Was the Iraq War (2003) justified?

[Delta]

They didn't find weapons of mass destruction.

There was no connection between Saddam's regime and 9/11.

Will anyone from the Bush administration be tried in the court of law for lying to the American people?

[?]

I think pretty much everyone agrees at this point that the invasion was a mistake.

[Blunt Raps]

Depends how much someone values stealing oil, i suppose.

[Prinzip]

The noble Iraqi people are still forced to beg their "friends in the US government" if they want to trade with the neighboring Iran. This will end badly and the fallout will be great. I wouldn't be surprised if the West became the enemy of the entire Middle East in the near future the moment opportunity presents itself.

[hypercybermegatron]

Let's clear up this myth that Iraq war was justified. It was not.

USA under Bush Jr. was an international embarrassment after 911.

Bush didn't wait to invalid Bin Laden's country, Saudi Arabia, because the Bush family has deep oil business ties with both Saudis and Bin Laden family. So Bush launched "War of Terror" and invaded Iraq to make it look like something was being done about 911 terrorists. Iraq had nothing to do with 911.

George Bush Snr had breakfast with Bin Laden's brother on morning of 911.

Bush knew the attack was coming but was too stupid to do anything to stop it, but also didn't want to spoil his businesses partnership with the Bin Laden family as they have a stake in American oil.

[?]

Do people still argue whether the war was justified or not? I assumed everyone had came to the conclusion that Bush lied.

[Immortalis]

Justified? Yes.

Not for the reason that were used but it doesn’t change the fact that Saddam was a dictator who inflicted untold hardship on his own people and committed atrocities and crimes on a daily basis.

Not to mention that small stint of international warmongering in Kuwait.

It should have had nothing to do with 9/11 and the war on terror but it should have happened regardless

[WANG ATTACK]

lol no

[Hobbit XIII]

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-report-of-the-iraq-inquiry

No, is the short answer.

[DoomsDay]

its justified,finding oil in a small nation, is a catastrophic thing for its own citizen.

Americans did the job, in this case, as the number one military nation of the world, American had to do the job, if they weren't number one military, then some other nation will do the job.

the whole world of people couldn't wait on Iraq people themselves figure out a way so its oil can be distributed orderly around those in need. Iraq will take age to figure out about distribution, the world couldn't wait on it,

Saddam ,he probably sees the oil as treasure and opportunity for his people and nation, for a big nation maybe, for Iraq, and the world of people in hunger, not the case.

[sleeps]

not at all.

[SpeedFreak1972]

Well lets see how things developed after Sadam was removed ...... So NO it made things only worse. Sadam needed to be stopped for sure, but a small operation to defend/retake Kuweit probably was the way to go. Lets not forget the US partially created the Sadam problem

[?]

Originally posted by SpeedFreak1972:

Well lets see how things developed after Sadam was removed ...... So NO it made things only worse. Sadam needed to be stopped for sure, but a small operation to defend/retake Kuweit probably was the way to go. Lets not forget the US partially created the Sadam problem

Iraq is just a playground for Iran at this point.

[SpeedFreak1972]

Yea well can you blame the after Sadams invasion of Iran

[the vampire of time and memory]

mmm oil

[hypercybermegatron]

Originally posted by SpeedFreak1972:

Well lets see how things developed after Sadam was removed ...... So NO it made things only worse. Sadam needed to be stopped for sure, but a small operation to defend/retake Kuweit probably was the way to go. Lets not forget the US partially created the Sadam problem

Also Iraq was secular country but Saudi Arabia is Islamic fundamentalist. USA supporting Jihad since Reagan because communism.