Liberated Iraq calls on Arab states to use oil as 'weapon' against U.S.

Fox News ^ | 11/16/2012

[SargeK]

A top Iraqi diplomat urged Arab states to “use the weapon of oil” against the United States because of its alliance with Israel, raising more questions about the Middle Eastern nation's allegiance to the nation that freed it from a ruthless dictatorship.

[Cronos]

we did? I didn’t know that

[Tzimisce]

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[uncommonsense]

We declared neutrality regarding border disputes - which to Saddam sounded like "go ahead and roll those tanks across your southern border". Saddam had 2 grievances - 1) the UN carved Kuwait out of Iraq and didn't compensate them 2) Kuwait was using horizontal drilling to over produce from an oil field that was mostly in Iraq territory.

After Saddam was given what looked like a green light, he rolled into the UN enclave of Kuwaiti - where the people were so rich, they didn't know how to do their own laundry and thus had to hire Iraq's.

Bush went "heeeeeeeehhhhh" (big rut-ro sound) - then he built the world's largest air force base in Saudi Arabia. Viola, the US now has a colossal footprint in the ME. Neat how that worked out.

[Syncro]

Iraq is just doing what Obama wants.

If this comes to pass, oil will go up even more.

Congress needs to open up all possibilities for producing/refining oil in this country and the pipelines necessary to distribute it.

[no-to-illegals]

One heck of a read everyone. Thanks SargeK!

[1010RD]

The history of Islam is of a people dominated by one tyrant or another. It’s a philosophical approach to government and endorsed by the Koran. Arabs are tribalistic.

I don’t think Egypt, Libya, or Iraq are better off without Mubarak, Qadaffi, or Saddam. Certainly, the Christian and other minorities in those countries don’t feel they are better off.

The Bushes were working for the Saudi Caliphate or some other master.

[1010RD]

You’ve got your history wrong. The Marshall Plan was garbage and meant to punish Germany. Things got going once the Plan was ended. FDR and his crony Truman were vengeful jerks who couldn’t see communism for the threat it was until it was too late.

[1010RD]

The State Department and American liberals ruined Iraq.

[no-to-illegals]

Right, Capt. We the Infidels don't understand. We, the ranks of, the Infidels are growing though, and understanding is coming, like so many other things none of us want or wanted. Thank You Capt., we shall only Stand Down when they, who hate us, have been vanquished. At this time our weapons are words. The time is coming though. We cannot lay down our guns and our words. Be we victorious or defeated is not known yet, though we can take pride, the people's shots have not been fired yet. May it not come to that point. May our words be enough. Oh Blessed Jesus, In God We Do Trust.

[Roklok]

What do you expect. They are friggin Arabs!!

[Big Giant Head]

I so regret supporting that G**-damned war there.

I supported the war there, for a few reasons. One is that we could end up with an American-friendly in the middle of the middle east. Another is the hope that we'd have permanent military bases there to keep the peace in that region. I never envisioned we'd simply pull all out. What was the point? Spend billions to kill a guy?

I'm coming around to the idea that we should have claimed our spoils, the oil fields, while we were there.

[no-to-illegals]

True enough Cronos. Also there was a rumor, and may have been a fact. Didn't Bush I tell sadam, in a round about way, he didn't give a heck about Kuwait? Was this the beginning and looking back is 20 and 20. In the present it's not simply iraq, but all of nearly or more than half of the globe possibly saying America, America did it, and gathering their force while telling their generals prepare to attack. Stepping in it is definitely too late. Can't back up. Our options, few to none? Waiting and watching here, FRiend. Sometime if you and I are close to each other, we should sit down and talk, have a drink and try to relax. Invite odds, okay?

[no-to-illegals]

Not one word do I find in myself to disagree. Thank You!

[spokeshave]

Frack em all...and the camel they rode in on.

[no-to-illegals]

Obama is actually an enemy within the gates

Dad, he's gone now, said obama was the first rider of the four, or worse the top one named the anti-Christ.

[GoDuke]

We freed them from a little dictator. The big one, Satan (Allah), is still in charge.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

We can thank obama for not even having a prescence there.
Bush won the war, obama lost it.

ron Paul is not looking so crazy....maybe I’ll become a Ronbot.ha.

[Future Snake Eater]

This is what you get when you help hajis. There is not a more disloyal, ungrateful group on Earth.

[driftdiver]

Its Obama’s policies which have led to this. He’s pushed Iraq this way just like he’s pushing other Arab countries.

[VRW Conspirator]

we should have secured a portion of their oil resources permanently

Then the libs will scream it is a war for oil...oh...ah...they did, except we did not get the oil.