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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (155697)	1/9/2005 1:32:55 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (2) of 281500

Freedom and democracy are fig-leaves. It's really: Revenge against Saddam for allegedly inciting an attack on the Bush family and for 911 on a tenuous collective guilt basis. Maintaining oil supplies into the USA oil system. Strategic military positioning in the oil fields of the Middle East. Alliance with Israel. Geopolitical balance against Russia/China and Europe and in a geographically important area. Dislike of Saddam who has funded terrorist activities. Defence against the risk of noocular and other weapons. Keeping oil prices and oil and energy industry profits high [by keeping Saddam's oil off the market]. Military training [use it or lose it] and testing. Demonstration of military prowess. This list might not be exhaustive. One of your better posts, and one with which, having said more or less the same thing previously, I wholly agree. I might have, however, not have listed the reasons in the order you chose.

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