That's what you hear from the right all the time. Do they seriously believe that by not having lower gas prices means that we didn't go there for the oil. Does the law of supply and demand make any sense at all to the right? Alan Greenspan himself said it was for the oil. Bushco has been planning this oil invasion long ago. They were even trying to do it again with Iran and their bogus US intelligence.
2007-12-28 04:42:53 · 14 answers · asked by Enigma 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
A wood....someone will use it. It could be used for many things not just autos.
2007-12-28 04:49:34 · update #1
Electric: Wow I didn't know that al-Qaeda wanted the oil too. Hussein must have been doing a good job keeping them fended off. I thought they followed us to Iraq. I quess they needed someone to lead the way.
2007-12-28 05:24:02 · update #2
the main purpose was in fact oil - because if there was no oil we would not be there.
STATUS: MISSION FAILURE
and trust me - this is only a partial list:
http://www.iags.org/iraqpipelinewatch.htm
2007-12-28 04:46:19 · answer #1 · answered by PD 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are you for real?? How you people think that oil doesnt make the world go round are gullible!! Why do you think we went to war with Japan in WWII.... They needed oil for their war machine. The USA had what they needed.
If you didnt have oil for your SUV or for your foreign import, you and everyone else would be crying because AL Queda and fifty other terrorist group seized control of it. Less oil, higher cost!!
Who would be responsible for that in our country....
of course, our American President George W. It would be his fault right.... Damn if he does, damn if doesnt. If it had been a democrat in office and we went over to Irag and went to war, would you blame the democratic President for that...
I think not!!! It is not the only reason we went to war, some good reasons, some not. Your slamming of the Republicans is what this is about and this is the same reason that I hated the Republicans for originally. Support the government or help bring changes by voting.
Dont fool yourself, oil will always be around, it may not be used to the extent it is now, hopefully. I dont want these people running our lives!!
2007-12-28 13:11:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't heard that from the right at all. I respect Alan Greenspan, but I have to question his comments on the Iraq war being for oil. He made that statement, but failed to connect the dots, it's as empty an allegation as the rest of the tin-foil-hat-wearers make.
Speaking of supply and demand, if oil was cheap during Clinton's presidency, and we went to Iraq for oil, and we got oil from Iraq, then why did the price rise when clearly that would indicate an increase in supply? You might allege they were trying to squeeze out extra profits, but then if oil was low in price no one would complain about it, would they?
2007-12-28 13:04:38 · answer #3 · answered by Pfo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think going to Iraq originally was SUPPOSED TO accomplish many things. I don't think whether the US went there or not had anything to do with the rise in oil prices. Always remember that everyone everywhere will continue to always be after "the almighty dollar." Because they are some countries,as long as they stay within certain guidelines, raise prices and smile like oppossums while the countries at their mercy kick.
2007-12-28 12:52:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it is the nearly 75 % less volume of oil that we get from Iraq today compared to before the war. We are recieving far less oil now, so where are the facts supporting the war for oil idea?
2007-12-28 12:51:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Based on Greenspan's logic, I can correlate any modern war to oil.
We don't use Iraqi oil because it has too much sulfur in it. How many oil tankers have you ever seen inbound to the US from Iraq?
2007-12-28 12:47:22 · answer #6 · answered by DOOM 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If we use up all the oil that our enemies have, they will be weakened to the point of being political non-entities. Then they will have to buy oil from us and we can set the rules again.
2007-12-28 12:56:25 · answer #7 · answered by cheezewhiz 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yea Oil!
2007-12-28 12:45:53 · answer #8 · answered by Mowis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL Silly rabbit...gas prices have nothing to do with supply and demand.
Gas prices are centered around this...
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1841989
2007-12-28 13:11:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The right doesn't have a clue as to what is really going on! They are so blinded by their on faith in FOX that i doubt if they will ever see the light!..:)
2007-12-28 12:50:12 · answer #10 · answered by charlesdclimer 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋