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Mrs. Downey Col. Prep English __ WAR FOR OIL? __  President Bush gave many different reasons for starting the war with Iraq. Some of the reasons are the United States thought Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, also because of Iraq’s financial support. Another reason was to free Iraq from the reign of Saddam Hussein. Bush also thought Saddam Hussein had ties with Al Qaeda. Many people think the war should never have started, but President Bush and the United States Government felt there were many reasons for justifying going to war. The main reason we went to Iraq was because we thought Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The United States were afraid that Saddam Hussein would sell the weapons to Al Qaeda, a terrorist group in the Middle East and they would use them to attack a part of the world or even the United Stated again. Bush claimed Saddam Hussein was making an atomic bomb, but he was unsuccessful in doing so. If he would have been successful he would pose a threat to the United States and our people. The United States thought he had chemical and biological compounds which he could make a weapon of mass destruction with and pose as a threat to the United States. We wanted to defend the world from grave danger (AustralianPolitics.com). We have been in Iraq since 2003. The soldiers constantly searched but, since we have been there we have not found any weapons of mass destruction. It’s a good thing that we did not find any weapons of mass destruction because we did not have to worry about that anymore. We did not leave Iraq once we found no signs of weapons because we want to help Iraq become a better country. Another reason we started the war with Iraq was just to free Iraq from the reign of Saddam Hussein. The war is called Operation Iraqi Freedom. [|Saddam was an evil man who killed a ton of people to maintain his power]. He used poison gas to kill his people. He did not let his people have rights to do anything. The United States wanted to help the Iraqi people become free from him and not have to be scared to walk down the streets in fear of their lives. We succeeded in the people not being under the reign of Saddam Hussein because we executed him. After he was killed most of the Iraqi’s were very happy and relieved that he was dead. We had reasons to believe Saddam Hussein had ties with Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda is a terrorist group in the Middle East. Al Qaeda was the group who planned the [|attack on the Twin Towers] in New York City on September 11, 2001 and succeeded in their plan. Al Qaeda should be punished for what they did. They killed 3,000 people (common wealth club.org). Osama Bin Laden was the mastermind behind this plan. The United States declared war with Iraq because they wanted to make sure Al Qaeda would not attack the United States again or attack any other part of the world. Al Qaeda was a threat to the United States and to the rest of the world. The United States wanted to end Saddam’s support of terrorist groups and terrorism. Another reason for going to war with Iraq is that Saddam ignored the many resolutions put forth by the United Nations Security Council. These resolutions dealt with the inspection and disarmament of his weapons program. Saddam repeatedly ignored these resolutions alarming the United States and the United Nations about what weapons he might have hidden. The fact that he ignored the inspections the United States felt they had to remove him from power over the Iraqi people so he would not be in any harm to the Iraq people or anyone else in the world. Some people say a reason we started the war with Iraq was because of their oil reserve. That is not true because if we went over there for their oil we would not have to fight them for it. We would be home in the United States safe and sound by now. We could just pay them for it and bring it back for ourselves to use. Also if it was for their oil it would not take the United States five years to get it. The war with Iraq has been a long and difficult struggle. The reasons for starting the war are also difficult to completely grasp. Some of the reasons seem to be just and valid while some seem to be questionable. Whether you agree or disagree with the reasons for starting the war, finishing the war is most important. The United States has moved beyond the reasons for starting the war and must not leave Iraq until victory is complete. code code code __ Works Cited __ code code Bowman, Robert M. __Why War with__ __ Iraq __. 27 Apr. 2008 . code code __ Bush Announces Start of ____ Iraq ____ War __. 27 Apr. 2008 code code . code code Gore, Al. __Common Wealth Club__. 10 May 2007 . code code Hiro, Dilip. __Comment Is Free__. 9 Apr. 2008. 27 Apr. 2008. . code code __ You Tube __. 27 Apr. 2008. < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDh_pvv1tUM>. code