As a liberal, I found a truism. Money is the second most powerful force in the Universe next to gravity. So with that in mind, let me offer a lesson on a theory of mine on Bush’s War on Terror and then tell me how you feel, now. So please be open minded for what I’m saying to you.
In the first few lesson of a basic economics course, they cover Monopolies and Cartels. Cartels, a group of suppliers, such as OPEC, corner markets by artificially controlling and restraining the supply of any item in demand, such as oil, to drive up prices and profitability. Typically under a free market system, Cartels typically fail due to the cheating element when one member secretly cheating against the group by selling under the table. It only takes one major supplier to cheat to break the Cartel. When this discipline fails with the Cartels, the whole thing falls to the free market system where prices match a natural level of supply and demand.
With that in mind…take a look at Iraq before George W. Bush. A 10 year war with Iran and complete devastating loss to the Americans in Desert Storm has beaten Saddam down. Broke and barely hanging on to power Saddam is bribing every sympathetic UN officials during the “Food for Oil” program. He trying to get sanctions lifted so he can make it to the free market because he is desperate need of money to hang on to power. Plus he is now hates personally the King of Saudi Arabia and the Emir of Kuwait and would love to burst their OPEC bubble. If Saddam makes it to the free market with his oil, he makes a bunch of money and he hurts his rivals, the Kings of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
To preserve OPEC, The King of Saudi Arabia tells George W. Bush that Saddam must go. Bush and the Arabian Kings trumped up charges of WMDs against Saddam along with some other bad stuff, which were probably true. Americans are so mad after 9-11 they don’t care who gets their Azzes kicked. Saddam is removed to preserve the OPEC oil cartel not save us from Saddam blowing us up. No WMDs were found.
Proof is simple. After five years of Saddam’s removal, No Iraqi oil is hitting the world market. The Iraqis are buying oil from the Saudis/Kuwaitis to keep their daily lives going. Americans are paying for the rebuilding of Iraq.
Now if my theory is correct. Who LOST? Bush has spent billions getting close to a trillion of US assets to preserve OPEC. We have lost 3000 or so troops during this process. At home, the US consumers got robbed at the pump and the domestic economy had got strangled due to the high cost of energy. Who WON? All friends of Bush: OPEC Members, Texas Oil Business People, and Military Contractors.
Don’t believe me ask any college economics professor if what I’m saying is plausible. If I’m right, maybe conservatives should start questioning their country’s leadership about their motives. If this is true we all have been cheated, liberals and conservatives alike.
2007-03-08 02:13:05
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answered by Laughing Man Copycat 5
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What war? Iraq did not attack us. We just went over there and killed their ruler. Then we occupied their country, blew it up some, killed several people, etc.
Started for two reasons:
GEW wanted to show his daddy that he was a tough war hero president. He was too stupid to see Cheneys motive, so he thought it was great because Dick was supporting the war.
Dick Cheny wanted to get Haliburton in there so he and his cronies could reap billions of dollars US tax payers $$
Now the new leadership are allies with Iran. Before the "war", Iraq and Iran were enemies. This will turn out to be the biggest mistake ever for US military
2007-03-08 10:17:30
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answered by kevinmccormick1@sbcglobal.net 2
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Uildba a oatma rounda raqia!
Ovema heta andsa ndaa iloa (Opyca Atca?)!!
2007-03-08 10:12:22
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answered by Wonka 5
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