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**actioliGalm** · 06-14-2011, 01:58 PM

You don't think we went in there just to claim their oil? Or to make money for the evil Haliburton? You are telling me you actually believe our intentions were to find the WMDs?

I honestly don't know. Saying we just went in for the oil is overly simplistic. While its true a war can be profitable for American oil companies, it also runs a huge risk for them. So that may be ONE underlying cause, maybe - I would definitely not say that is the primary reason we invaded.

As for Dick Cheney's Haliburton connections, he's certainly made them obscenely rich by killing/crippling American troops by the thousands... but again, that doens't necessarily mean IRAQ. And while our foreign policy is definitely influenced by the corporate free market, I'm not sure I buy that explanation either.

What I don't get is why Saddam was such a dickhead. He talked big, but didn't have any weapons. Why the hell would someone provoke a stronger opponent into attacking over a weapon he doesn't have? I'll bet there's more to the Iraq war than meets the eye. Guess we'll have to wait for the next WikiLeaks revelation...

06-14-2011, 01:58 PM	#16
actioliGalm Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 439 Senior Member	You don't think we went in there just to claim their oil? Or to make money for the evil Haliburton? You are telling me you actually believe our intentions were to find the WMDs? I honestly don't know. Saying we just went in for the oil is overly simplistic. While its true a war can be profitable for American oil companies, it also runs a huge risk for them. So that may be ONE underlying cause, maybe - I would definitely not say that is the primary reason we invaded. As for Dick Cheney's Haliburton connections, he's certainly made them obscenely rich by killing/crippling American troops by the thousands... but again, that doens't necessarily mean IRAQ. And while our foreign policy is definitely influenced by the corporate free market, I'm not sure I buy that explanation either. What I don't get is why Saddam was such a dickhead. He talked big, but didn't have any weapons. Why the hell would someone provoke a stronger opponent into attacking over a weapon he doesn't have? I'll bet there's more to the Iraq war than meets the eye. Guess we'll have to wait for the next WikiLeaks revelation...
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