All right, let's find out the REAL reasons....
- Thread starter Pontiuth Pilate
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what's a guy to do?
The Person
Deity +2
And the best of them all:
- He got bored.
- He got bored.
Because the US hadn't had a war for, oooh, months....
Well, it was round about the tenth anniversary of the first time, and it just sort of snowballed from there...
It was part of Saddam's new reality show, Joe Dictator...
You know how it is when you have a pile of fancy weapons, and a bit of time on your hands...
Well, it was round about the tenth anniversary of the first time, and it just sort of snowballed from there...
It was part of Saddam's new reality show, Joe Dictator...
You know how it is when you have a pile of fancy weapons, and a bit of time on your hands...
Amenhotep7
Spartiate
1. Because there's nothin like the smell of crispy, blood-soaked things in the morning.
Practise for when a real threat shows up, perhaps....
Margim
Footy's back.
10) Because he relished the oppurtunity to use WDMs of his own, but, well, gee, his own troops conquered the country far too quickly.
9) It was only a joke... some people just have no sense of humour at all.
8) The joke was on Tony Blaire... he went to war for no reason at all. Mwuhahaha.
7) Because Afghanistan had already been done.
6) Because Bush had decided to leave Korea for next year.
5) Because he wanted to show up his old man
4) Because he wanted to prove once and for all that his guns were better than Saddam's guns.
3) Oh, you guys meant Iran? With an N? Ah well, only one country off.
2) Because the U.S. got in on the colonisation game a century too late. Well, better late than never...
1) Because Saddam was having so much trouble killing all his own people, called Bush for reinforcements to help.
edit: Sorry, vonork, I missed your post first time around - i had the same idea on 3
9) It was only a joke... some people just have no sense of humour at all.
8) The joke was on Tony Blaire... he went to war for no reason at all. Mwuhahaha.
7) Because Afghanistan had already been done.
6) Because Bush had decided to leave Korea for next year.
5) Because he wanted to show up his old man
4) Because he wanted to prove once and for all that his guns were better than Saddam's guns.
3) Oh, you guys meant Iran? With an N? Ah well, only one country off.
2) Because the U.S. got in on the colonisation game a century too late. Well, better late than never...
1) Because Saddam was having so much trouble killing all his own people, called Bush for reinforcements to help.
edit: Sorry, vonork, I missed your post first time around - i had the same idea on 3
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Syterion
Voodoo Economist
My Top Ten(definitely not as good as Pontiuth's)
10. Negotiation times were over.
9. Saddam might have given oil to the French.
8. The Iraqi people need a country with destroyed infrastructure, no government, no electricity or necessities.
7. Setting an example for those upstart Frenchmen.
6. Bush was getting angry with people making fun of his stupididty, took it out on Iraq.
5. War is a great stress reliever when the economy is down.
4. Gotta have those SUV's.
3. Bush Administration had to milk 9/11 for all it was worth.
2. Bush wanted to let Bush Sr. Meet his best friend Saddam one more time.
1. Why? Why Not?
10. Negotiation times were over.
9. Saddam might have given oil to the French.
8. The Iraqi people need a country with destroyed infrastructure, no government, no electricity or necessities.
7. Setting an example for those upstart Frenchmen.
6. Bush was getting angry with people making fun of his stupididty, took it out on Iraq.
5. War is a great stress reliever when the economy is down.
4. Gotta have those SUV's.
3. Bush Administration had to milk 9/11 for all it was worth.
2. Bush wanted to let Bush Sr. Meet his best friend Saddam one more time.
1. Why? Why Not?
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
10- That is where the dart landed when I threw it
9- Just for the fun of it
8- Me and Saddam had a bet, whoevers country could beat the others in the war win
7- Hilarious footage of Saddam getting examined
6- I don't know why we went in either, ask Rumsfeld
5- So that we could completly surround Iran. Up next: Turkmenistan
4- The troops could use a vacation to someplace warm
3- That catchy song, Come to Iraq, we've got lions. What? You mean that is supposed to be Kenya? Oops, my mistake.
2- Bush is a nut
1- The French kept calling it Irak, I just had to find out for myself.
9- Just for the fun of it
8- Me and Saddam had a bet, whoevers country could beat the others in the war win
7- Hilarious footage of Saddam getting examined
6- I don't know why we went in either, ask Rumsfeld
5- So that we could completly surround Iran. Up next: Turkmenistan
4- The troops could use a vacation to someplace warm
3- That catchy song, Come to Iraq, we've got lions. What? You mean that is supposed to be Kenya? Oops, my mistake.
2- Bush is a nut
1- The French kept calling it Irak, I just had to find out for myself.
Daniel Khan
Bail Baby Bail
- Laura had a headache three nights in a row. 
- Because Crawford Texas just wasn't hot and dusty enough.
- He didn't want to spend another Thanksgiving with his Mom and Dad.
- "Hey, it'll be a snap. There's no caves to hide in, so we'll mop everything up realy quick."
- Donald Rumsfeld: "The Iraqis are afraid of our Modern Armor." (Civ3 reference)
- "The Democrats couldn't possibly run on an anti-democracy platform."
- To get Howard Dean as his opponent.
- "With 25 million people, just think of all the electoral votes they'll get. And they'll all love me!"
- He thought that statue of Saddam was really tacky and it had to go.
- To make the world forget about how bad Ariel Sharon is.
j/k of course.
- To export the Montreal Expos to Baghdad.
- To make up for Reagan's accidental click of "We give Chemical Weapons Tech to Iraq as a gesture of our goodwill". Another Civ3 reference.
- Just to see if Chirac's face would explode.
- To do something that Clinton wasn't man enough to do.
- To see how big a noise the MOAB really makes.
- To win a Nobel Peace Prize. ( he was nominated, though)
- To get rid of those pesky sanctions, so all the Iraqi kids can wear Nikes and drink Cokes. And work for 15 cents an hour making those products.
- He was tired of all the adoration.
- He thought the Republican Guard was some US troops being held hostage by Saddam.
- Because Crawford Texas just wasn't hot and dusty enough.
- He didn't want to spend another Thanksgiving with his Mom and Dad.
- "Hey, it'll be a snap. There's no caves to hide in, so we'll mop everything up realy quick."
- Donald Rumsfeld: "The Iraqis are afraid of our Modern Armor." (Civ3 reference)
- "The Democrats couldn't possibly run on an anti-democracy platform."
- To get Howard Dean as his opponent.
- "With 25 million people, just think of all the electoral votes they'll get. And they'll all love me!"
- He thought that statue of Saddam was really tacky and it had to go.
- To make the world forget about how bad Ariel Sharon is.
j/k of course.- To export the Montreal Expos to Baghdad.
- To make up for Reagan's accidental click of "We give Chemical Weapons Tech to Iraq as a gesture of our goodwill". Another Civ3 reference.
- Just to see if Chirac's face would explode.
- To do something that Clinton wasn't man enough to do.
- To see how big a noise the MOAB really makes.
- To win a Nobel Peace Prize. ( he was nominated, though)
- To get rid of those pesky sanctions, so all the Iraqi kids can wear Nikes and drink Cokes. And work for 15 cents an hour making those products.
- He was tired of all the adoration.
- He thought the Republican Guard was some US troops being held hostage by Saddam.
allhailIndia
Deity
-China was catching up in histograph....had to get some more territory and resources.(Civ3)
-Just wanted to piss off the French AND make them feel impotent.
-Texaco and Amoco shares were dropping
-Al Qaeda did'nt have enough reasons to flame up Middle East opinion
-All those American jobs going to India and China...needed to get some heat off that.
-Just wanted to piss off the French AND make them feel impotent.
-Texaco and Amoco shares were dropping
-Al Qaeda did'nt have enough reasons to flame up Middle East opinion
-All those American jobs going to India and China...needed to get some heat off that.
Lord Draegon
Awoken
one word:Aliens
edit:Iwasn't in a craetive mood so I forgot to put the whole thing, but here it is The aliens wanted some laughs
edit:Iwasn't in a craetive mood so I forgot to put the whole thing, but here it is The aliens wanted some laughs
