Why did we go, why have we stayed?
1. the "enemy"
Well, we were angry, and needed to act, I guess, and the American people already had an enemy in Saddam Hussein. Bush may even have had a personal vendetta against Saddam for unknown reasons, like Iraqi threats against his dad. Another personal reason might have been Dubya's need to prove himself to his dad; apparently he was always assumed to be playing second fiddle to his brother Jeb. We get to sound highminded by couching our invasion as a liberation from oppression, especially of groups like the Kurds, which I suppose it was. We couldn't invade Saudi Arabia, the origin of most of the highjackers, because it's the Muslim holy land, and the enemy is a non-state actor, Al Quaeda (the base). So I guess we thought we'd use our know-how and equipment from the previous war to finish the job this time.
2. Religion
America has been called the "Great Satan" and Bush has called entire countries the "Axis of evil." Politicians have suddenly got religion. This is nonsense, from my (God's) point of view. Only individuals, not countries, are evil. And even then, it's specific actions and choices, not the identity of that individual I find fault with. And even then, I try and understand why people think and do what they do. And I usually come around to thinking it's a matter of preference or misunderstanding. I understand.
3. WMD
Nobody likes radioactive fallout, and as pretty as giant mushroom clouds may appear in pictures, you don't actually want to look at one. America is afraid of a devastating nuclear attack. We're the only country to have used them, and we have lots of them, and we go around telling everyone else that they can't have them, unless they're Christian or something, and we're a largely selfish nation obsessed with celebrity, obesely watching our plasma screen tv's, and polluting/consuming, while half of the world lives on like a buck a day. We usually think of WMD's as nukes. I wonder if cluster-bombs qualify. They're the abc's of war (atomic, biological, chemical). We're hypocritical, and we're scared. Our CIA meddling has killed plenty in the past. Maybe we weren't absolutely certain about Iraq's capability, given the lack of openness to UN inspection, and we just wanted to play it safe. So, to be technical, Iraq I guess did have at least one kind of Weapon of Mass Destruction, as Saddam gassed the Kurds. Bush apparently, though, was misinformed, or paranoid. You never know what those crazy Muslims will do, right?
4. Money and the American Israel lobby
But Saddam had nothing to do with 9-11. I think we even let Osama get away, possibly for geopolitical reasons, kept hush-hush. It's obviously about oil and the American, if not global, economy. My wife thinks we went to Iraq just to make money for the political elite (read: small group of monied men) with investments in corporations that would rebuild Iraq. I suspect there's even more to it. Like maybe we want a base in Iraq for potential future conflict in the region. Or we want to protect Israel from Iran, and keep Iraq from becoming part of a greater Iran.
5. Feeling righteous, support our troops
Or it's to distract the American public from something else...( like all the Hollywood crap does anyway, such as how morally bankrupt and selfish we can be. I have to take all this expensive medication for a reason, you know. Reality is f-ing harsh as hell. My role in the economy is just to basically funnel state funds to pharmaceutical companies, who have a vested interest in maximum mental unhealth). Our businesses are milking every cent from the world, as everyone does, in our capitalist world. You've got to fight for every advantage. Supposedly self-interest is in everybody's interest. Perhaps this is madness. In any case, if we create a siege mentality, constantly fighting, it could boost the economy, and prevent from falling into a depression. Fighting is better than moping. This is what I suspect it's most about. Bulls are angry creatures. Never give in, show that fighting spirit, whether you're a businessman or a soldier, who are both essentially doing the same thing, I would say, i.e. making a killing. It's all about the dolla billz, and we can't start having a nation of mendicant holy men. Also, America's got issues, it's divided, and it's better to have enemies abroad than enemies at home.
6. Tactical
Or to test new weapons systems, and support military contracts. Maybe Bush just wanted to get re-elected. Maybe "dark forces" wanted to manipulate our country into being further hated, made poorer, or put into a geopolitical or military disadvantage, and it's the result of mind control. The main reason? America! F-- yeah! Kick some ass! Woohoo! Iraq serves as a convenient location for everyone who hates America to gather and take up arms against our mighty military; and it's oh so far from American soil. Yeehaw! Bring it on! Some or all of the above? That's all I can think of.
1. the "enemy"
Well, we were angry, and needed to act, I guess, and the American people already had an enemy in Saddam Hussein. Bush may even have had a personal vendetta against Saddam for unknown reasons, like Iraqi threats against his dad. Another personal reason might have been Dubya's need to prove himself to his dad; apparently he was always assumed to be playing second fiddle to his brother Jeb. We get to sound highminded by couching our invasion as a liberation from oppression, especially of groups like the Kurds, which I suppose it was. We couldn't invade Saudi Arabia, the origin of most of the highjackers, because it's the Muslim holy land, and the enemy is a non-state actor, Al Quaeda (the base). So I guess we thought we'd use our know-how and equipment from the previous war to finish the job this time.
2. Religion
America has been called the "Great Satan" and Bush has called entire countries the "Axis of evil." Politicians have suddenly got religion. This is nonsense, from my (God's) point of view. Only individuals, not countries, are evil. And even then, it's specific actions and choices, not the identity of that individual I find fault with. And even then, I try and understand why people think and do what they do. And I usually come around to thinking it's a matter of preference or misunderstanding. I understand.
3. WMD
Nobody likes radioactive fallout, and as pretty as giant mushroom clouds may appear in pictures, you don't actually want to look at one. America is afraid of a devastating nuclear attack. We're the only country to have used them, and we have lots of them, and we go around telling everyone else that they can't have them, unless they're Christian or something, and we're a largely selfish nation obsessed with celebrity, obesely watching our plasma screen tv's, and polluting/consuming, while half of the world lives on like a buck a day. We usually think of WMD's as nukes. I wonder if cluster-bombs qualify. They're the abc's of war (atomic, biological, chemical). We're hypocritical, and we're scared. Our CIA meddling has killed plenty in the past. Maybe we weren't absolutely certain about Iraq's capability, given the lack of openness to UN inspection, and we just wanted to play it safe. So, to be technical, Iraq I guess did have at least one kind of Weapon of Mass Destruction, as Saddam gassed the Kurds. Bush apparently, though, was misinformed, or paranoid. You never know what those crazy Muslims will do, right?
4. Money and the American Israel lobby
But Saddam had nothing to do with 9-11. I think we even let Osama get away, possibly for geopolitical reasons, kept hush-hush. It's obviously about oil and the American, if not global, economy. My wife thinks we went to Iraq just to make money for the political elite (read: small group of monied men) with investments in corporations that would rebuild Iraq. I suspect there's even more to it. Like maybe we want a base in Iraq for potential future conflict in the region. Or we want to protect Israel from Iran, and keep Iraq from becoming part of a greater Iran.
5. Feeling righteous, support our troops
Or it's to distract the American public from something else...( like all the Hollywood crap does anyway, such as how morally bankrupt and selfish we can be. I have to take all this expensive medication for a reason, you know. Reality is f-ing harsh as hell. My role in the economy is just to basically funnel state funds to pharmaceutical companies, who have a vested interest in maximum mental unhealth). Our businesses are milking every cent from the world, as everyone does, in our capitalist world. You've got to fight for every advantage. Supposedly self-interest is in everybody's interest. Perhaps this is madness. In any case, if we create a siege mentality, constantly fighting, it could boost the economy, and prevent from falling into a depression. Fighting is better than moping. This is what I suspect it's most about. Bulls are angry creatures. Never give in, show that fighting spirit, whether you're a businessman or a soldier, who are both essentially doing the same thing, I would say, i.e. making a killing. It's all about the dolla billz, and we can't start having a nation of mendicant holy men. Also, America's got issues, it's divided, and it's better to have enemies abroad than enemies at home.
6. Tactical
Or to test new weapons systems, and support military contracts. Maybe Bush just wanted to get re-elected. Maybe "dark forces" wanted to manipulate our country into being further hated, made poorer, or put into a geopolitical or military disadvantage, and it's the result of mind control. The main reason? America! F-- yeah! Kick some ass! Woohoo! Iraq serves as a convenient location for everyone who hates America to gather and take up arms against our mighty military; and it's oh so far from American soil. Yeehaw! Bring it on! Some or all of the above? That's all I can think of.
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