Oil Monopoly

[KobraKaine]

You're joking right?  The ONLY reason the war in Iraq is as unpopular in the United States as it is, is due to the fact that the war (and conflict in general) in the Middle East is driving UP oil costs.

Plans don't always work as expected

Anyway, if oil is what we were after, we would've gone after Iran or Syria.  Iran because we hate them for overrunning our embassy years ago, and because it's proven that they are trying to develop nuclear technology, and Syria because they are smaller and have been pissing our allies (Israel) off for the longest time.

Iraq would be the last choice to attack for oil due to it's (former) Shi'ite majority.  Obviously taking Saddam out was going to cause a lot of religious war as the much larger Sunni factions (aided by the other Muslim countries surrounding them) tried to regain the upper hand.

We took him out #1 because we thought he had nukes.  (and he may well have had some.)  #2 because he had committed atrocities against his own people and we weren't going to let another "mini-stalin" get away with genocide.

Correction, you took him out because you though it would have been a good way to secure some oil for later, AND because you had some "good reasons" to show the public opinion.

Although I must had that saying he might have some nukes holds 0 credibility now. It was already far fetched before the invasion but now it's plain lunacy to still hold to that belief.

Now, I won't get more into that. I have made my points and I got nothing worth as a reply. I'll just leave that for all to see:

http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/player.jhtml

Besides, it's funny

Quoting comedy sketches and conspiracy theories usually isn't the best way to support a point.

[f0rqu3]

then read what he said
stop just clicking on the links