Can someone tell me why we are in Iraq?

Question

9/11 sent us to Afghanistan, in search of Osama. But I honestly do not know how/why we ended up in Iraq, or why we are still there.

Answer 1

Saddam ignored 144 UN resolutions and they asked us to go in and get Saddam out which is exactly what we did.  Maybe you didn't catch the news but Saddam fell and broke his neck.  After that a bunch of really nasty Muslim insurgents have been trying to take over Iraq and restart where Saddam left off with his murdering and genocide.  We are now training Iraqi police and Army to take over when we leave and we're trying to keep the innocent Iraqi poeple as safe as possible.

Osama was killed in Afghanistan when we bombed Tora Bora so we don't have to search for him any more.  With America, it's been all wins on this so called war front.

Answer 2

Have we had another terrorist attack since?

That's why we are there. I know many people preach Bush lied people died. but the fact that America has not had to endure another attack is good by me.

Another thing we did is liberate Iraq and give the Iraqi people a country of their own. We will also have an alli in mid east to help us with the war on terror once they are established.

Answer 3

Well to find the answer you would have to research the Iran/Iraq war, Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Saddam Hussiens genocide of his country men, and Iraq's failure to comply with the UN's resolutions after Desert Storm.

Saddam Hussien was a dictator that executed several of his own country men because they tried to overthrow his regeim.  When they failed he gased them.  Also after Desert Storm, the UN made conditions to allow UN inspectors into the nation to make sure Saddam was not producing WMD's.  At first he complied, but after awhile he slowing started to defy the UN.  The USA finally gave Saddam a choice leave or be removed.  He opted for removal which was achieved.  We currently have troops there now as a result of his removal and to prevent Iraq from turing into Anarchy

Answer 4

Oil.

Answer 5

Watch the movie Zeitgeist. If you want some answers about Iraq just skip to Part II.

It's online at zeitgeistmovie.com

Answer 6

If you still don't know the reason why we are in Iraq by now, I honestly do believe no matter what or how we explain it to you, you will not accept the answer anyway.

Answer 7

Because the United Nations held sanctions against Saddam Hussein and he refused to meet the deadline. We (USA) are leading a coalition of forces directed by the UN to search for Weapons of mass destruction. Apparently the world thought Saddam had them but it looks like maybe he didn't after all. Thats the quick version why we're there.

Answer 8

We ended up in Iraq because little georgie bush needed to prove a point.

Saddam threatened his DADDY, and little george could not let that go unpunished, so the AWOL 1st. Lt. from the TANG thought he would flex his muscle and send out troops in harms way to establish his "legacy".