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**Atmotteenrift** · 02-27-2007, 12:14 PM

No it wouldn't. Think about it. The US didn't want Iraq's oil, certain western oil companies wanted Iraq's oil. The military invasion and occupation of Iraq by western governments was carried out to secure the oil interests for the oil corporations not the governments of the US and the UK. Western economies don't work that way.

Your point still doesn't make sense. Why doesn't the US government make sure only US oil companies have control then? After all, we went in for the oil, why don't we get all the oil and all the profits along with it?

02-27-2007, 12:14 PM	#16
Atmotteenrift Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	No it wouldn't. Think about it. The US didn't want Iraq's oil, certain western oil companies wanted Iraq's oil. The military invasion and occupation of Iraq by western governments was carried out to secure the oil interests for the oil corporations not the governments of the US and the UK. Western economies don't work that way. Your point still doesn't make sense. Why doesn't the US government make sure only US oil companies have control then? After all, we went in for the oil, why don't we get all the oil and all the profits along with it?
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