S. companies were anticipating (Meyer 2010). There have been very few oil profits from this war, which is another reason why the U.S. should not have gotten involved in it. Moreover, the U.S. should not have gotten involved in the war in Iraq for the simple fact that the former committed several immoral acts during this armed conflict. While one of the initial reasons for U.S. involvement in this belligerence was allegedly because of torture on the part of the previous Iraqi regime headed by Saddam Hussein, the U.S. has been implicated in several allegations that are remarkably similar, as the following quotation indicates.

…new leaked military documents…reveal how allied forces turned a blind eye to torture and murder of prisoners held by the Iraqi army. Reports of appalling treatment of detainees were verified by the U.S. army and deemed unworthy of further investigation. Responsibility for disciplinary action was passed to the Iraqi units that had perpetrated...

In a handful of cases, allied soldiers are directly implicated in the abuse (No author 2010).
These allegations are intolerable, and the actions they are based on are immoral. Ergo, the U.S. should not have gotten involved in the war on Iraq.

In summary, the U.S. should not have participated in the war in Iraq for several reasons. These reasons include the fact that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction and was not a threat as a global terrorist, the expected oil profits did not manifest themselves (Cordula 2010), and the U.S. was involved in a number of immoral actions in this conflict.

Works Cited

No author. "The final reasons for going to war are being swept away." The Observer. 2010. Web. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/oct/24/editorial-iraq-atrocities-torture

Meyer, Cordula. "A Lot of Blood for Little Oil." Spiegel Online. 2010. Web. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,732984,00.html