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Originally posted by nanofever
The reasons for war in Iraq are pretty simple.
1. A base for US power in the Middle East, neo-imperalism is the phrase I believe.
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Didn't the US just hand power back to an interim Iraqi government?
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2. Strategic resources in Iraq.
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You mean oil? As in we'd mine it and ship it straight to the US? I don't see that happening.
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3. Saddam has a bad history with the Bush clan, and Iraq would be one of the easier Middle Eastern countrys to topple.
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Iraq was not toppled. Saddam was.