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Originally Posted by Lebell
Considering how little of our oil comes from Iraq/Kuwait, this is a spurious argument and always has been.
What is sad is that we had to jump through all these hoops in order to do something. It took someone as bad as Hussein and STILL countries like France, Germany and Russia protected him (of course, we know why now...billions of dollars in bribes and oil contracts).
We certainly can't get a UN mandate or support to do something about the mass genocide that goes on in Africa daily. Or when we do, we are looked at as "Imperialists".
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Yes, but imagine how much can come from there now? Anyway, the price of oil is as important to the US as the oil itself.
Saddam was protected by the US for long enough when it suited them too. For the US to accuse other countries of looking after their own interests first is yet more hypocrisy.
If you really want to do something about the genocide in Africa, then go it alone. Lack of international support didn't stop you in Iraq after all.