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Its all about oil

In that I mean, with Saddams regime, the oil was used to build and proliferate dangerous weapons... With Iraq free of the Ba'ath party, the profits of oil will go towards building a free Iraq.

So to all those hippy leftists who hate America... Yes, ITS ALL ABOUT OIL...

30 posted on 03/22/2003 7:00:46 PM PST by smith288 (Visit my gallery http://www.ejsmithweb.com/fr/hollywood/hollywood.php)

"All" is a strong term.

Oil is definitely a part of it. It's a terribly strategic resource, on which the U.S. economy, as well as the funding of our (Islamic) enemies depends.

But oil is only one part of it.

Guaranteed friendly soil to quarter troops on is another part. The Saudis are our enemies, as is becoming painfully clear. Also, Iraq is very usefully close to all of the world problem areas, and would make an excellent staging area.

And the PR doesn't hurt either.

So it's not all about oil, even though oil plays a part.