The Other Other Front In The War On/Of Terror (Trees And Things)

1fastdog: Who owns Bush? Big Oil and the Saudis do

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:16:56 EST

I never considered Iraq a war for oil and, considering how things have gone, it's still not.

The strange thing is Mayor, that there is a very good argument to be made that it was a war for oil, but not in the way that most people think. T

rEvolution inAction: Re: The Other Other Front In The War On/Of Terror

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:59:42 EST

It doesn't matter where the oil is coming from or going to, what matter is supply and demand.. so the US makes sure that the Middle East gives enough oil to Europe so that Canada won't overcharge on the US oil bill.

MayorBob: I don't know.

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:45:54 EST

Somalia began as a humanitarian mission by Bush to try to protect food deliveries to starving Somalians. The problem became that the president left the country and left behind a shitload of warlords and their armed underlings behind. At some po

ckm: Re: The Other Other Front In The War On/Of Terror

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:29:57 EST

Too bad the Middle East only provides 10% of US oil. If it is a war for oil, it's oil for Europeans, ironically.

Chris.

thefadd: Re: The Other Other Front In The War On/Of Terror

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:27:53 EST

Somalia is pretty much all the argument you need to see that these aren't wars against terror but wars for oil and to understand that Clinton actually was attempting to be productive in his foreign incursions.