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Yes why not? The first answer was wrong. Bush went into Iraq to get oil and he totally lied about Saddam having Weapons of Mass Destruction. He thought that if we (USA) could control Iraq's oil supply, we could control all the oil supply in the middle east and, in the words of Dick Cheney, 'Nobody will ever mess with us anymore!' All we would have to do is 'alter' Iraq's form of government by taking out their long time leader, have them pass laws by us and everything else all in exchange for oil. We did the same thing to Cuba. Now gas is really expensive because we barely have gas. Just because we went into Iraq to get oil doesn't mean that we would necessarily get oil. We failed to get oil because it was obviously harder than we thought to obtain oil.
I'm hoping whoever answered this was joking, otherwise they are speaking out of their @ss. The reason "oil" was such an issue with the Iraq War was because the media made it so. Never was there a statement made that oil was the reason, nor was there ever an attempt to retrieve oil because it wasn't the original intent. I literally lol'd at the statement "We failed to get oil because it was obviously harder than we thought to obtain oil". We (the US) have the premier equipment and technology in obtaining oil. If anyone were to pull oil out of anywhere, it would be us. This leads me to believe this poster was joking because nobody could be that stupid.
Sadaam was a ruthless dictator who continuously slaughtered the Kurds and slaughtered his own people.
The Iraq situation is almost identical to the situation Obama is in with Libya.
Obama/Libya war & Bush/Iraq war similarities:
-Our President wants to rid a ruthless dictator slaughtering their civilians
-Our president sends military and drops air strikes and bombs on the country.
The only difference is that the media is portraying the Libya situation as a means of Obama keeping peace, whereas the same could be said for Bush. Why the difference? Because the media (other than FOX) has loyalty to the democratic party (Anyone who argues that is clearly insane).
Moral of the story: When you hear something the media (including FOX) tells you, do some research because you are 9 times out of 10 hearing a biased story filled with half-truths.
All it takes is for some hobo off the street to say "Bush eats human brains" and any journalist could write an entire article of how Bush eats human brains because "a source" told them so.
There are many who make this accusation, but there is no evidence to support this contention. The United States has not forcibly seized any Iraqi oil wells and, in fact, have allowed the Iraqi national petroleum companies freely offer bids to China, Russia, and France. Please see this article from Time Magazine which further fleshes this out. The US has no control or cheaper oil prices as a result of the Iraq War.
Time: U.S. Companies Shut Out as Iraq Auctions Its Oil Fields
The actual causes of the Iraq War are further discussed here:
Answers.Com: What are the causes of the Iraq War of 2003-2011?
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Where was the Iraq war taken place?
Iraq is in some part of Asia, you should look on google to look for a map for asia. Iraq is part of the Middle East, which is part of Asia. It is: South of eastern Turkey West of Iran (Persia) North/West of the Persian Gulf (a sea, not a country) North of Sad Arabia & Kuwait East of Jordan South/East of Syria
What countries did Iraq invade?
Iraq (or governments based in what is now Iraq) have invaded several countries during the region's long history of habitation. Please be more specific about when the country in question was invaded or check the Related Questions to see if the invasion you are looking for is already asked.
Do you fly over Iraq to get to Kuwait?
Usually, but not necessarily. For example, if you were flying to Kuwait from Bahrain, you would not fly over Iraq. However, since Iraq border Kuwait on both the north and west, flights from most European and North American countries fly over Iraq.
What country is formerly called Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia extends from southeast of Turkey to northwest of Persian Gulf, and between rivers Tigris and Euphrates. It comprises southeast of Turkey, northeast of Syria, from northwest to southeast of Iraq and west of Iran.
The 1980 war in the west Persian gulf region was fought between which two countries?
Iran and Iraq. It was called the Iran-Iraq War, beginning in 1980 and lasting until 1988.
Which country is farther west Iran or Iraq?
Iraq is further west than Iran
On which side of Kuwait is Iraq?
Iraq is to the west of Kuwait. Iraq is north of Kuwait.
What is the country directly west of America?
Iraq and Turkey are west of Iran.
Is Iraq west or east of China?
West.
What war was related to the Persian gulf war?
Iraq and its allies to the west attacked Iran and ended up in a stalemate. They thought why did we attack a huge country and not a tiny small one. They decided to invade Kuwait.
Is Syria south of Turkey or east of Iran?
Syria is south of Turkey and west of Iran and Iraq.
Is Bethlehem in Iraq?
No, Bethlehem is not in Iraq. Bethlehem is located in the West Bank, which is a Palestinian territory in the Middle East. Iraq is a separate country located to the east of the West Bank.
This nation lies north of Saudi Arabia and west of Iran?
Iraq
Which country is in the west of Iran?
Iraq
What country west of Iran?
Iraq.
Which west african city has the largest oil reserves?
There has been discovery of many oil reserves in Africa. Nigeria has the most oil reserves in the African continent.
How wide is Iraq?
From East to West in a straight line, Iraq is about 810 Km wide
