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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
It has been occurring to me lately that it is quite possible this is something that the U.S. cannot win. I think being remembered in the history books as an administration that lost two wars (Iraq and Afghanistan) weighs more heavily than the prospect of making more money (I understand both Bush and Cheney already have fortunes).
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This statement relies heavily on the assumption that Bush and Cheney are moralistic and concerned with how history views them. As pointed out in the links starting this thread -Bush and Cheney have made every attempt to hide what they do from history. Bush has amassed a "fortune" which was basically given to him by the Saudi royal family. So what if Bush and Cheney don't personally make money from the war. (Cheney still holds stock options in Halliburton and has "promised" to donate the money to charity).
These facts have been well documented. I suggest you look them up.
So perhaps America losing a war in Iraq benefits the Saudis. I don't know perhaps someone should fire back with some evidence contrary.