War in iraq essays

War in iraq essays The war in Iraq has many people in America and around the world questioning Americas intentions. Some might speculate that America went into this war to obtain oil. Others might see America as power hungry by wanting to overthrow Saddam Hussein. There are many different speculations about what exactly caused America to go to war. One reason I believe we were so determined to go to war with Iraq is because of September 11th. I think that George Bush felt the pressure of the American people to seek revenge on somebody. It turns out that that somebody turned out to be the country of Iraq. I think George Bush basically came into the presidency with the goal of overthrowing Saddam Hussein, something his father failed to do, and when September 11th happened it made Bush that much more determined. I think that the American people knew that Saddam needed to be dealt with. The problem is the way Bush tried to accomplish this. I feel that there could have been more subtle tactics used. For instance why couldnt one of Americas Special Forces try to sneak into shooting range of Saddam to assassinate him? I think that approach seems a little more logical, rather than send thousands of our troops into harms way. I also think that the American people feel like they have been lied to by yet another president. One of the main reasons that America went to war is because we were told that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. After more than a year of fighting has there been any weapons of mass destruction found? NO. I think that many Americans were absolutely one-hundred percent for the war in the beginning. Who in there right mind wouldnt want to go to war if they were told that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and not to mention had a part in the worst catastrophe in American history. Now Americans are starting to see that Bush was very misleading to the people and his job approval rating is s...