Why is there a war on terror when it is all about oil?

Question

The USA did not have the goverments permission to build a pipe line through Afganistan so when the war ended the USA set about building a oil pipe line straight away so why is it the war on terror and not the war for oil

log onto www.bbc.co.uk and type in taliban,texas and see what it says

Answer 1

This is just the beginning my friend. Why are we sending 100, 000 more troups to IRAQ? The only one's that can answer that are Big Bush, Lil Bush, and the men who own the Oil Companies.

'-)

Answer 2

People don't want to go to war. Remember Vietnam the majority in the USA disagreed with that war. They did so because that war was far away they did n't know what they were fighting for. Terrorism brought the war inside their houses. It is easier to convince someone to fight for his family and house than to fight for some oil or for the weapon manufacturers to sell guns. You see fighting for your family is idealistic and if this was real i would support the USA but all this is a LIE. The problem is that americans never had an invader in their own soil and are terrified of the idea so they are unable to see behind the facts to see the truth.

Answer 3

No monkeyboy the nasty oil did not attack you on 9/11 although why you Americans keep insisting that the attack was on the 9th of November I'll never know. The terrorists who attacked the twin towers that day were from a country called SAUDI ARABIA. Now I know that right wing americans can't spell so I'll just let you know that SAUDI ARABIA is not the same as IRAQ or AFGHANISTAN. On a plus point I don't feel any terror at all personally so I guess the war on terror must be working.

Answer 4

Because the mainstream media and the Government believed that the gullible and ignorant American public would support the stupid idea of a war on a noun.

Guess what? They where right!

To be fair, it's not just Americans though, it the western educated and indoctrinated masses that are gullible enough to fall for this illogical nonsense.

Even a war on terrorists on a supra-national scale is doomed to fail. War on that scale creates the momentum and reasons for terrorism.

Using violence to defeat Islamic terrorism can only succeed if humanity was to be almost entirely wiped out.

Answer 5

The truth is ,its a bit of both.

USA has taken the fight to the enemy,why should the west tolerate such murderous deeds when the capacity is there to stop our enemies?

The rogue states invaded will benefit ultimately from the occupiers legacies and installation of democracy.

The western public,in comfortable lives often lack the vision to recognise the dangers that will arrive alongside oil stock depletion.
To coin the phrase ,they "cant handle the truth!"

He who controls the oil controls the global economy,he who controls global economy controls the globe!With U.S. pressurized stocks depleted within 20 years, clearly ,arab states and russia will hold all the aces.Its a grim future.Without Allied forces in the middle east .it would only be a matter of time before a resurgent ,industrialised china ,bears more influence in,or deploys troops to protect its oil supply.

Islamic fundamentalism and communism are both threats that already have spread and adversely affected our lives.And thats when they dont have the upper hand.

So,yes oil is much a part of foreign policy ,but its about the future.................them or us!

Answer 6

Iraq is all about oil,Saddam changed from selling oil for dollars to euros(this really hurt the US economy)

Its not a coincidence that as soon as the USA invaded,they changed it back to oil for dollars(fact)

The war in Iraq is about controlling the last oil producing country
on earth.(Iraq will run out of oil in around 116 years)

America had to make a strategic move on Iraq,before any other
countries tried to do the same thing.

This war is the start of the petrowars,and it will not stop with Iraq.
The USA have already started the propaganda about WMDs in
Iran(guess who runs out of oil just before Iraq)correct it will be
Iran.So in a few years time when America level Iran and change
the oil sold in euros back to dollars, will all you people who think
this war is about the good of Iraq realise the truth.

You are also correct about the oil pipe in Afghanistan,both these
wars are a smokescreen for the petrowars.

Answer 7

Just a ploy to fool everybody, but they have gone past the point of no return through their deceit and lies and the majority of people are now aware of this.
The American and British governments are in the pockets of the arms, oil and pharmaceutical companies hence the continual state of war we find ourselves involved in together with an energy and health crisis.
As the war debt has now been paid to America there is no longer any need for Blair and Co to grovel to the White House.
The British people for once in their history should be represented properly and investment in the infrastructure of the country should be given the highest priority for the well being of us all.
But are they listening in their ivory towers?

Answer 8

The "war on terror" gives a noble and justifiable cover for the real reason that the US is making wars. Getting into a situation where the US couldn't get as much oil as it wants would be a disaster.

Answer 9

Because the American people wouldn't accept a murdering, stealing adminstration and neither will they accept a lower standard of living. The war for oil must be dressed up as a just cause - hey we're defending ourselves! - then everyone is happy. Except all of the people who live outside of the US, they're pretty much shafted but luckily very few in the US realise the rest of the World actually exists.

This is how Empires end.

Answer 10

How do you know it's all about oil? Is that what the liberal news told at 6:00 last night? I think it's messed up that's for sure, but I don't run around saying things i hear others say just to jump on the band wagon. All I know is we are loosing a lot of brave kids over there.

Answer 11

Well the official government line on this appears to be the 'killing two birds with one stone' argument.

However a lot of people believe the 'War on Terror' was simply a good excuse to diguise the real motive.

For me ... the jury is still out.