If all bush wanted was oil, he could have went into kuwait and took over, this isn't "blood for oil",

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its blood for freedom in the world, and freedom from nuclear weapons which saddam was pursuing.

and anyway, america probably has more oil than iraq, because we are bigger

tonalc1..... i didn't say oil reserves, i said oil... as in oil in the ground... probably an unlimited amount of oil, in the ground. all over the world.

Answer 1

If we were after oil, it would be easier to invade Canada who we get over 80% of our oil from. Our military could invade by day & home in bed at night. It is as ridiclous an idea as fighting in Iraq for gas.

We really do get 80% of our oil from Canada not the Middle East.

Answer 2

This was not about oil. As others have said, the USA gets most of its oil from Canada and the rest from Venezuala and Alaska.

In addition to that if the world oil supply stopped tommorow, the USA has enough strategic reserve to keep going for 70 years at current consumption levels, plus has huge potential fields which are as yet undrilled off the Eastern Seaboard, and there is still a little place called Texas which isnt exactly dry yet.

Kanan talked about us destroying Iraqs oil facilities but he is totally wrong. In the south of the country British Air assualt troops were deployed into and around the oil facilities to stop Saadams militias destroying them.

The reason that it was important to keep production going was that oil is Iraqs only tradable product and therefore nessesary to support the new economy.

Answer 3

So you're saying it would have been OK to invade Kuwait for no other reason than oil? Even though they were no threat? What odd, twisted thinking.

The oil production system in Iraq was completely destroyed...by us. Although I would echo the same question, where is the oil? We were assured before going into Iraq that the oil production would pay for the war.

We do not have more oil than Iraq. The top oil reserves in the world are (in order) Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Iran.

The U.S. is 12th in the world in oil reserves.

Answer 4

There were no nuclear weapons in Iraq. Also, we do not have more oil. Finally, the oil production is a big pooling of sales. If one major producer is interrupted with civil war that stops the oil production, then countries like the USA will benifit from rising oil prices because the supply is lowered.
One more thing to think about. 90% plus of the money that funds terrorism is from oil money. If the supply of oil is lowered by civil war in Iraq, then the profits go up around the world. Even in other Islamic countries that are sympathetic and fund terrorism.

Answer 5

That's true. Why the hell is gas so expensive if we went to Iraq for oil? Why aren't we taking any oil? Strange that we supposedly fought for oil and never took any...

Answer 6

make a list of those who agree with your foolish statement.

kuwait is a US ally. bush invading kuwait would make as much sense as invading canada.........

no, this is blood for oil.

bush and his band of morons refused to do their homework and conducted this war like a teenager, with no regard for the people or the history of the region.

he wanted what he wanted .........and now we all have to live with the results of his stupidity

Answer 7

The pipeline that america built there after invasion is called the pipeline to freedom (sic)lol.

Answer 8

It's good to see that some people here aren't anti-Bush and all that jazz. I salute you. I totally agree.

Answer 9

They are just next on the list.

Answer 10

I think you are right. What scares me more is that Bush thought that he could be known as 'the president who brought peace to the middle east' and he is willing to use as military force to accomplish it as needed.