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Originally Posted by Chula Vista
Dude was a total dick in his region, but a worse threat then Al Qaeda to the US on a whole? No way.
W went after Saddam for financial gains and to avenge daddy, who should have taken him out as part of Desert Storm.
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You're probably right. Like I said, I was but a baby at the time that all of this happened.
I don't disagree with you when you say that it was caused by personal vendettas and oil/money. There are many theories for why everything went to hell in Iraq, and most of them likewise blame it all on grudges and petty feuds. According to Cracked, the trigger behind Iraq invading Kuwait, kicking off the Gulf War, and setting the stage for U.S. involvement, was all because an official in Kuwait got mad at Iraq for not paying off their debt and insulted the nation's women.
5 Petty Feuds That Shaped the Modern World | Cracked.com