One thing no one has ever been able to answer in any clear and logical way is why we invaded Iraq. It never was about a link to al-Qaeda because that was viewed as bogus the moment Bush tried to claim it. Remember that the ONLY link between Iraq and al-Qaeda BEFORE we invaded was an al-Qaeda connected ANTI-SADDAM Kurdish group who we supported. It never was about WMD because that was based on intelligence from a source KNOWN to be unreliable and Saddam didn't even have a functioning airforce and tank corps, let alone WMD, when we invaded. Plus, any and all supplies for WMD Saddam ever had were given to him by the United States during earlier Republican Administrations, with Rumsfeld personally involved in the deals. In other words we ALWAYS knew what he had and didn't have.
So why invade?
And why did Republicans prevent Clinton from going after Osama bin Laden long before 9/11? And why did Bush pull our troops out of Tora Bora when we had bin Laden cornered?
Why let al-Qaeda continue to function?
I think the answer lies in two simple observations. One is the government's redefining the current war (which they define as BOTH the war on Iraq AND the war against al-Qaeda and which they are trying to expand into Iran) as the "Forever War" (my interpretation of the official government name of "the Long War"). And second are the gross profits being made by large corporations, many directly connected with Administration officials, directly from the war.
Bush's cronies DON'T WANT TO WIN because victory would cut into their profits. This is war profiteering on the largest scale in history. This is the sacrifice of our soldiers for the benefit of the wealthiest and greediest Americans. This is war profiteering with the direct participation of our President, Vice President, the media and both houses of Congress.
This is war profiteering, on the graves of American soldiers, by the Republican Party.
Why did we invade Iraq? Why does the Republican Party enable al-Qaeda worldwide?
I do not believe that Bush was in on 9/11 and let it happen. But I do think that he and all the corrupt Halliburton Republicans want the war to continue. Why?
The answer lies in who profits from invading Iraq and from enabling al-Qaeda:
Dick Cheney is profiting from the deaths of our soldiers just as much as anyone on earth is. Dick Cheney and all of the Halliburton Republicans are the most egregious war profiteers in all of history.
It is well past time to defeat the greedy, sleazy Republicans.