How are Bush and/or Cheney personally profiting from the Iraq war?

Question

I have seen the allegation made - here's a chance to provide evidence. Cite sources if possible. Thanks.

Answer 1

I would bet that Michael Moore has made more personal wealth off the Iraq War than Bush and Cheney combined.

Answer 2

Ok look, what runs the World Economy, or is at least the most important factor? Oil. Why? Because without oil nothing goes anywhere (cars, trucks, planes, trains all need petrol which is made from oil) and if nothing goes anywhere there is no import export and no World Economy.

So, if you want to remain the World power in the face of increasing opposition, if you want to control the World economy, all you have to do is control the oil. If someone does what you say, cheap oil; if they don't, expensive oil. If they really upset you (like North Korea) no oil.

Of course it's hard to be the only one who controls the oil because somewhere else always has a bit of their own like Iran and they'll be quite happy to supply your enemies which is just as well for countries like North Korea.

However, if you can control most of the oil most of the time you can conrol its price and make sure that even though Iran may have huge amounts of oil they will never be too rich or powerful (or can you?)

Now, guys like Bush and Cheney are way past trying to earn a few bucks. They are men who are interested in power, directing the course of history, leaving their mark upon the World which basically means making everyone do what they want for long enough to send the World in the direction they believe it should go.

Of course, handing out contracts to the oil business, creating huge 'defense contracts' so your friends can sell lots of guns even building contracts for reconstruction work all involve a kick back for those who do the handing out whilst being a wonderful stimulant for the economy.

You'd have to be very naive not to realise these things.

Answer 3

in the beginning you have Cheney who's accepted to be a shareholder in Haliburton who won many of the reconstruction contract, no bid would I upload (ie. Haliburton named the fee and without opposition, or negotiation the contracts have been accepted) The of direction made Haliburton very lots of money which will advance the inventory fee and in turn makes money for the shareholders. there is likewise the Roche labs investment and their little creation Tami-flu which replaced into mass dispensed over and Avian Flu "epidemic", which as a lot of human beings understand had little or no result on the human inhabitants, besides the indisputable fact that won very lots of press and as a effect replaced into seen a risk (dispute it low result on human beings) ensuing in mass purchase of Tami-flu. The bush co connections are speculative. the final public of which arise from the long term investment of the Bin weighted down relatives into bush relatives ventures, quite drill operation. besides the indisputable fact that it quite is a speculative hyperlink. Tying up substantial oil supplies decreased furnish thereby increasing call for ensuing in bigger gas fees.

Answer 4

Who knows if they are making any personal profit from it at this time but their major contributors are, which are made up of companies like Halliburton, a company which has gotten a good portion of the Iraqi rebuilding contracts, even though they have many outstanding, as in not completed, contracts for the US government, and the oil industry in general of course, who not only is trying to rape Iraq of its oil, but is also selling the military the oil its using. I'm sure Chaney has a nice little retirement waiting for him when he leaves office and can gain access to his Halliburton stock again and the same probably goes for Bush when he can gain access to his oil shares again, and even though legally they can't keep stocks, bonds, and shares when they take office, something about conflict of interest, I don't know why this would be important, politicians have been figuring out ways of keeping their precious money bearing interests through their terms in office, and most of them do things to help them if they can.

Answer 5

They aren't. Plain and simple.
If the war was about oil, we would have gone in with half a million troops and just raped the land dry. We haven't done so, which means we're NOT taking the oil, which means that Bush and Cheney are not actually benefiting.
Oh, and did you know that Michael Moore has stock in Halliburton? If Cheney and Bush are making money off this war, so is Moore.

Answer 6

You won't get many replies to this because you're asking them to actually state facts or provide proof. They won't be able to do this.

The only connection I see is Halliburton and Cheney. I don't know what if any kick backs he'd get off it. As far as Bush and oil, that's absurd. The U.S. has never imported much oil from Iraq. We only import about 5% of our oil from Iraq. It was that prior to and after the invasion.

Answer 7

THIS is how Bush and Cheney are personally profiting from the Iraq war, because it's NOT about a "war on terror" or "fighting for freedoms". It's REALLY all about THIS!...
http://www.strayreality.com/Lanis_Strayreality/iraq.htm

Answer 8

The Bush family has made it's personal wealth from oil, and whilst production costs in Texas have remained virtually the same since the Iraq war began, the market price for their product has rocketed, resulting in massively inflated profit margins. Ergo, economic gain.
Cheney was on the board of Haliburton.
How peculiar that you need a media source to say something before it can be true, do you not have the brainpower to take in data and think for yourself?
If you need sources, try reading the Stock Market pages, listing the oil price!

Answer 9

Cheney was the former chief executive of Haliburton, and he has stock options with the company worth millions. Connect the dots with the Haliburton contracts in Iraq and elsewhere. Bush, well his biggest campaign coffers are then oil companies, so go figure. Seriously, you should research this yourself. The information you seek is out there.

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/040216fa_fact

Oh, and then theres that 8.8 billion that just happen to go missing in Iraq. I wonder if that wound up in the hands of the terrorist, or perhaps greedy GOP pockets. One thing for sure, it remains unaccounted for to this day.

Answer 10

This kind of question will provide you no joy, I'm afraid.

The morons and Weak Sisters that inhabit this forum almost always don't answer this kind of question - not even to rail against the Evil BushCheney; they'll avoid a direct factual confrontation like the plague.

You see, they don't deal in facts - they deal with their FEELINGS and how much they CARE (not to mention repeating the nonsense that is their mother's milk) and simply cannot carry on a meaningful discussion of reality. It's sad but true.