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Originally Posted by Rekna
When ever anyone has said the Iraq war was for oil they have been called a looney leftwing nutt. Does this make Greenspan a looney liberal or is there some merit to what he is saying?
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Many hold the view that the war in Iraq, generally is about long-term stability in the ME. The reason that long-term stability in the ME is important is due to our economic interests in the region. The free flow and trade in oil is in our economic interests. If we had no economic interests in the region, we would not be spending billions and American lives in the region nor would we have done so in the past.
The "looney liberal" part comes from those who make fun of those who hold the position that the Iraq war was only for the benefit of Bush's oil buddies or Haliburton.
There is a difference between the two positions.