isnt this a lil weird?
 

maybe i'm alone in this but does anyone else find it odd that we've invaded a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 and now we're making arms deals with the country all the hijackers came from? shades of another past deal:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/...rms/index.html

iraq wasnt invaded because of 9/11. iraq was invaded because they kept dodging the UN weapons inspectors and not upholding thier end of the bargan after they got thier asses kicked for invading kuwait.

if saddam would have just let the weapon inspectors do thier job he wouldnt have been hung and would still be in charge of his shitty little country

funny how people think the war in iraq is because of 9/11.

:kekekegay:

shows how ignorant this country really is.

gee i wonder what gave the ignorant country that idea.....lol:


President George W. Bush on Al-Qaeda:

"The regime . . . has aided, trained and harbored terrorists, including operatives of al Qaeda. The danger is clear: using chemical, biological or, one day, nuclear weapons, obtained with the help of Iraq, the terrorists could fulfill their stated ambitions and kill thousands or hundreds of thousands of innocent people in our country, or any other."
Source: President Says Saddam Hussein Must Leave Iraq Within 48 Hours, White House (3/17/2003).



President George W. Bush on Al-Qaeda:

"The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror. We've removed an ally of al Qaeda, and cut off a source of terrorist funding. And this much is certain: No terrorist network will gain weapons of mass destruction from the Iraqi regime, because the regime is no more."
Source: President Bush Announces Major Combat Operations in Iraq (5/1/2003).



President George W. Bush on Al-Qaeda:

"One of the greatest dangers we face is that weapons of mass destruction might be passed to terrorists who would not hesitate to use those weapons. Saddam Hussein has longstanding, direct and continuing ties to terrorist networks. Senior members of Iraq intelligence and al Qaeda have met at least eight times since the early 1990s. Iraq has sent bomb-making and document forgery experts to work with al Qaeda. Iraq has also provided al Qaeda with chemical and biological weapons training. And an al Qaeda operative was sent to Iraq several times in the late 1990s for help in aquiring poisons and gases. We also know that Iraq is harboring a terrorist network headed by a senior al Qaeda terrorist planner."
Source: President's Radio Address, White House (2/8/2003).


President George W. Bush on Al-Qaeda:

"The battle of Iraq is one victory in a war on terror that began on September the 11, 2001 -- and still goes on. That terrible morning, 19 evil men -- the shock troops of a hateful ideology -- gave America and the civilized world a glimpse of their ambitions. They imagined, in the words of one terrorist, that September the 11th would be the 'beginning of the end of America.' By seeking to turn our cities into killing fields, terrorists and their allies believed that they could destroy this nation's resolve, and force our retreat from the world. They have failed."
Source: President Bush Announces Major Combat Operations in Iraq Have Ended, White House (5/1/2003).

President George W. Bush on Al-Qaeda:

"Evidence from intelligence sources, secret communications, and statements by people now in custody reveal that Saddam Hussein aids and protects terrorists, including members of al Qaeda. Secretly, and without fingerprints, he could provide one of his hidden weapons to terrorists, or help develop their own."
Source: President Delivers "State of the Union", White House (1/28/2003).



President George W. Bush on Al-Qaeda:

"He's a threat because he is dealing with Al Qaida. In my Cincinnati speech I reminded the American people, a true threat facing our country is that an Al Qaida-type network trained and armed by Saddam could attack America and leave not one fingerprint."
Source: President Outlines Priorities, White House (11/7/2002).

President George W. Bush on Al-Qaeda:

"With every step the Iraqi regime takes toward gaining and deploying the most terrible weapons, our own options to confront that regime will narrow. And if an emboldened regime were to supply these weapons to terrorist allies, then the attacks of September the 11th would be a prelude to far greater horrors."
Source: Address to the United Nations General Assembly, White House (9/12/2002).





i could go on but...all of these statements were proven without merit by the way...i'm just sayin...bush used the 9/11 attacks to get us into iraq alot more than he used the un defiance scenario...and now here we are on the verge of supplying weapons to the saudis...kinda screwy if ya ask me

I agree. 9/11 was an excuse to go in...

The media/general population portrays that 9/11 is the reason why we are there which is false.

After 911 I think we had to go engage the enemy in the Middle East somewhere. Saddam Hussein gave us an engraved invitation on a silver platter by chronically violating legally binding UN Security Coucil UNSCRs in the following order:

* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, June 28, 1991
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, February 5, 1992
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, February 19, 1992
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, February 28, 1992
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, March 6, 1992
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, March 11, 1992
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, March 12, 1992
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, April 10, 1992
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, June 17, 1992
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, July 6, 1992
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, September 2, 1992
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, November 23, 1992
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, November 24, 1992
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, January 8, 1993
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, January 11, 1993
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, June 18, 1993
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, June 28, 1993
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, November 23, 1993
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, October 8, 1994
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, March 19, 1996
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, June 14, 1996
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, August 23, 1996
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, December 30, 1996
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, June 13, 1997
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, October 29, 1997
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, November 13, 1997
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, December 3, 1997
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, December 22, 1997
* UN Security Council Presidential Statement, January 14, 1998

Thats why we are there,and needed to go there.

we had no reason to go into iraq...plain and simple...we had more reason to march into saudi arabia...like i said...weird

Interesting original post.....

The truth be known, we are in Iraq now because of Iran IMO. We are selling arms, because of Iran.

Also, you have to ask yourself, why did 911 happen in the first place. My answers:

1 - People hate us. They hate our way of life, they don't respect our freedoms, how we treat women, and they want us all dead.

2 - Our foreign policy's are directly responsible for 911 and it all stems from our relationship with Isreal.

3 - We let them do it. We have open borders.

Guys, we have two options....either keep America America, or allow it to turn into a Muslim state. The Muslims have declared war on this country. The good news for us is that all the Muslin countries don't get along because of a little black liquid called oil....and oil equals power.

good point and i agree...i always thought it was more about iran in the big picture...the soldier in me recognizes the clear strategy...lets stop thinking about 9-11 and some silly wmd u.n bs and look at the simple truth of our actions by looking at a map...look at the what the "hunt for bin laden" has gotten us :


we are now in control or working towards being in control of a perfect ring around the true enemy here...

So,nothing should happen for pissing all over the UNSCR's? WTF?

i never agreed with us being the worlds police and iraq just wasnt a tactical threat to US...it makes a great springboard sure...but i'm not comfortable with us being the israeli's attack dog...besides...why pretend the UN holds so much weight?

we needed a place to base operations. Iraq had all the things we needed.. a mistreated populace, chronic poverty, a president with a price on his head, and a location smack dab in the middle of the enemy's heartland (geographically speaking).

We thought, hey we'll topple this guy install some goons of our own choosing, and be in friendly territory from which we can launch 20 years of assaults into countries that are too afraid of us to ask us to stop, or stupid enough to goad us into really fukking them up.

Of the 3 appearant goals, only 1 was a total failure. We're still launching attacks on countries we're not at war with. They're still stupidly lead and filled with cowards and winers.

Our relationship with Israel is only giving the sand worshipers a rallying cry that they can put a local face on. I say we give them Israel and take Kuwait, UAE, and South Eastern Iraq give that to the jews to call home and see how they like them apples.

<sets up lawn chair> interesting idea...

hell yeah...i'm so sick of us takin punches for israel...

good points! I think it's funny that if any of the current presidential candidates made any of the above points they'd be thrown out of the race, but in fact they are true.

Isreali's attack dog?????? Damn dude,you don't know shit about history. They take care of there own self. As for the U.N. I think we need to get out and stay the hell out of the U.N. But as long as we are in it we need to do what needs done.

history? yeah...theres tons of history since 1948...hell...radio city music hall has more history... they take care of themselves? since when???...who doesnt know about history??? as for your un theory....lol...we shouldnt be there...but as long as we are we must obey?? cant have it both ways pal...doesnt it hurt your ballsac sittin in the middle of that fence?

Okay,how many wars has the Israeli's been in and who won??? We didn't do shit to help them other then selling them stuff. I guess you forgot that there was an Israeli long before 48'. The frist one....What are you,some jew hating nazi?

yeah...we didnt do anything other than give them EVERYTHING they needed...as for the jew hatin nazi thing...thats the first thing any jew (not sayin youre a jew...not sayin theres anything wrong with being one) does whenever they feel someone doesnt agree with them...its always "oh my god...remember the holocaust..REMEMBER THE HOLOCAUST!!!" why invoke the nazi angle cause i dont agree with their policies? i'm not a nazi...i'm just a patriotic flag wavin american citizen who hasnt forgotten what our country stood for...but i'm not gonna get into a jew debate...i was talkin about the ridiculousness of cuddlin up to saudis

What do you think your mustang runs on? Why are we cuddlin the saudis? We have too!!!! I'm not a jew. You like this,I collect WW2 stuff,mostly German.

You bring up a damn good point.

Lets say we just piss off and quit sucking saudi's dick and helping them with whatever they want and they just cut us off from thier oil.

So the gas jumps to 7 - 10 bucks a gallon.

Welp, trucking and freight will get WAY expencive, and so will the stuff they ship because the supplier needs to jack thier prices in order to make any money off thier goods in order to cover shipping cost.

next think you know yer going from about 70 a month in gas to 185. That is a significiant amount, of course, everything in america will be a hellofalot more expencive and you have less money to spend on it.

businesses start to fail, people cant stay employed, debt runs rampad as the IRS and Banks managed to ass rape every american they can while they get flushed down the toilet.

So, Americas economy is in the shithole, there are less tax dollars to fun all the govt programs, the middle class will be about toast, and yer gonna have the very rich and the very poor. not much middleground. Anytime that happens there starts to be the assault of those of "want" and those of "Have". Good ol revolution time!

Personally, **** EVERYONE ON THAT SIDE OF THE WORLD

THe US is the big puppet player in the world. We **** with them. We support those who are in our best interest and the SECOND they offer nothing to us we DROP them. And im GLAD we do it cause i have a job, i have a house, i can support my family. I would rather see 100 of those bastards over there die of hunger than see my son miss a single meal.

And so we go over there, supply guns to somebody one day then shove a bomb up thier ass the next. It keeps the economy going in america and as long as america is dependant on oil i support every last action we take there that keeps our gas prices down and economy moving.

You gotta understand, this is not simple trade. This is the lifeblood of our nation, we are in a passive-aggressive semi-nonmilitary waged war against the rest of the world of a depleting resource of FINITE amounts. We need it, and dammit were gonna get it any way we can.

Think about it like this. You are on a liferaft with your Wife, Son, your Neighbor, a work aquaintance, and somebody you barely know. You dont have enough food to last and you know it. What are you gonna do? Yer gonna kick that asshole you never met off the boat, then work yer way up with your aquaintence, then your neighbor, because when it boils down to survival you have to do what it takes to take care of your own.

anyone who thinks there is NEARLY enough oil for everyone is a fool. Untill we can get ourselves to where we are no longer dependant on oil we will continue to play these games and make the middle east dance to the beat of OUR drum weather they like it or not and regardless to weather they even realize it.

America realizes the issue with oil. Our government is doing what it has to to take care of us. **** the others.

lol....