Money Makes the Wars Go Around

When the administration began making its case for war in Iraq, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out why. Anyone who looked objectively at the facts knew there was very little chance that Saddam and bin Laden had teamed up to fight the U.S. or that Iraq had WMDs. Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice reported that Saddam was not a threat long before the push for war began.I never was able to figure out why the US went into Iraq. It seemed inconceivable that the administration would go to war simply for oil. With the stories coming out now, however, I am beginning to think that greed really was the only reason for this war. It’s not something I want to believe, but the facts are lining up and the logic behind some of the administration’s actions seem to point to a power grab by the president and coprorations profitting from the chaos caused by the wars.

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