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Of course it’s about the oil and of course it’s about the corporate contracts. Those are interests. Some derisively call them special interests. They are what countries are generally about. Wars are seldom fought for strictly humanitarian reasons and are most often waged to protect or acquire something of value. To say we are there for either the oil or the contracts is how conspiracy theories start and how critics wage their own war against their adversary's. I believe we went to war to fight terrorism first and foremost with a host of lesser reasons right behind it. The oil seems to always play a major role in our wars and likely will into the foreseeable future. If the middle eastern oil supply was threatened we’d be at war so fast our heads would spin. I simply don’t think that in this case the oil supply was not the primary reason. I’d also take issue with your characterization of you dads objection by way of we’re in it for the oil. Too often that implies a personal interest or the interests of a few oligarchs (eg the Bush family) when in reality oil is one of the most important interests we have. I’d suggest it’s the most important as our way of life depends on it. There’s nothing wrong with going to war to protect our supply of oil as we’ve been doing since Pearl Harbor.

I believe we went to war to fight terrorism first

Not a single attacker on 9/11 came from Iraq. I am for taking out terrorist. There were much bigger fish in the pond who had much more to do with it than Saddam. But I supported taking out Saddam as we did with reservations. I do not support the rebuilding or our nation building of Iraq PERIOD!

Too often that implies a personal interest or the interests of a few oligarchs (eg the Bush family) when in reality oil is one of the most important interests we have. I’d suggest it’s the most important as our way of life depends on it.

It is and it does. But rather than dealing head on with our congress and trhe fringe enviromentalist who have and begin drilling our own oil we do what? Even Jeb stopped it remember? BTW if the Bush's don't wish to be seen as having personal interest in certain business areas then perhaps they should have cut those ties perhaps? Not just the M.E. but China as well. But they are very slow learners on that issue it seems yes very slow indeed.