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To: Grainne who wrote (105573)	6/2/2005 4:16:24 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 108807

Certainly the motivation wasn't to destroy Iraq, and I think its silly to claim it was all about enriching Bush's cronies. There would have been simpler ways to do that. The actual motivations? IMO they where - 1 - To get rid of the Saddam regime. This was a way to achieve other aims, but it was also an aim in an of itself. 2 - The WMD issue. Even if it was based on faulty intel, it was a real motivation, and not just because what WMD Saddam could have actually had in ready to use stockpiles, but because of Saddam's intact programs that could have restarted WMD production on short notice. I think Bush really did think that Saddam actually had WMD ready, but I think the main concern was the potential to produce more. 3 - The desire to put end the tyranny of Saddam. This is similar to #1, but it is different. #1 was a combination of personal dislike for Saddam and the belief that Saddam remaining in power did not serve US interests. #3 is more humanitarian. 4 - The desire to see democracy in Iraq. Not just for Iraq itself (which would be covered under reason 3), but primarily as an example for other Middle Eastern countries. 5 - Enforcement of the breach of the cease fire agreement. This is more a technical justification that a motive, but I do think it contributed to the motivation even if it was only a secondary or tertiary factor. Tim