Red Dawn
Senior Member
IMO, Iraq was fought because we needed a place to engage the Islamofascists that was not too inconvenient for us to fight in (like Afghanistan) or them to get to (like Afghanistan).
We needed a place where we could knock of massive numbers of their already trained fighters while we strengthened the defenses of the US
OMFG.
First, the war was about non-existent WMD, and bogus alliances between Saddam and Al Qaeda.
Next, it was about bringing freedom to iraqis, and rescuing them from Saddam.
Are you even serious with this, or is this another attempt to come up with a lame justification for your war?
Listen to what you're saying: You're saying we conciously decided to turn another country into a bloody war zone, to keep the islamofacists from "coming here".
How do you think Iraqis would feel, if our reason for being in their country, is so that the bombs and IEDs are exploding there, and killing them, instead of us? How would you feel if another country wanted to turn the USA into a war zone, to spare themselves any attacks in their own country.
If what you are saying is true, I wouldn't blame the Iraqis for having eternal hatred for us. I would fully expect them to be throwing grenades at bush, not shoes.
You seriously fucking think the Iraqis should thank us, if the reason were there is to start a war in THEIR country, as a way of sparing us a terrorist attack in our borders??