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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
To say that it's a "conspiracy," we have to assume that there is some other agenda going on here--and I'm a little unconvinced. The Oil argument doesn't hold a lot of water for me. First of all, the US gets most of its Oil from Canada, believe it or not. Secondly, war in the middle east just raises the price of crude oil globally, resulting in higher gas prices--which are fatal for any presidency. Just ask Jimmy Carter--or now, you might ask on George W. Bush. Military bases for a later invasion of Iran? Time will tell, but if that's the motivation, this will turn out to be a massive strategic blunder, given the U.S.' failure to establish command and control over any reasonable portion of the country. The best metaphor for Iraq right now is the "Tar Baby."
It may not have been a conspiracy--but it IS a disaster--and for those who supported it, I'm sorry to say that it was a predictable disaster, to anyone not drinking the "New American Century" kool-aid.
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And because of those comments I can look upon what you read and approach it with an open mind. But the minute someone starts hammering out conspiracy theories or "blood for oil" nonsense, I quit reading it.