Hello Steve,

SA>Oils ain't just oils, they're to die for
SA>May 16, 2004

SA>It is its citizens' need for oil that drives the US's crusade in the
SA>Middle East, Margo Kingston writes.

SA>For reader reaction and more information, see Deputy PM confirms oil
SA>crisis. ( http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/16/1084646068795.html )

SA>Most Europeans have never been in doubt that Iraq is an oil war. As
SA>the latest ludicrous excuse for the war lies in ruins - that it is a
SA>selfless American crusade to civilise the Middle East - perhaps we can
SA>finally start to think about the real issues and what our "leaders"
SA>are doing about them in our name.

The idea of Iraq being a war about oil made sense during the first
Persian Gulf War, when George H.W. Bush was prez.  After all, Iraq had
invaded America's main oil depot, Kuwait.  But the present war in Iraq
is not about oil. It is more like an obsession of George W. Bush to
invade Iraq.  Apparently, it had nothing to do with WMD or any other
excuse given by GWB.  The only thing I can reasonably come up with is
that it was an obsession of GWB to invade Iraq.  IOW, Bush is insane.

--Lee


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