Quote:
Originally posted by Ronn_Bman:
You don't spend 10 of billions of dollars to go to war for oil unless you plan on taking the oil rich property for your own, and that is not the case here. Keeping Iraq is not a part of the equation, and why would we bother with that ridiculously expensive method? If you want oil, you buy oil. If for no other reason, then you do it because it's cheaper that way. 
Now you do go to war to ensure the free flow of something as vital as oil, but that isn't the case today either. There is no problem with the extraction, production, or distribution of oil from the Middle East. They may not like us very much, but they are very happy to take our money for their oil.
Yes this is a repeat of an earlier episode of "Ronn says the war isn't about oil". 
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I agree Ronn, and would add that *if* this was about oil, and basically Bush "helping out his cronies in the oil business", merely look at the trend from the Gulf War. True they briefly surged, and then oil got as cheap as fifteen dollars per barrel. Or in essence, Bush's "cronies in big oil" took a fricking bath. They lost their collective asses. That same argument was used then if you recall, "no war for oil".... hey-hey ho-ho Bush is gotta go... haddy-haddy hoil no war for oil, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah...... Is it any wonder a large percentage of us dont take them seriously? They dont even bother to come up with new material! LOL!!! Not to mention they dont bother to come up with new argument pieces.
Assertion:
"The war is all about oil"---1990.
Fact:
Kuwait hold deed, title and usage of all their fields. The very field extinguished by US citizens specializing in fighting oil fires. Oh, did I mention that Sadam set them on fire in the first place?
Assertion:
""The war is all about oil"---2003
Fact:
The existing fields will be owned and controled by the new Iraqi government. Just as is the case of Kuwait it will be a viable piece for their rebuilding after Sadam's actions destroyed said country. Oh, did I forget to mention that Sadam is currently "wiring" his own facilities, as he did in 1990?
If this was amusing at all, I'd have to say its a classic idea for the Twilight Zone.
[ 03-13-2003, 04:26 PM: Message edited by: ElricMorlockin ]