Does anyone still believe that the war in iraq wasn't about oil?

Some on this board actually believe that the war in Iraq is not about oil, and that it was good we invaded a country that posed zero threat to us, or its neighbors. They think it is just a coincedence that the defenseless country we invaded just...

happened to have the worlds second largest oil reserves.

What do people think?

I actually had a professor in Political Science try to convince us that Hussein was connected to Al-Qaeda.

HOW did Hussein end up connected to 9/11? Anyone? The media. Bush and his cronies said it over and over again, the media played it over and over again, and people actually BELIEVE IT.

I wish Americans would just open their eyes and see that millions of people died at our hands. From our leader. For nothing.

It makes me sick.

It is about war thats why they attacked us on 9-11

Who attacked us on 9/11? Iraq?

I think not...

yeah, Iraq did not attack us
according to them al queda did
so why did we invade iraq if al queda did?
watch zeitgeist

theundertaker...you do realize that MOST of the hijackers from 9/11 were from SAUDI ARABIA right???

And that Bush's family has had ties to the Saudi's for decades?

Seriously, people...watch the news (not just Fox news) but all of it. I can't believe it happened 7 years ago people still can't make the connection.

ummm yeah ok lets get it straight Al-Queda attaked the US not Iraq...it was a silly war we got into and now we cant just pull out of it cause we are in too deep...

So what, we're an imperialistic nation, we pretend we're not. Operation Iraqi Freedom, lol, ya. More like operation give me your sh*t. A war over oil just doesn't bother me, and I've got family over there. we are making sure that The American people have what they need in the future to protect our way of living, isn't that what soldiers are suppose to do, protect our way of living. wars over natural recources is the way of man, you can't change that. weather its over a warm water port, diamonds, gold. We went after the most important recource to our nation, oil

The US has never invdaded a sovreign nation that posed no threat to us, and occupied it. You may think that is the way of man, but it has never been the way of this country.

Do you really believe protecting our way of life is more important than the hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis who have been killed?

They are not protecting our way of life, they are protecting the pockets of the bushes pal in the oil industry and the saudis.

You already 'pre-determined' and answered your own question:

You: What do people think?

You: They think it is just a coincedence that the defenseless country we invaded just happened to have the worlds second largest oil reserves.

Wrong amblessed, I said some people on this board think that.

The What do people think? was directed at everyone else.

you know, I really don't care about the Iraqi's. We are not killing hundreads of thousands of them, they are killing themselves, and us in the proccess. im not a humanitarian, I care about the U.S boys and the U.S way of life, thats it. And weather you like it or not our boys are fighting to protect out way of life, because 50 years down the road that oil connection is going to be looking real good to us. This is what it comes down to in my head. Our society revolves around oil, take that away and theres going to be chaos, its better to fight a small war now, then fight an all out war in the future when its necessary. And don't deny that we wouldn't, because you know we would. Think about it man, its better to take a defensless country, than a well fortified one. Im just thinking about whats best for the U.S

Piker, You are a seriously disturbed person if you think it is ok to line up innocent people and execute them just so you can steal their resources. If you think that would be better for the US, you are one sick individual. If we were to take the approach you are saying, the US would no longer be the country our founders created. What you describe is the exact opposite of our way of life. So if we did that, our way of life would no longer exist to be protected. The US would become an imperialistic, totalitarian country, and I would not want to live here anymore.

You are right, you are no humanitarian. I even wonder if you are even human with comments like that...

I think most people are begining to get the right ideas about the war. I think 9-11 started it, but then people got greedy

bush is sick
thats why he started the war on Iraq
and of course it was about oil

ok, overkill with the execution, im not that sick, I even changed that part after I wrote it. but honestly, you can't argue with what I said. I'd like to see anyone rebuttle what I said, because you all know its the truth. I don't see how people don't agree with me. Because its either fight this war now. Or fight a massive war years from now for oil, what would you pick. You know we would. This war is saving American lives down the road, you can't disagree with that.

I believe oil, and Halliburton, are part of the story but not all of it. Iraq's oil industry is now very lucrative and the country is selling its oil per barrell to us at the same price as the OPEC countries. Their government now has a sizeable budget surplus. This, despite the fact that we've given or loaned $500 million to Iraq. So we're paying them, and then paying them some more, and they probably won't ever pay us back.

I believe the war was fought to line the pockets of other corporations who have profited enormously from contracts they've gotten to provide a whole range of services in Iraq, many at the expense of our own military forces. This war is perhaps the greatest example of war profiteering in modern history. It was fought for no other reason than greed and profit.

It's been proven that Bush and Blair had agreed on a course of action long before the results of the IAEA inspections were ever released. This war was a foregone conclusion as soon as Bush was elected to office.

Piker, you make these predicitions as if they are written in stone already. There is no evidence that we will have to fight some massive war in the future. Maybe if we actually started doing something about alternative energy, we could eliminate the power that the middle east has now over the world. That is what is needed. And the US should be leading in the development of green technology, not thwarting it.

We as a country have no right to just invade, occupy, and kill the people of a sovreign nation just to take their natural resources. We never had before Iraq. If you can't see that, then you are part of the problem, not the solution.

I will chalk it up to your youth, and hope that you can see through that type of thinking.

PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT ANY SUCH WAR. YOU ARE ALL A BUNCH OF MORONS. DO SOME RESEARCH, FORM AN OPINION UBEFORE/U YOU COME TO A FORUM ASKING A QUESTION LIKE THIS. DONT REGURGITATE WHAT YOU SEE ON THE NEWS OR HEAR IN YOUR HISTORY CLASSES. YOUR OPINION IS NOT SPECIAL. IT IS NOT ORIGINAL, AND IF YOU CONTINUE TO POST YOUR YOUR OPINION ABOUT ANY WAR ON THE INTERNET, YOU ARE NOT ORIGINAL EITHER. =]

I have all the right in the world to speak on the war cause unlike most of the people on here I have actually served in the war...I spent a year in Iraq and I've seen whats going on...I have a valid opinion and its that this war has nothing to do with the protection of the people its about protecting politics...everyone wants to blame the Pres. but this war is bigger than just him...its and entire Gov. issue...and like I sd before we cant just up and leave we made our bed now young men and women have to lay in it...its sad but that is the price you pay for freedom...SO PLEASE DO ME A FAVOR ITS OK TO HAVE your OPINIONS BUT PLEASE GET SOME FACTS FIRST OR SPEAK FROM EXPERIANCE...IF ALL OF you CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THE WAR AND WHATS going ON THEN why THE HELL ARENT you HELPING WIT THE FIGHT

I make predictions like their in stone because its somethin im good at. you'd really be suprised, but that doesn't help my arrogance either. You might be older, but I know the nature of man, and I've run possible scenerios in my mind. I see no other outcome unless we do find an alternate fuel, and I couldn't agree with you more jimahl on that, But I do not feel we will have that scientific break through in time. If we do thats great, but I just don't see it. And your right, we don't have the right to invade and occupy any country, unless our lives are at stake themselves, which I believe they will be. I didn't want us over there more than anyone else, but now that we are, we have to finish the job. Jimahl, do me a favor and re read the second statement I wrote. And if you can honestly tell me that I make no good points, and why I make no good points, I will reconsider. The purpose of a country is to protect and serve its people, no one elses. And war is often waged to do so

sgt harris, thank you for your service. I care about war, but I don't care for war. Especially this war, because it was started over lies and greed, and our continued presence is doing nothing but killing more of your brothers. I have plenty of facts, and would be glad to discuss them.

I respect your service and your opinon. Please respect those who disagree with yours.