Originally posted by Travis05

Our main reason to go into Iraq was because the Bush Administration/"Intelligence" still had reasons to believe of WOMD were still in existance. (Even after the UN sent down investigators into the country speculating that there were none, and 24 hours before the attack when Saddam offered Bush to allow US military to come into that country to see for themselves.) Now, the reason for going to war in Iraq over oil, and Bush's venegence for what his father didn't do when he was president are horribly exaggerated by many, which in the end turn up to be false. (And sometimes botched excuses to attack the Administration/gov't.) Bush was in great intention to protect the US lives (if not the world) from another 9/11, he and his crew just failed completely. So now the alleged reason why we're still over there is to restore Iraq, and bring a peaceful and humane ordered gov't to the country instead of the threatening chaotic way of life and unhuman dictatorship that's currently roaming around that land. (Which I kind of support seeing as a majority of that nation still wants that goal, but good god the innocent civilian/soldier casulaties are really upsetting for me/anyone else who has a heart and soul.) And yes, the process has and appears from at least the media's images to have not been going so smoothly lately as it has been managed poorly. (Which isn't necessarily the Us' 100% fault, as these specific violent rebelling groups in Iraq are what is contributing to all these rising numbers of casualties.) It's been a huge disaster, which has cost 1000s of lives(For both Iraq and US), and billions of dollars in debts for the US. (Which has been assumed that'll it cost us around a trillion dollars by the time this war is over)

The reason why Saddam is currently being persecuted for is for his crimes against humanity. (More In particular genocide such as what he did in the Late 1980s to a small village of a 100-some people.)