NYT: With Iraq foothold, oil giants eye future - The New York Times- msnbc.com A few quotes: This whole war was manufactured for the sole purpose of profit and control. And judging by the last quote, a gateway to a full blown world war in the middle east for control of the oil. I am not the best researcher, if anyone could help put together a list of companies that have seen their profits skyrocket since the war started, I would be interested to see them. Haliburton, Blackwater (now called Xe), and Exxon-Mobile profitted big and are still profitting but I know there are more. I would also like to know what individuals whom have easy access to the president and major political players that have personally benefitted from the war. Lets open a dialogue about this and see what we come up with.