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In reply to the discussion: WHY WERE WE EVER IN IRAQ? [View all]BeHereNow
(17,162 posts)39. EXCELLENT post Zorra!!!!
The completion of setting everything in place for
the multi national corporate masters of the world
to control the universe is complete.
THAT is the only reason our troops have been withdrawn.
They are no longer needed there.
And we will continue to foot the bill for the embassy
while our troops return to poverty and neglect.
Biggest heist ever perpetuated on the planet.
BHN
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Major reason....plus W had personal ones too. W wanted to be WAR President ala John Wayne
opihimoimoi
Dec 2011
#30
yep, the all powerful MIC, and musn't forget the military is the largest US consumer of oil nt
G_j
Dec 2011
#59
Iraq was an existential threat, the fate of all western civilization was at stake..
Fumesucker
Dec 2011
#13
Saddam was a bad, bad, man who made decisions that hurt his own people, don't you know.
theophilus
Dec 2011
#20
Just like Vietnam and Afghanistan. For politcians to win votes by displaying their "toughness".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2011
#23
Control the terrain, protect corporate profit, kill humans resistant to the idea (nt)
T S Justly
Dec 2011
#24
Because the Supreme Court appointed GHW Bush's kid to the presidency. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Dec 2011
#27
Corporate greed, and the further consolidation of 1% corporate control over the planet:
Zorra
Dec 2011
#29
Oil and whatever other resources we could steal. Also to make sure oil continued to be denominated
truth2power
Dec 2011
#57