Hans Blix finally convinced war was for OIL

[Terran1212]

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12786288%255E2703,00.html

Oil thirst fuelled war: Blix
AP
April 08, 2005
STOCKHOLM: Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has said he now believed the US-led invasion of Iraq was motivated by oil.

"I did not think so at first. But the US is incredibly dependent on oil," Swedish news agency TT quoted Mr Blix as saying at a security seminar in Stockholm.

"They wanted to secure oil in case competition on the world market becomes too hard."

Mr Blix, who has become a vocal critic of US leaders since he retired from the UN last year, reportedly said another reason for the invasion was a need to move US troops from Saudi Arabia.

Competition over oil is creating tension between the US and China, Mr Blix said, suggesting nuclear power as a more environmentally friendly source of energy.









He defended the UN, despite recent scandals including allegations of corruption in the oil-for-food program for Iraq.

"The criticism is, in my view, a revenge from American political circles for the defeat over Iraq," Mr Blix was quoted as saying.

[RBHam]

1. Well...DUH!

I hope nobody was taking a sip of coffee when reading the headline...

:spray:

"Ah, shit! My keyboard!"

[Terran1212]

3. lol

All of the world's experts, historians, and professors know why the war was fought, but you don't often see mainstream politicians admit it. That's why I was surprised by Blix.

[RBHam]

6. found the new smiley!

love it!

:spray:

[Bluebear]

2. How do you say "No shit, Sherlock" in Swedish? n/t

[mrfrapp]

8. Nej skit Sherlock n/t

[Bluebear]

11. Tak!

[tubbacheez]

4. It's the neo-con way of fighting China and India.

The big oil shortages are practically here, not just for us, but for China, India, and every other rapid-growth nation.

And the neo-cons want to be the dealer.

[Goathead]

7. Kazakhstan reserves haven't even been tapped yet

It is economically inviable for them right now so they are just sitting on it. Their waiting for the price of oil to hit $60 a barrel.

[tubbacheez]

9. Do you have info on the size of those reserves?

Do you think it's enough to change the global game of Risk that the neo-cons seem bent on playing?

[Coastie for Truth]

5. Elementary Hansie

Read-

1. Deffeyes - "Beyond Oil : The View from Hubbert's Peak"
2. Deffeyes - "Hubbert's Peak : The Impending World Oil Shortage"
3. Goodstein - "Out of Gas: The End of the Age Of Oil"
4. Yergin - "Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power"
5. Engdahl - "A Century Of War : Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order"
6. Evans - "An Introduction to Economic Geology and Its Environmental Impact"
7. Unger - "House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties"
8. Ehrenfeld - "Funding Evil: How Terrorism Is Financed--and How to Stop It, Revised Edition"
9. Kuntsler - "The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of the Oil Age, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century"
10. Krugman - "Microeconomics"
11. Krugman - "International Economics: Theory and Policy"
12. Web site: http://eed.llnl.gov/flow/02flow.php

Then it will be prefectly clear, for perfectly obvious reasons -- this was a war for OIL.

[radwriter0555]

10. I am SO glad that he finally figured it all out. This is a smart guy, so

when does the rest of the world figure it out?

Moreso, when does the rest of the world DO something?

[nonconformist]

12. This wins the 'pointing out the glaringly obvious' award for the day nt