[KillTime]

Though I disagree, that is the One reason we went in, you say that like it's a bad thing. Even IF it was the One thing, why is that bad? To quote some article:

There is a lot of American Life in a barrel of the black stuff.
Contrary to a popular misconception, less than half of every barrel of oil we use in the United States is turned into gasoline. The majority becomes the key ingredient in thousands of products Americans use everyday. Here are just a few:
Antihistamines, Antiseptics, Artificial hearts, Aspirin, Bandages, Cameras, Candles, CD players, Clothing, Computers, Dentures, Deodorant, Diapers, Digital Clocks, Fertilizers, Food preservatives, Food storage bags, Glue, Golf Balls, House paint, Insecticides, Lipstick, Medical equipment, Pacemakers, Pantyhose, Perfumes, Photo film, Safety glass, Shampoo, Shaving cream, Contact Lenses, Surgical equipment, Syringes, Telephones, Toothpaste, Vitamins.

To keep people, as well as the worlds economy, let alone the US economy, alive, working and not starving, yes, sometimes there damn right Has to be the risk of blood spilt for oil.

[mrsmith]

As I said: it was ONE reason, not THE ONE reason.
There were several.

I think it's great that Iraq's oil will be back on the market, and decisions about it's exploitation in the hands of non-psychotic Iraqis instead of used by Saddam to extort money from corrupt Europeans to oppress Iraqis and support terror and oppose the US to the detriment of Iraq.