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No but do you really believe that it was for oil as the No.1 motivation?
1) They don't have the resources
2) They believe in the rule of law and don't think invading countries at will without UN approval should be done
Not everyone is a trigger-happy cowboy you know...
War on terror can mean nasty resgiumes too which many like Jordans resgime symphaise with terrorists.
As you keep saying... U.S has the evil ideology and not the Islamic terrorists... yeah right. wake up.
America is more than capable of buying oil like anyone else without the need for an expensive, politically dangerous and internationally unpopular war.
Has the Iraq war meant that oil is cheaper, or better available to the US only, or more secure?
The answer is no to all of those, so how was it 'about the oil'?
Or did they just do it worng?
It's probably fair to say that one or two other aspects had to be there for the invasion to take place... namely the geographical position of Iraq and the necessity, once Sadam had turned on his masters, to reinstate a puppet regime in the region.
the so called war on terror has now made iraq and the world a much more dangerous place. or did they just do it wrong?
they are building permanent huge super fortresses ...they will militarily dominate the region ...for energy needs.
seeing as saddam with his very secular and westernised nation ...with it's night clubs and mini skirts and alcohol ...was the best weapon we had in the region against exteme religous views ...what else could we possibly be there for other than oil and a strategic stranglehold?
I'd say it has a lot more to do with them not wanting to be unpopular with the voters.
France not invading Iraq isnt a noble jesture, its just politicians saving their jobs.
How exactly is Jordan's regime 'nasty'?
Are you aware that Jordan is arguably the biggest and friendliest Arab ally of the US in the entire world?
Christ...
About $200bn worth of construction and military contacts?
Willing to engage in wars is something most people resent and try to avoid unless is absolutely necessary.
reason 1 may be accurate. reason 2 - you're having a laff aren't you???? Before making statements like that it may be worth having a look at the French record in International Affairs, especially intervention (and lack of it) in Africa.
But in what way has the US gained with regards to oil?
Is it chepaer, or more easily available, or more secure?
To my understanding none of these is true, and certainly not worth the expense of the war. Imagine how much oil they used fighting the war for a start.......
Many believe the final push for the US to go to war was Saddam having the temerity to start trading in euros.
I would imagine the totality of the oil they have used in the war amounts to approximately 1/10 billionth part of Iraq's reserves.
Do not underestimate the importance of the US controlling the oil in Iraq and having a springboard from which to jump on any other oil-rich neighbouring countries that don't dance to the US' tune.
The Americans certainly didn't miss it.
Look at the French record, they dont mind intervening to saving their own but let everyone else suffer and be slaughtered. They dont mind killing on mass to get what they want, they just dont do it if there isnt a good enough profit to be made.
Finally, Somalia is not yet a sovereign state is it? I think it is still under dispute and has no working Government only Guerillas and various militias under warlords. There for Somalia is probably the one country any other nation can invade freely, not that they would as their is nothing to be gained from it, except imposing peace on the region by force and disarming the warlords in place, but that would cost too many lives anyway.
That's quite different from mounting a pre-emptive, aggresive, unjustified full-scale war isn't it?
1) To establish a US presence in the Mid East - right near Iran.
2) Oils!
3) A show of US force to stike fear into the hearts of their enemies "Shock and Awe" - which became more Shock and Awe over how porley this plan worked.
But yes, we aren't in the Sudan either - but we should be. Africa needs our help far more than the relativley stable (before we arrived) Mid East does. It's in a right mess, parts of Africa - the Mid East wasn't until the troops arrived.