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Originally Posted by FireFly
Didn't W say that he was looking for a way to avenge his father? Wouldn't that be another reason? 
However, where does the money and power come from? Right from the oil. Cut off their oil, you cut off their money and power supply. Wouldn't that be what you do first too? That's just smart military tactics. Probably wasn't a plan, they thought Iraq would just give up after that. Lack of foresight, but then you have W in office... can't really expect much foresight.
Iraq provoked the US just by being. By having wealth and military power and influence in the middle east.
You're right, the US has been lying about it for a long time, but do you really think "we're scared of what they might become" would've flown as a reason for invasion? |
I totally agree with you on this point. The real reasons for invasion would not have been enough to galvanize the public in the way that WMDs did. They took the climate at the time to get rid of something that had been a thorn in their side that may have developed into a much larger threat.