Why do people think the Iraq war is about oil?

Question

What "oil"? Iraq is producing less oil now than it was before the war. If it was about oil the Americans and British could have just had sanctions lifted and purchased the stuff for $2 a barrel. It would have been a bit cheaper in terms of lives and money. You European fools you should try to rationalize yourself before saying America is all about natural resources not true. We Americans care about the potienal democracy of Iraq. Please think for yourseleves Europeans please start watching Bill O Rielly and cut down on that BBC news please. Fox is Fair and Balanced. BBC news was created to make America look evil.

Answer 1

Its funny you ask the libs to produce FACTS to back their irrational outrageous claims that it is about oil and you get nothing

You are using facts. That won't go over wll with the libbies

Answer 2

grant and demand has not something to do with it. China and India are at present receiving their oil from Suda, Venezuela, and different coming up international locations. there is plenty and a super number of oil in the Persian gulf, or the middle East. in the past the conflict, oil substitute into approximately $27, and now, it incredibly is over $143 through valueless value that the greenback includes, it incredibly is heavily inflated if we proceed to pay for those wars. additionally, the FED devaluated the greenback, and that they shrink quotes of interest whilst printing it out of skinny air! This merely makes the challenge even worse. IF we had gold/silver as our considerable backing to the greenback, gas might've been the same value because it substitute into in the past the Iraq invasion. It merely that "fiat currencies" never artwork, it incredibly is in basic terms paper and it could tend to get destroyed actual if we shop printing, printing, spending and spending. All this impacts the greenback, the financial equipment, and the human beings. Take care.

Answer 3

This about control of the Middle East!

Bush knows our invasion of Iraq will provoke Iran to activity!

We aren't even started yet with what the agenda in the Middle East!

Bush and Blair and many others are trying to take control of the world!
It's called the New World Order!

GHW Bush publicly stated that back in the 80's. This has been the plan since the early 1900's.

This is a generational movement towards Fascism. Many are complicit!

Answer 4

I agree, it is not about the oil, it is about the price of oil. When you cause trouble in the middle east it has the potential of limiting the supply. This was all talked out at the secret meetings that the big oil company's and Bush had in the beginning of his presidency. They set energy policy right. Bet a dollar to a donut that we go into Iran before summer and I bet we will be paying $4.00 a gallon by the end. He has put more troops in Iraq, he has moved more ships into the Persian Gulf, he has given the order to double the strategic reserves and he is warning Iran. My favorite donut is a cream filled.

Answer 5

You are so right! I get sooo frustrated listening to the left wing anti American spouters who basically know nothing of what they say. We are in a war on terror that is very serious. If it had not been for the 911 attacks killing over 3000 Americans and then the same terrorist groups that were responsible vowing publicly to continue killing us and then take over our country, I do not believe Bush would have gone into Iraq. Even though Clinton signed a bill to go after Saddam Hussein in the 90's because it was believed by everyone that Saddam had weapons of Mass destruction and that he could use them against Israel. Nothing was done about it after Clinton signed it, but after 911, it was made clear that not only was Saddam Hussein a murderous genocidal dictator who had already tried to wipe out one third of his own nation with chemical wmd's , it was also made clear that he was harboring Alcaida training camps in Iraq. Since we were entering into a very dangerous war on terror, the United States could not afford to have Alcaida cells growing in such a strategic place. So, it had already been determined by congress and the senate under Clinton, including by Hillary, Kerry, and all of the other hypocrites who are now denying it for partisan politics, that weapons of mass destruction cannot be allowed in the hands of Saddam Hussein, We did the right thing post 911 to take out Saddam especially because of his affiliation with Alcaida. Unfortunately we were unable to take control of Saddam's WMD's or the components he had to make them because he had already sent them into Syria and Iran before we could discover it. Now they have them and that is bad news. Oil has always had a part of anything any country does in the middle east, but it absolutely had nothing to do whatsoever with America's decision to go into Iraq this time.

Answer 6

It is not about THE oil. It is about the control of the oil.
Gee isn't it funny that Iraq is producing much less oil today. Gee isnt it funny that the price of oil went through the roof and Exxon mobil and the other oil companies posted the highest profits in the history of the Galaxy. Gee isn't that funny. Gee it must be one big coincidence. Yep thats what it is.

ITS ABOUT THE CONTROL OF THE OIL AND SETING UP A EMPIRE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. YOU ARE CORRECT WE WOULD HAVE INVADED IRAQ IF THEIR MAIN PRODUCT WAS PICKLES AND LETTUCE. Thats why we stop all of the genocide in Africa because they don't have any oil and we love them.

Bill O Rielly is so full of s*h*i*t I am surprised it is not rolling out of his mouth. No wonder you don't have a clue.

Rubber ducky is right by the way. The only thing holding the dollar up is the fact that people need dollars to buy oil. Once oil is traded in euros the dollar will go **** up so fast and we will be bankrupt.

Answer 7

Control of the oil has my vote too. No one wants Iran to get control of Iraqs oil fields, least of all Saudi Arabia.

Answer 8

It's a lot more complicated than that. It has to do with the currency the oil is traded in and controlling the supply.

Answer 9

Obviously, its not for oil. If that was the case, we would have pulled out long ago.

Answer 10

..it is about oil .. but thats just the tip of it .. its about the US being in a strategic place economically and militarily .. it has nothing to do with helping out the poor misguided iraqis .. or giving them some democracy ... it is about turning the whole region into a pro-western place ... and it is ultimately about the US staying the top dog with China rapidly on its way to joining us as a superpower ...