Why are we in Iraq?

[Les BOOGIE]

Texas Monthly
May 2004
page 210

New Bridge $trategie$ coun$el$ companie$ intere$ted in rebuilding Iraq. New Bridge i$ chaired by former FEMA chief and George W. Bush'$ $taff chief, Joe Albritton, and boa$t$ $everal former $enior Bu$h admini$tration official$ on it$ board.

[whistle]

1. Oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil....

... oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil!

[alcuno]

3. The oil infrastructure.

What a bunch of sick, sick puppies we have running our government.

[meow mix]

2. WTI Cushing $41.38

http://www.bloomberg.com/energy/

[jimshoes]

4. I'd be a little leary about opening a shop in Baghdad

for the forseeable future. 10 years from now, maybe. There isn't enough money in the world to make that place look inviting.

[mike_c]

5. no, these are just the carpet-baggers....

Bottom feeders and scavengers with friends in high places.

From pg 14 of Rebuilding Americas Defenses: Strategy, Forces, and Resources for a New Century (aka the PNAC play-book): "...the United State for decades has sought to play a more permanent role in Gulf regional security. While the unresolved conflict with Iraq provides the immediate justification, the need for a substantial American force presence in the Gulf transcends the issue of the regime of Saddam Hussein. (emphasis added)

http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf

Rape and pillage is only a side benefit in an opportunity rich environment.

[Bill Wade]

6. Oil is a huge part..

But anyone who says its "all about oil" is wrong. It is about oil, but more importantly selling off the entire country to private corporations.

[jimshoes]

9. There has got to be a better way

of setting up a fledgling Democracy. Pure capitalism seems like such a recipe for disaster.

[debannbull]

7. 2nd largest oil reserves in the world, and

2nd largest corrupt regime in history

<1st to Adolph & his boys, natch.>

[Cleita]

8. Actually, it's a big right wing distraction.

If we are at war and terror attacks imminent, we won't demand accountability from our elected representatives or our unelected ones.

[jimshoes]

10. We must demand it

war or no war. I think we are seeing some of it lately on Capitol Hill, but we deserve answers. Real ones. There must be accountability.

[izzie]

11. I guess it is Friday so it must be to save them

I do not think even Bush knows any more. He was going to become the Jack ass in Chief and ride into office as a navy fighter, like his father, and save the world for Christians? Or is that Mondays reason?