Originally Posted by Josh.UK If the real reason was to go after a country with WMD's they would of invaded North Korea, but seeing as there is no oil there and North Korea poses an imminent threat of retaliating with devastating consequences no government in their right mind would even consider invading it.

Which leads to another infallible truth throughout the ages:

If you want to know the motive behind the actions of most governments, businesses, and people, just follow the money. It will explain a lot. Oil converts to money very easily. Money converts to power.

By using the above filter, one achieves the answer to many queries on world events.

Most in power have no concern about solving the world's ills--because there is no money in it. This is a global attitude. Folks who truly want to help for the right reasons usually don't have the money and power.