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News Flash: War in Iraq Is About Oil?

Okay, I’ll admit to skimming this, however this might explain why EU resistance to this action in Iraq was so fierce.. and is yet another perspective on the overly-simplistic “War is about oil” mantra. -Ian. —-

Selling to Saddam..

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/investing/articles/0,15114,438836,00.html FIRST: MILITARY SUPPLIES Who Sold What to Iraq? The U.S. aims to hunt down companies that supplied Saddam. FORTUNE Sunday, March 30, 2003 By Nelson D. Schwartz When the first wave of American...

Re: how does rumsfeld get out of this one?

I think they’re stuck. The reason there seem to be so many holes in the plan is because Bush is deceiving us about his objectives. By surrounding his military with a human shield, Saddam has effectively neutralized the ability for the US to use their Airpower to...

Bush’s Hawks and Doves Explained..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1332915.stm Wednesday, 16 May, 2001, 02:04 GMT 03:04 UK Bush’s hawks and doves George Bush has to balance strong personalities of his foreign policy team By Rob Watson Washington Correspondent During the recent tensions...

Chaos is Bush’s Plan…

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2003/0304.marshall.html Practice to Deceive Chaos in the Middle East is not the Bush hawks’ nightmare scenario–it’s their plan. By Joshua Micah Marshall Imagine it’s six months from now. The Iraq war is...