Astralis,
That's fair enough, I am new to economics and am probably a little bit out of my depth here. However, doesn't common sense prevail when we are talking about trillions of dollars worth of oil in Iraq? It seems like a great investment to invade Iraq. Also, when I was talking about the defense contractors, am I right in saying that the billions of dollars that these corporations make will during and after the war will further boost the US Economy and enhance their superpower status?
The opinion that democratisation of a country may reduce terrorism and allow freedom to it's people is well founded, however, in this situation, it simply hasn't worked. Almost 700,000 have died in this conflict and will probably reach 1 Million. Iraq did not pose a threat (as was later found) and there are other countries that pose a much greater threat than that of Iraq, such as North Korea. Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems to me that North Korea don't really have anything to offer the US / UK (such as Oil or Gas), therefore, there isn't too much urgency.
I am from the UK, not all that proud to be British but I am very lucky to live in a country with a stable economy and the luxury and freedom to do whatever I want (only if I have money that is!). I am deeply concerned about this war, firstly because of the number of deaths, secondly because the justification for the attack was weak and over-exaggerated.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ht/4354269.stm
If we look at the whole thing from the beginning, the reason that Iraq was invaded is because of 9/11. I know there are plenty of far-left conspiracy theories regarding the 9/11 attacks. I know that they get dismissed very quickly by people who think that these theories are nuts. However, if you look closely at some of the evidence regarding the attacks, it does seem a bit odd that a country that spends $500 Billion on it's military each year, with a country that has the best military intelligence in the world didn't detect this threat. I am not accusing the US Government of an inside job or such like, but I think there is definitely something a bit weird going on.
If the US admitted in the end that the Weapons of Mass Destruction did not actually exist, what other conclusion are we meant to come to, that they got it wrong? Please, how are we meant to buy that, it's ridiculous. Don't believe everything that the media tells you, look at the overwhelming evidence that something might not be quite right. NBC News for instance is owned by General Electric and they're in the Top 5 defense contractors for the US. The propaganda on this channel is huge and is there because the channel is owned by a massive corporation that stands to make huge profits from this war.
I've already come to the conclusion on this thread that everybody will disagree with what I am saying, saying that it is a conspiracy theory. But if you search via Google, the evidence is there, the reports are there, the figures are there. This is an illegal war, there wasn't an imminent terrorist threat from Iraq, there were no weapons and the US are going to make Trillions from this war.