Causes of the War in Iraq
The war in Iraq had a few different causes.
Some people think that the war in Iraq was a "just cause" war, and that the United States going into Iraq was an unprovoked attack on Iraq. They say that President Bush claimed going to Iraq was for self defense, but it was based on an unreliable source telling our government that Saddam had many WMD's.
The first reason was to help fight the war on terror. There were many terrorist training grounds in Iraq, and the United States wanted to get rid of terrorists throughout the middle east.
In 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom was commenced, the goal was to take Saddam Hussein out of power, and help get a democracy in Iraq. Many people think that the United States did this so we could get cheaper oil from the middle east. Two things were in the way of the US getting oil, Sadaam Hussein, and the Iraqi legal system. If Iraq had a democracy, it would open up oil trade with the Western part of the world.
Another reason was that the UN thought that Iraq were making weapons of mass destruction, and trying to improve their chemical weapons. Which goes against the sanctions the UN put on Iraq, but Sadaam began selling oil very cheap to Russia and France, which caused the sanctions the UN put on Iraqs WMD's to be ineffective.
Sources:
Juhasz, Antonia. "Why the War in Iraq Was Fought for Big Oil." CNN. Cable News Network, 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 01 Dec. 2013.
"Iraq: It Was an Unjust War." Iraq: It Was an Unjust War. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2013.
"What Are the Causes of the Iraq War of 2003-2011?" WikiAnswers. Answers, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2013.
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