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Politics : Gold and Silver Stocks and Related Commentary
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To: Proud Deplorable who wrote (7473)2/27/2005 6:52:47 PM
From: seventh_son  Read Replies (2) of 18308
 
>stealing oil was the goal.

I think that there were actually a multiplicity of reasons for moving into Iraq, and a united front of these interests pushed the deal through. Certainly people like Cheney and Rumsfeld were motivated by control of oil, business contracts for their friends, and the power that went with it. Wolfowitz, Feith and Perle had additional motives in assisting the interests of the state of Israel, which they have strong ties to the right wing of. Bush and Rice seem to see it as having elements of a religious crusade, fulfilling God's will and bringing democracy and enlightenment to the Arab masses. Right wing think tanks with heavy funding from the weapons industry helped promote the fear and propaganda element with the help of right wing media conglomerates that made the war popular with the public. Spineless congressmen got their political campaign funding and backing from groups representing money from all of the above interests, and couldn't wait to rubberstamp their approval.
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