Re: If Bush was going to start an illegal war for oil profits, the least he could do was run it COMPETENTLY.
One of the skills humans develop as they gain wisdom is to be able to look at a situation from the perspective of many of the participants in any circumstance. Good lawyers have this skill, and I encourage you to consider the following scenario.
From the perspective of a Lee Raymond, CEO of Exxon, or a David Lesar, CEO of Halliburton, things could not be going any better in Iraq than they are at the present. As you are well aware, Raymond and Lesar are huge bribers of the GOP and as such, are able to get Junior to do their bidding. Now what do these men want? Most of all, they want profits to satisfy their greed. What has Junior delivered? The perfect situation for both of these CEOs to have absolutely stellar years. Junior is delivering for his chief supporters, and they will continue to support him lavishly for the favor.
From the perspective of the officer corps in the U.S. military, Iraq couldn't be better. The opportunities for advancement are always vastly greater in war than in peacetime. So, the officers have a built in incentive to perpetuate the chaos in Iraq as long as possible.
How about the CEOs of the military hardware suppliers? War is wonderful for their top and bottom line. They would have no incentive to see the military operations end.
Quite simply, there are far too many people getting rich off the suffering of others for there to be the will among the elites to stop the chaos and what to many, many people appears to be madness. But to those who are getting rich, the continuation of the war could not be more logical. Continuing the war is so essential to satisfying their greed that they will engage in vast deception and duplicity in order to keep the good times rolling.
So, you may see that Junior isn't running things competently, but I can assure you that the people that Bush is working for see the situation completely differently. They don't see the $300 Billion spent on the war and added to the national debt as a negative. They see it as a profit center. |
