Bush did not invade Iraq for oil. He invaded Iraq because of the possibility that Iraq had or was developing weapons of mass destruction. Let's just imagine, for a second, what would occur if Saddam Hussein's Iraq got WMDs.
Hussein is an imperialist; his attempt to invade Kuwait proved that. He would try to spread his reign outside of his country's borders. The death toll would be far, far higher than the OTL Iraq War and that was something Bush did not want to risk.
The Iraq War was caused by paranoia, but it was justified paranoia.
Hussein is an imperialist; his attempt to invade Kuwait proved that. He would try to spread his reign outside of his country's borders. The death toll would be far, far higher than the OTL Iraq War and that was something Bush did not want to risk.
The Iraq War was caused by paranoia, but it was justified paranoia.