why werent weopons found in Iraq? Now they accuse Iran of having some? So U.S can have them no one else can?
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The former president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, financed terrorist groups like Al-Qaida led by Osama bin-Laden. They were the ones responsible for 9/11 (destruction of NYC's World Trade Center and the attack on the Pentagon). \n\nI am Canadian. If our federal government was dictatorial, financing terrorism and torturing our people like Hussein's was, I would want another nation to come help dismantle our government. \n\nThe Iraq war was not BS and it wasn't over oil. Look at how high the price of gas is now at your neighbourhood gas station!\n\nThe US is not accusing Iran of having nuclear missiles right now. They are accusing Iran of planning to build them. This is a problem for the world because the president of Ian has publicly stated Israel 'should be wiped off the map'. Iran has recently developed nuclear energy for electrical energy. They have said they are going to develop nuclear weapons.\n\nThe main difference between the US and Iran is that the US has not threatened another country, but Iran has threatened Israel. The US is Israel's biggest ally and cannot stand and do nothing while Israel is threatened.\n\nBy the way, one nuclear missile will destroy an entire city (I mean destroy it completely, nothing left, no trees, no grass, no buildings, no people, nothing!) and wipe out everything around for about 100 miles out. So if you think it's weird that people get upset about having missiles aimed their way, think again!
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Weapons of mass destruction UN resolutions backed up the US and allies to invade. CIA and MI5 both said they had them. None were ever found. \nAt the end of the day saddam was evil and did need to be over thrown. However the US really needs the oil. Now that is not to say they want to steal it but they do need a friendly govt. to trade with. \nMost of the contracts have also went to US companies which is a slap in the face for the allies. \n\nmy source is just from watching news in the uk which went to town on our own govt for allowing us to be rogered by our supposed close friends in the good ole U.S. \nno disrespect intended. I my self work for an amercian company in the North Sea oil fields.\n\nGood question mate.
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This is all very convenient and farcical. You have the most belligerent nation on the planet, the only one that has used nukes in the past, the one that has the capability to destroy the world many times over, behaving like an empire telling nations what they should or should not do.\nThe assumption that other nations who may want nuclear weapons are "crazy" serves as the rationale for not allowing them to have them.\nIf you paint your adversary like a nut job bent on destroying Israel then everything you do or say will be justified.\nI don't particularly like Iran, a theocratic dictatorship, but one must remember that the primary goal of any dictatorship is to stay in power. Iran knows very well that if they would use nukes on anyone, let alone Israel, they would be wiped off the map.\nThe same reasoning was valid for Saddam's Iraq.\nThe last thing a fledgling dictator like him could have wanted was to create a case for being removed. That's why the alarm by the US govt that Iraq was a threat are ludicrous.\nBut people get easily drunk on propaganda.
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Tfhe US government does not want any new nations to have nuclear capabilities.  Especially ones that are agressive and terroristic.  I say this because the Iran Government has already stated that Isreal has no right to exist and needs to be eradicated.
779771
Nice ideal, but absolutely impossible. If I was an Iranian Leader, I wouldn't even think about it until I saw several American leaders convicted & successfully impeached. He is well aware our leaders speak with forked tongues.\n\nBy the way, what about this alleged nuclear weapons development? Is it any more real than what was in Iraq? It's the same people saying it, folks. Think. They were never found in Iraq because they never existed. You can hide a bomb, or several bombs, where they are difficult to find. Not true for the facilities that make them. Iran has a facility to enrich uranium for power plants.But nothing has been found suggesting bomb grade uranium, or the facilities to make it. And they are under constant inspection. think.
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Iran is trying to become a legitimate  player in the middle east, We declared Iraq, Iran and North Korea.. We invaded one (Iraq), we are at a stand still with North Korea, and Iran is probably thinking ,,,,If I want to get america to take us seriously..We need a Nuclear weapon...So I understand their motivation. They feel  a nuclear weapon equals respect...Sadly, from us it probably does....
636809
Why is it between U.S. and Iran? Just about the entire U.N. is coming down on Iran. If the guy was smart, he'd remember how Iraq was crippled by all of the U.N. sanctions. We don't have to go to work with Iran to hurt them, and we wont. Iran is hurting themselves by not allowing Russia to control their uranium enrichment process.
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Iraq is very rich in Oil my son and I believe you. This called "investment"! tomorrow these students would be "Ministers" in Iraq and would "CLOSE THEIR EYES" and sign "BILLIONS DOLLARS"  contract with US companies to buy 'Weapons' and AGAIN have a big war with Iran and others!\n\nIn IRAN we have seen a lot of these kinds of Ministers. Khomeini execute many of them! That is the reasons that US is anger with IRAN as in last 25 years did not get any CONTRACT from Iran!\n\nList of Corrupt Judges and Lawyers involved in my actions  \nhttp://www.geocities.com/doworkout/judgtable.html\n\nList of corrupt Police Officers in Toronto & montreal\nhttp://www.geocities.com/doworkout/pig.html\n\nCanadians' Crimes \nhttp://www.geocities.com/doworkout/canada1.html\n\nList of corrupt judges and lawyers in Canada\nhttp://www.geocities.com/doworkout/1dictionary.html\n\nCorruption in Justice System in Canada\nhttp://www.geocities.com/doworkout/80dictionary.html\n\nLAWSUIT v. Canadian Judges and Lawyers\nhttp://www.geocities.com/doworkout/conflict.html\n\nINDEX\nhttp://www.geocities.com/doworkout\n\nTORTURE IN CANADA\nhttp://www.geocities.com/doworkout/section11.html
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Even more idiotic comments.\n\nIraq DID have WoMD. Saddam used them on his own people and the people of Iran. He was suspected of manufacturing more of them and having more in his posession. \n\nIraq has not been annexed. No country is occupying Iraq. Troops are there to help Iraq secure the peace so that the process of Iraq building it's OWN government can continue.\n\nThe reasons given to invade Iraq were many and justified. The major reason being the violation of the terms of cease fire from the very legitimate war known as "Desert Storm". Once those violations of the cease fire agreement occured, the CONTINUATION of hostilities of that war were completely justified.\n\nNo matter how many times you give the DOCUMENTED PROOF and FACTS to these uber-libs, they still refuse to accept it. It is amazing.\n\nAs for pulling the troops out... NO, IMHO... You have to give Iraq every opportunity to help secure itself and its government which is still in its infancy. Until that point is well in reach of Iraq as a country, troop presence should remain. Now, reduction of troops should be a step by step process as milestones are met. We should not just rip all troops out at once and we should require Iraq to take more and more control over the removal of insurgents. Increased stability in the Middle East region is necessary. Stability will not come from radical, extremist governmental rule. It can only come from free rule government of the people and by the people.\n\nAnd remember. In every other war which the US has won, our troop presence has NEVER been completely removed. See Korea, Germany, Italy, Japan, etc.
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OK never mind that the supposed WMDs were never found -if they did indeed exist in Iraq after the mid 90s...never mind that it wasnt until we invaded Iraq that outside terrorists began infiltrating into Iraq where they were to get the best possible training in the world ----from their expiriences in combat against US coalition forces!!! thats right some future terrorists can now say they got their badges in Iraq!!! Courtesy of Bush!! THe Iraq War has made the world more unstable and more prone to future terrorism.
44788
We're right next door in Iraq. Iran's president said he doesnt believe in the holocaust and now Bush is going to attempt to steal his oil with his ever so faithful weapons of mass destructions speech again.
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Why did we invade Iraq, oh ya didnt they have WMD's?  That cant be cause N. Korea has six, which they have openly admited to.  Why dont we invade them?  No wait, it was because they were living under an oppressive tyrant, Saddam, right?  Is Iraq the only tyrant oppressing his people?  No what about, parts of Afica where wild militant groups and terrorists are free to roam and do as they please.  So why did we invade Iraq?  It couldnt be to establish a governement with people with previous good relations with the White House, to sell us oil at a good price, could it?  Well then, why didnt they prez. just say so?  I'm sure the American people would have backed him up if he said we were sending our troops to Iraq to die for oil . . . blood for oil, thats a worthy cause.  But, I guess the threat of Saddam having WMD's sounded better.\n\nYou're right on point dog.  Didnt we invite and welcome the Saudis with open arms too?  Is this De Ja Vu?
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First nothing can convince me,even if US finds WMD in Iraq ,that Saddam Hussein had them.If it was so they would have found it a long time ago.\nBush should be preoccupied by the situation in US and not spending money on wars,when those money are needed by the US citizens.\nIsrael still refuses to sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty.Anything Israel does or say it's "self defense",while the Palestinians defending themselves are terrorists.And anyone who says anything bad about Israel is definitely anti semite,if if he's right.Bush keep supporting Israel 'cos they are the only ally in Middle East.It seems ,in mr Bush opinion that anything that it's Arab it's terrorist.
23786
hello frnds.i fully agree that the iraqi war was all due 2 the oil rights.it had nothin 2 do with any nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction said 2 be possesed by iraq.it was just a rumour created by the greedy US politicians 2 justify their cause of attackin iraq and in the process gainin control over the iraqi oil wells.as such it has been 2 yrs since iraq has been under the control of the US.no weapons of mass destruction has been found uptil date.so it goes on 2 show the farce the US played.
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What gives anyone the idea that the U.S. or anyone else has the right to dictate what another nation does within their own borders? So far Iran has not done anything to affect anyone outside their own borders.Are we going to assume they are building W.M.D.'s like we did to Iraq?Who says that they or any other nation has no right to posses W.M.D.'s or anything else? We have them,and we ARE using them to enforce our will outside our own borders.Should the rest of the world attack us?
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Gees, I could have sworn it was Bush who stood on the Kuwaitt Border telling the Iraqi's to overthrow their government! And we gave Saddam the gas!\n\nWonder what would happen in the US if we tried to overthrow the government and how many would be killed! But that's ok! Right?\n\nWe didn't say a damn thing when he used it on Iran, in fact we effectively kept the UN from sanctioning him by using our veto powers!\n\nIt's ok for us! Just no one else!
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You are a smart cookie!  Our fiasco in Iraq has given Iran the guts they needed to challenge the US.  After seeing how we're getting our asses kicked by a ragtag bunch of jihadists, they figured it was time to kick some sand in the bully's face.  And yes, anybody who's been paying attention knows that Saddam didn't want to admit he didn't have WMDs because he didn't want to appear weak to the Iranians.  Just another example of how stupid and self-absorbed some Americans can be.  We stumble into areas of the world where we don't have the first clue what's going on.