Is the war in Iraq about foreign or domestic oil?

Question

There is an old saying among detectives, "to whom the good".
If you follow the logic of this statement, was the purpose of the war to gain access to the Iraqi oil, or to raise the price of oil to the point where domestic production is profitable? The oil companies have posted record profits since the war began.

Answer 1

Both, but you have much of it right on. 500,000 barrels of oil go "missing" in Iraq every day while we guard it. Not bad for starters. Bush strives for Hegemony in the Middle East with only Iran left on the target list. Oil has hit record profits for years with the last two being so embarrassing even politicians are commenting on it. And then there is the domestic oil. Consumers should support oil profits. We ought to consider nationalizing our oil industry when our nation goes to war for oil. We should share in the profits if we are to shoulder the burdens.

Answer 2

If you go back and look, you will see that the OIL companies have posted record profits every year since the mid 90's.

I was doing an internet search for current oil company profits and came across a CNN page from 1998 that was written just like the CNN page from last year......... ie, oil companies make record profits.

The big difference, back in the 90's they were making 13% and 14% profits, today they are making 8%.

I thought we invaded Iraq because the CEO of CorningWare called Bush and told him he needed a new source of sand for the new line of china plates they had coming out...........you mean thats wrong ??

Answer 3

The aim in ragrd to both foreign and domestic oil in Iraq was to stabilize oil prices, not to incrase our booty, not to produce more, not to produce less, to prevent Saddam from disturbing the market.

We went to Iraq to keep its oil consistent with OPEC set prices.

Saddam was one month sympathetic to the Palestinian cause and cut off the spigot, sending prices up up up.

The next we were backing him in a war with Iran he overporduced it and the price plummeted.

The neocons went in to Iraq to do thier free-market nonsense.

That was short lived, Big Oil took over, outsted Bremmer and has run the show ever since...

The profits of oil have little to nothing to do with this, nor does "dependence on foreign oil" it is all a sham to distract you.

The reasons for Iraq are what I mentioned and also just Saddams disobedience. We don't tolerate clients doing that.

So he was hung for a stupid and trumped up thing.
welcome to geo-politics my son.

Answer 4

The conflict would be over-our choose for oil would be no longer! we've sufficient to shelter our own needs if we don't shop advertising on the open industry. maximum folk do no longer understand that no longer in basic terms can we purchase oil at those outrageous fees yet we sell our oil accessible too! as quickly as we purchase oil from foreigners THEY get carry of the advantages-so they are in a position to construct islands and a ski motel interior the wasteland! we are additionally helping terrorists and governments that we would ought to bypass to conflict with interior the destiny. I say we ought to consistently no longer sell our oil on the open industry and drill for all we choose right here mutually as we develop different technologies. Bob Lazar has a internet site that describes his outdoors hydrogen producing plant and his retrofit for automobiles to run on it.

Answer 5

Nope. We've already learned that Pro-Israel NeoCon, Douglas Feith, manipulated Iraq intelligence.

"... Feith's office had made assertions "that were inconsistent with the consensus of the intelligence community.""

Feith's office had made assertions "that were inconsistent with the consensus of the intelligence community."

Oh yes, they even were determined to be involved in treason to expose Valerie Plame to make sure Ambassador Wilson's intelligence research is prevented from reaching the American Public.

Lets Not Forget: Bush Planned Iraq 'Regime Change' Before Becoming President:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1221.htm
Note: "The PNAC blueprint supports an earlier document written by Wolfowitz and Libby that said the US must 'discourage advanced industrial nations from challenging our leadership or even aspiring to a larger regional or global role'."

And sadly, the same players who had pushed us, with manipulated intelligence and faulted research, to go to war with Iraq is doing exactly the same propaganda push for war against Iran! We have too many of the dirty tricksters within U.S.

Answer 6

uhm, neither.. your just one of those nonsense theororists...

whenever there is a war.. SOMEONE benefits.. greatly.. WW1, WW2, Iraq War, Civil War...

depending on the war.. someones going to make a pretty penny.

however, we didnt go to war for that reason.. thats just one of the many give-ins when going to war... theres nothing you can do about it... if you go to war... being the competetive capitalist country we are... large corporations are going to figure out some way to profit because of it... havent you seen "Syriana?"

We went to war because of the failures of the UN led Iraqi WMD inspections.. which failed so bad its almost inconceivable to think about some of the mistakes the UN had made...

i mean.. the "Oil-For-Food" scam put several UN members, mostly UN top officials in the Security Council, at the top of the list in regards to those who contributed the most to Saddam recieving over 11 billion dollars in illegal oil distribution...

This scam not only the reason why the UN is no longer allowed to make decisions in post-war Iraq... but its also the reason why Saddam gained over 11 BILLION DOLLARS... and, unless you didnt already realize, the money went anywhere but Iraq's people..

THAT is why we went to war. We went to war because the UN..
1.) failed to successfully organize and plan a working inspection team that... many of the inspectors complained about the failures of the appointed Italian top UN inspector.. whoes incapabilities, they suggest, were the reason that many of the places they visited were already cleaned out... Also, as they complained, the rules of the UN didnt allow them the ability to inspect things freely enough...
and 2.) the UN consequently provided Saddam's regime with over $11 billion after establishing the corrupt Oil-For-Food program...

Thats why we went to war... and thats why the UN, justifieably, has no more say in post-war Iraq.

Answer 7

Can I say Free Oil instead of Foreign and Domestic.

Answer 8

Ah yes, cui bono, one of my faves. Certainly I think big oil has and will benefit, but I think it was more about Cheney and Bush wanting to make a point about how tough we are - to send a message, no matter how garbled it was in reality.

Answer 9

Most foreign oil is owned either completely or in part by US companies.

Answer 10

I'm going to say this. I dont think price is the concern. Its where the money was going.