX gas have been found in the past two weeks but have haven't been pushed by news outlets. Plans and parts needed to build a nuclear bomb have been burried in someone's back yard. And if somone could explain to me why they have pesticide plants next to ammo dumps, that would be very helpful.
.... and the list goes on. However, the real reason we went to war with Iraq is very simple - Because the US Government, for all of it's faults, is indeed smarter than all of us.
In 2006 or 2007 the world will have reached the peak of oil production world wide. In other words, we'll be producing less and less oil every year until we run out in about 2040. In the next ten years Iraq will be stable, and will more or less be controled by the US - and will be a great launching pad for future attacks into Iran and - gasp - Saudia Arabia.
By 2020 the United States will own 60%-80% of the world's oil reserves, at the very moment the shortage of oil will become a huge crisis.
Think about it. Requirements for oil raises an average of 2% a year, and shortly we'll be unable to meet the current demand - the the current supply will decrese. The United States will cut off everyone else from oil.
Japan went to war with us in the 1940's because they were cut off from oil. WW3 is right around the corner.
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First off Saddam wasnt a threat he was a paper tiger. We took Iraq in what 3 weeks.
Osama bin Laden was a threat.. He is still at large. 15 of the 19 terrorists were Arabs.
Kuwait was invaded because of slant drilling. Kuwait was stealing their oil . It was far from random.
If he was so evil why were we in bed with Saddam for how long, what we woke up and decided he is bad now?
Also if he was this monster everyone say he was, why are American soldiers dying everyday?
No one gives or gave a fuck about the Iraqi people . IF they did they would be driving the trucks and have the Haliburton jobs, not some guy from Iowa. They have ph.d's and skilled people but yet we have to ship Americans in for 15 grand and up a month. You dont think they dont see that in a country with 67% unemployment and realize it was all a big cash grab?
Also if you think the USA is going to control 80% of the oil , you are kidding yourself . The chinese are giving up their bicycles for cars, so if you think they will rollover once again you are kidding yourself.
What this government should be doing is be putting real money into finding alternative energy sources and setting real deadlines.
You blindly believe they have your interests at heart? Thats funny.