We already created a presence when we invaded Afghanistan. Didn't need to go into Iraq, except to kick Saddam out of office and take over his oil fields (and banks).
As I've been intimating, there never will be a 'victory' in Iraq. It's all an illusion.
Invading Iraq had nothing to do with the 'War on Terrorism' and everything to do with securing a middle-east source of oil. You said so yourself.
Now, if only Bush were as honest as you.
Horse puckey! I said no such thing. "Strategic" means a helluva lot more than a source of oil.
Now, if only Bush were as honest as you.
What would you know about honesty? Take over Saddams oil fields and banks? B.S. talk like that belongs in DU!
My final word on this - Begone!
Oh yeah? How much middle eastern oil has been secured?
Saddam's Iraq had intensive ties with Al Qaeda, Hammas and many other terrorist organizations.
Read a book. Here's one for you, "Disinformation" by Richard Miniter, you'll find scores of pages of copies of documented evidence in the back of the book. Maybe you want to be deliberate ignorant, so don't read it. I know many closed minded liberals.
If the Bush Administration would NOT have invaded Iraq to take Saddam out the liberal, socialist anti-American Democrats would be attacking him for not doing so using the evidence of terrorist ties. It's all about getting Bush.
The Iraqi people could have been forsaken for oil and America could have persuaded the UN to lift the sanctions and just bought the oil, duh.