Why We Needed to Invade Iraq

             Invasion of Iraq is not just to satisfy the selfish quest of getting a tight grip over one of the biggest supplier of one of the most important commodity – the oil. America invaded Iraq not also because it just wanted to acquire the area and use it as one of the US territories. The fact is USA felt compelled to invade Iraq for humanitarian purposes.
             "Our generational commitment to the advance of freedom, especially in the Middle East, is now being tested and honored in Iraq. That country is a vital front in the war on terror, which is why the terrorists have chosen to make a stand there. Our men and women in uniform are fighting terrorists in Iraq, so we do not have to face them here at home..."President George W. Bush State of the Union address, quoted in Kurdish Life, 2005
             It is already known fact that Saddam Hussein had been leading Iraq for the longest time, one could ever imagine. His form and style of governance had triggered a big debate even from the United Nations. He and his country was so powerful that Iraq was alleged to be one of the home bases of terrorists. More so, the US had gathered information and proofs that Iraq had been one of the countries where weapons of mass destruction are created and kept.
             No one asked the US to initiate peace to and from the countries all over the globe. No body from Iraq called or begged for George W. Bush to interfere and save them from tyranny. Lastly, no one asked the US to destroy or prevent anymore possible manufacture of the weapons for mass destruction. It was a self-declared action of the US to interfere and take a lead along with its allied countries. The US has made it as its own responsibility to somehow ensure that the people – wherever they may be, Americans or non-American - are kept safe and protected from any signs of terrorism, hardships and/or destruction.
             It should be noted that US is one of the countries who is always there to hel...

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