# War with Iraq

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-with-iraq/122236>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 4, 2002, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-with-iraq/122236 "2002-08-04T00:27:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jmpride62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@jmpride62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmpride62)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2002, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-with-iraq/122236/1 "2002-08-04T00:27:25Z")

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I understand the need to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction and to eliminate possible avenues for terroism. However, does anyone have a better sense than I as to why the U.S. (or at least the Bush administration) is seemingly determined to have another war with Iraq?

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**Author:** ![jmpride62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@jmpride62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmpride62)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2002, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-with-iraq/122236/2 "2002-08-04T00:33:59Z")

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Ooops, sorry I didn’t see the thread below ☹

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=128964](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=128964)