POLL: Was Bush's War in Iraq really about oil?

Looking back, do you think Bush started the War for oil or did he really belive Iraq had WMD's?

[Saddam]he allowed the world to believe he had weapons of mass destruction becausehe was worried about appearing weak to Iran" he told the FBI

and

China gets Iraq oil

I don't believe it was about oil...

I don't see any reason to doubt that the Bush administration believed there were WMDs there, especially since that's what Saddam wanted everyone to think (according to him, at least).

No. Anyone that says it was is just hatin' on Bush.

No. Anyone that says it was is just hatin' on Bush.

Pirate700

No. Anyone that says it was is just hatin' on Bush.

Pirate700

Oil, contracts for Haliburton, installing a puppet government under the guise of democracy, furthering the military industrial complex, perhaps more things we don't know about or I'm forgetting. THe one thing I'm sure of is that it was not started to secure American Freedom, it was not started because of terrorism, and it was not started because they had WMD's. I thinking that looking at the definite lack of evidence supporting the presence of WMD's in Iraq now that we have a clearer picture and the method in which top administration officials went about, "convincing," people that there were WMD's it's pretty obvious that the whole argument was a farce, a globally significant, monetarily expensive, and human life-taking farce.

it was definitely about oil. imo, it would be naive to think otherwise

No, It was not.

No. Anyone that says it was is just hatin' on Bush.

Pirate700

it was definitely about oil. imo, it would be naive to think otherwise

gamedude2020

Why? From my point of view most of the evidence says otherwise, what evidence is there to suggest the entire war was about oil?

It was a geopolitical move; oil is not the main factor (if it was).

It was about a lot of things, but it is hard to make oil the sole reason of the war. I firmly believe they wanted to believe the whole WMD thing. The war for oil was largely a French/German/Russia myth that was created by them to cover up the massive corruption with the Oil-for-Food program. It was really cars, wine, and electronic for oil. Those three countries got a sweet deal on oil Iraq got premium products.

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it was definitely about oil. imo, it would be naive to think otherwise

yabbicoke

Why? From my point of view most of the evidence says otherwise, what evidence is there to suggest the entire war was about oil?

[QUOTE="gamedude2020"]

it was definitely about oil. imo, it would be naive to think otherwise

yabbicoke

Why? From my point of view most of the evidence says otherwise, what evidence is there to suggest the entire war was about oil?

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[QUOTE="gamedude2020"]

it was definitely about oil. imo, it would be naive to think otherwise

Snipes_2

Why? From my point of view most of the evidence says otherwise, what evidence is there to suggest the entire war was about oil?

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[QUOTE="yabbicoke"]

Why? From my point of view most of the evidence says otherwise, what evidence is there to suggest the entire war was about oil?

BosoxJoe5

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[QUOTE="gamedude2020"]

it was definitely about oil. imo, it would be naive to think otherwise

biggest_loser

Why? From my point of view most of the evidence says otherwise, what evidence is there to suggest the entire war was about oil?

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Or this one:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/

We will probably never know the real truth. But i think might oil become a major part in the war, but not the main reason. The nukes that they had and 9/11 was the primary reason we went to war with Iraq.

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[QUOTE="gamedude2020"]

it was definitely about oil. imo, it would be naive to think otherwise

biggest_loser

Why? From my point of view most of the evidence says otherwise, what evidence is there to suggest the entire war was about oil?

I'm going to recommend a film for you!!

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Ahhh yes Green zone very good movie indeed.Makes you wonder after watching it.

We will probably never know the real truth. But i think might oil become a major part in the war, but not the main reason. The nukes that they had and 9/11 was the primary reason we went to war with Iraq.

Raiden004

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We will probably never know the real truth. But i think might oil become a major part in the war, but not the main reason. The nukes that they had and 9/11 was the primary reason we went to war with Iraq.

Ninja-Hippo

You're in the UK right? Lotta people over here outside the mainstream media of either side have been calling for criminal prosecutions for many members of the Bush staff. It's politically toxic, though, because the minute a lawsuit gets filed the right's going to start screaming about political motivation and I think the Obama administration just wants to get past it.

We will probably never know the real truth. But i think might oil become a major part in the war, but not the main reason. The nukes that they had and 9/11 was the primary reason we went to war with Iraq.

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[QUOTE="yabbicoke"]

Why? From my point of view most of the evidence says otherwise, what evidence is there to suggest the entire war was about oil?

Promised_Trini

I'm going to recommend a film for you!!

Thank me later!

Ahhh yes Green zone very good movie indeed.Makes you wonder after watching it.

That movie is fictional :roll:

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We will probably never know the real truth. But i think might oil become a major part in the war, but not the main reason. The nukes that they had and 9/11 was the primary reason we went to war with Iraq.

fidosim

I guess UN laws do not apply for the most powerful country in the world.

I guess UN laws do not apply for the most powerful country in the world.

one_plum

[QUOTE="fidosim"][QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"] The nukes that they didn't have and the 9/11 attacks they had no involvement in. :o Really, when you think about it, it's kinda crazy Bush and Blair aren't in jail. Cheney even more so. one_plum

I guess UN laws do not apply for the most powerful country in the world.

The UN's laws haven't applied to anyone for quite sometime.

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"][QUOTE="Raiden004"] [QUOTE="theone86"]

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"][QUOTE="Raiden004"]

We will probably never know the real truth. But i think might oil become a major part in the war, but not the main reason. The nukes that they had and 9/11 was the primary reason we went to war with Iraq.

theone86

You're in the UK right? Lotta people over here outside the mainstream media of either side have been calling for criminal prosecutions for many members of the Bush staff. It's politically toxic, though, because the minute a lawsuit gets filed the right's going to start screaming about political motivation and I think the Obama administration just wants to get past it.

[QUOTE="fidosim"][QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"] The nukes that they didn't have and the 9/11 attacks they had no involvement in. :o Really, when you think about it, it's kinda crazy Bush and Blair aren't in jail. Cheney even more so. one_plum

I guess UN laws do not apply for the most powerful country in the world.

I bet Bush wanted something. But who knows.

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I guess UN laws do not apply for the most powerful country in the world.

fidosim

Iraq is a sovereign nation too.

[QUOTE="fidosim"][QUOTE="one_plum"]

I guess UN laws do not apply for the most powerful country in the world.

Iraq is a sovereign nation too.

[QUOTE="one_plum"]

[QUOTE="fidosim"]We are a sovereign nation, with our own constitution. fidosim

Iraq is a sovereign nation too.

So the US constitution decides what can be done and what can't be done with every other sovereign nations?

[QUOTE="fidosim"][QUOTE="one_plum"]

I guess UN laws do not apply for the most powerful country in the world.

one_plum

Iraq is a sovereign nation too.

We will probably never know the real truth. But i think might oil become a major part in the war, but not the main reason. The nukes that they had and 9/11 was the primary reason we went to war with Iraq.

[QUOTE="fidosim"][QUOTE="one_plum"]

Iraq is a sovereign nation too.

So the US constitution decides what can be done and what can't be done with every other sovereign nations?