I disagree with the statement no WOMD were found, I think they got the big one. Suddam.
Although, I am not a full Bush fan either, I just think sometimes, crazy dictators come to power and need to be stopped before 'destroying the world'.
Some might say this about Bush himself, and really, one must keep in mind he doesn not kill dozens of citizens who are only guilty of disagreeing with his ways in mass shootings, and he does not gas towns to test the power of his bioloical weapons.
And about that, there may have been none found, but the UN weren't allowed in for weeks, and because the UN is too afraid of angering other nations instead of doing there jobs and checking for WOMD, the US had to do there job by going in without authorization.
Only then, did Suddam allow them in, but it was too late.
The US wasn't in the mood to let Suddam walk all over them and still seem to be in power of the situation, and claim to be the victim.
If he didn't have WOMD, why didn't he let them in right away?
I think it is against the UN regulations to not allow them in, and what did the UN do?
Nothing.
They proved the power of the UN right there.
"Go ahead, walk all over us, we don't care"
Us and Britain were the only ones that didn't sit on their a$$es and do nothing as Suddam makes the world appear foolish.
But should human lives be worth looking foolish?
Well, Suddam was killing people before this whole war started.
I think the only ones that get a say would be the victims.
If the victims of Suddams leadership want change, then it should be allowed for US to go in and stop him, because they don't have the freedom we do. They get absolutly no say in who is their leader.
About the oil thing.
Yes, I believe Bush is going in there for the oil.
But he isn't necessarily packing it up, and taking off. What he is doing is settign up a Government who trades the oil to him, and him alone. Therefore, America gets much needed oil, and Ieaq rakes in the American cash.
It's a bonus for both countries, but is it worth the lost lives?
People were dying way before this war from religous wars and family fueds. Not including the hundreds lost from psychotic leader rants.
All in all, the invasion of Ieaq seemed to be the greatest, worse event they have ever faced.