Give reasons for the Iraq war

People cite many reasons for the Iraq war and let us analyze them.

1. George Bush did it as a personal revenge for his father against Saddam Hussein.

Did he have to really fight a war for this with so many people dying? Saddam could have been dealt with in so many ways a lot more gentler than what happened in Iraq.
Not that most people had problems with Saddam but it is no secret that Saddam definitely had issues with the Bush family.


2. It was oil interest.

To some extend this is true. But again why a war? America had a welcome presence in the middle east. People really wanted to work for American oil companies. If Iraq was closed to America it was only a matter of time. If there was an urgency in getting to the oil even then there was no need for a war. Right now the environment is unpleasant for Americans in the middle east. American presence in past years was mostly welcome because it was a symbiosis whether some people liked it or not.


3. Weapons of mass destruction.

Who believes in Santa Claus?

4. Terrorism

Too many countries would be at war if wars are fought for terrorism. Terrorism is police jurisdiction and not army's.

5. Bringing democracy and freedom to Iraq.

Possibly this might happen in future but Iraq has to come out of American occupation first. If America wanted this then there were better methods than a war.

Other reasons that are not cited and more plausible are stupidity, racism, arrogance, Israel lobby, Islam phobia, colonial aspirations, fate.

America has made too many enemies which was unnecessary. It is a quagmire.