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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
Well, I'm just looking for alternative reasonings (you know, why they REALLY wanted to go in) that make sense. I've never seen one of those either.
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i'll take a stab.
the neo-cons running US foreign policy are BIG fans of strauss. <shiver>
they have huge designs, all written in black and white, their sick ideology in everyone's faces, cloaked in very clean-sounding terms.
http://www.newamericancentury.org/
http://www.newamericancentury.org/Re...asDefenses.pdf
#1) turn off the oil tap
saddam hussein was over-producing, more than OPEC would prefer. the oil-for-food was also oil-under-the-table-for-cash. oil prices were not sky-high. you can't 'steal' oil, it's always bought off the people living on it, and always sold at the pumps. but you can control the middle man, and you can influence the demand with a hand on the supply tap.
#2) the reserves
iraq's oil is a particularly sweet blend, highly prized by the refieners, and it is easy and cheap to tap. its proven reserves are usually #3 or #4 on most lists (they vary widely) and any doomsday scenario featuring a breakdown of international security means these reserves are in the top-five-list of prime prizes on this earth. the irony of breaking down international security to seize what will become valuable as the landslide starts hasn't quite registered with sickos of this mighty calibre.
#3) strategic position
iraq is some of the most strategic real estate property in the world. it borders kuwait, saudi arabia, iran, all major sources of easy oil. forces deployed in iraq can easily threaten major oil shipping routes, thus CONTROLLING them.
#4) israel
some of the more aggressive of israel's long-term planners have long had iraq in their crosshairs, favouring a breakup into three or four parts to remove the arab world's secular and economic powerhouse of modern development. education, technical proficiency, womens' rights, etc. - eventually iraq would have been a threat to israel's interests, eventually it would be strong enough to pose an actual threat.
#5) saudi arabia / kuwait / OPEC long-term interests
the arab world in general had long put up with saddam's excesses in the name of a champion, a modern state with modern ideas - who cares if a few iraqis get smooshed on the way, eggs / omelettes. but some arab countries like saudi arabia and kuwait clearly had designs, and clearly put the fix in. saudi arabia in particular is so rife with corruption that before the first gulf war, they ran budget deficits when oil was less than $20 per barrel, despite the bargain-basement price of extraction. they refused to pay the MASSIVE war debt that iraq had run up arming against iran, despite their promise to do so, and iraq was going to be completely broke. kuwait slant-drilling into iraq was the final straw. uncle sam kindly said nothing when the subject of sacking kuwait was brought up to them, but much more vocal when it actually happened. betrayal by fellow arabs? NO WAY!
#6) the sickos
the wacko agendas of the black-ops black-world, including training large amounts of soldiers in torture, and de-sensitizing them to treating other humans like animals. get a whole bunch of loyal robots, just in case you want to use them domestically. iraq is the perfect training ground, sectarian 'police', saddam's old boys, etc. are taking american greenhorns out on patrol and showing them what to do with the civilian supporters of enemies. this can not be under-emphasized.
as iraq descends into civil war and the americans become completely entrenched in their HUGE bases, ask yourselves what the long term-plans actually are.
i could go on and on but the question remains, why NOT invade iraq?