yes, but the difference here is that france is not playing the oil card to invade iraq -- they are using it to avoid it. whether or not you agree with their intentions, i think it's pretty reasonable to say that going to war over oil is much more heinous than using oil to try and PREVENT war.
Besides, if the US really wanted Iraqi oil for cheap, they could just lift the trade embargos
if the U.S. really wanted iraqi oil for cheap, they could just go in and invade them, and install a new government that would go along with what the U.S. wants.
side-note: i don't actually believe that this is all over oil. but it certainly is not about the liberation of the iraqi people, either.
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he should probably patent this while he has the chance.
yes, but the difference here is that france is not playing the oil card to invade iraq -- they are using it to avoid it. whether or not you agree with their intentions, i think it's pretty reasonable to say that going to war over oil is much more heinous than using oil to try and PREVENT war.
Besides, if the US really wanted Iraqi oil for cheap, they could just lift the trade embargos
if the U.S. really wanted iraqi oil for cheap, they could just go in and invade them, and install a new government that would go along with what the U.S. wants.
side-note: i don't actually believe that this is all over oil. but it certainly is not about the liberation of the iraqi people, either.