No kidding, I was standing in a line today, discussing with someone the weather, etc, etc, when the subject Iraq came up, to my surprise, the person was adament in his opinion that the war in Iraq was just for oil, and he claimed he was a Republican. I am getting that more and more, unsolicited, from total strangers of all races and political-party affiliations. And then this article comes out today.
Here's food for thought...
Quote:
| When it comes to the real reason for the Iraq war, we've pretty much heard it all: First it was WMD, then it was about the war on terror and removing Saddam Hussein, then it was about spreading democracy. But it was never about the oil. Now, as Bill Moyers reported on PBS: "...one by one, these concocted rationales went up in smoke, fire and ashes. And now the bottom line turns out to be ... the bottom line. It is about oil." More than 5 years after the start of the war, the U.S. has lost more than 4,100 troops, tens of thousands more are wounded for life, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis are dead, millions more are displaced, and the U-S taxpayer is stuck with a bill that could top trillions of dollars. And, what about the oil? Well, it hit a new record high today of more than $143 a barrel. Gas prices are up almost 38% from a year ago. The New York Times reports that the Bush administration played a key role in drawing up no-bid contracts between the Iraqi government and five major Western oil companies to develop some of the largest fields in Iraq. Critics accuse the administration of making sure Western companies get this access in the country that holds the third-largest oil reserves in the world. For example, Russian companies with experience in Iraq were hoping for contracts, but they're still waiting... |
http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/20...oil-all-along/
Borrowed from: http://www.whistlestopper.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1189314#post1189314
