Why do Americans give their lives for Iraqi people? It is likely that the US and the Saudia Arabian government are working together to create and exacerbate a civil war in Iraq so that US can keep the terrorists busy in the Middle East rather than in the US. Saudi Arabia would benefit from a destablized Iraq because it has always been Saudi Arabia's goal to take over Iraq oil. Also, the US has enough intelligence and experience to know that keeping the Iraq borders open with Iran and Syria would keep Iraq unstable; again keeping the terrorists busy over there.