[kj] back to oil!!!

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

Whatever the real reason for the invasion of Iraq, the fact that we are 
debating what the real reason was -- shows we don't trust the reasons 
politicians gave us. The reasons they gave us kept changing anyway. 
Geographic central hub for terror. Because we love the Iraqi public so 
much we're willing to spill our own blood to free'em from Saddam. 
Because he had WMDs.

Most of the oil reserves in Iraq are untapped, and probably would have 
remained untapped under Saddam's clumsy management.

So, a war predicated on fraudulent premises -- is that a good thing? Or 
ever-shifting premises? Or premises we have to guess at, some people 
ridiculously asserting it was for the best among many reasons given, I 
guess because they like to think highly of the folks in charge -- is 
that a good thing?

It's rotten all around.

-Oliver



Mister Black wrote:

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> It wasnt just about oil , although that may have been a factor . 

> Saddam was happy to keep producing and selling oil , and the attack on 

> Iraq will cost more than it would have cost to simply buy the oil .

>

>   Even if the attack on Iraq was solely to do with oil, is this such a 

> bad thing . Would people be willing to pay a lot more for their fuel? 

> If so, then why were there recent mass protests when the price of 

>  gasoline increased . If Iraq switched off their oil pumps, then the 

> cost of oil would surge , causing a huge rise in everything , and this 

> would bring a World recession .

>

>   Would you rather have a World recession or the removal of an evil 

> dictator............ coz thats what it boils down to.

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