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Today people wonder: why are we in the war against Iraq? I too have wondered this question. After doing massive research and learning about the crookedness in the Bush administration, as well as viewing the negatives and positives of Iraq I have come to the conclusion that we are in this war to expand the U.S military power and to get in on Iraq’s oil reserves. Along with the expansion of U.S military power and the oil reserves the main reason why we went to war was because of the suspicion of weapons of mass destruction.

History tells us by the 1930’s the U.S had succeeded in pressuring the British to share petroleum rights in Iraq. There was an immediate interest in the land since then. With the knowledge of petroleum the U.S and British could be very wealthy countries once making contracts with other countries to use it. In 1931, Iraq became independent under King Feisal and Nuri-as-Said. In 1941 a pro-axis coup was overturned by British involvement. During this......

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