by BagoXC25 Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:28 pm
Have you forgotten the state Iraq was in befor we got there? Saddam committed mass Genocide (yes, with mostly our weapons) and had no plans on stopping. Even though we made Saddam the mad man he was, there was no way of knowing at the time that he would use those weapons for anything but destruction. The U.S. primary goal for Iraq was to help them fight their war against Iran, and create a strong ally while we were at it. The plan failed, like a lot of plans do unfortunately. We couldn't just stand around and wait for someone to clean up our own mess. More Iraqis are happy that we are there then the media makes it out to be. Ask anyone who has fought there, and they will tell you the same thing. Only simple minds are shaped by the media, my friend.
And those 220 billion barrels are nothing compared to the TRILLIONS we have here locked up in shael stone. The main goal for the war was not for oil. Do you realize how much oil mexico has? You don't see us going to war with them. The "war for oil" is just one big exageration on the truth.