[lbo-talk] Wolfowitz Speaks Plainly: Oil Was The Prime Motivation

[Dwayne Monroe]

[We already know this so what's really interesting is
the fact that Wolfowitz, who surely knows his words,
spoken in Asia, will be quoted around the globe, is
speaking so plainly at a time of mounting credibility
loss for the US abroad.  Does he not care or is he
playing some internecine game?]

Wolfowitz: Iraq war was about oil

George Wright
Wednesday June 4, 2003

Oil was the main reason for military action against
Iraq, a leading White House hawk has claimed,
confirming the worst fears of those opposed to the
US-led war.

The US deputy defence secretary, Paul Wolfowitz - who
has already undermined Tony Blair's position over
weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by describing them
as a "bureaucratic" excuse for war - has now gone
further by claiming the real motive was that Iraq is
"swimming" in oil.

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more at http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,970331,00.html

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