On 2010-09-24, at 10:55 AM, SA wrote:
> On 9/24/2010 8:33 PM, Marv Gandall wrote:
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>> On 2010-09-23, at 7:45 PM, SA wrote:
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>>> On 9/24/2010 5:44 AM, Marv Gandall wrote:
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>>>> The decision to invade and occupy Iraq provoked sharp debate within the US defence and foreign policy establishment over whether that would result in control of the rich oil reserves of the Middle East and Central Asia, or a net drain on American resources
>>> Can you give some examples of people who made the former argument?
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>> insiders like Alan Greenspan subsequently cited it as the reason for the invasion.
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> Ah. Alan Greenspan. Thanks.
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> SA
You like to snipe. You'll quote Greenspan and other high-level sources when it suits your purposes, dismiss them when it doesn't, and imply that I endorsed their thesis that the war was fought primarily for oil. Why not come out directly and say what's on your mind: that the Bush administration and its advisors would never have considered Iraq's oil resources and strategic location astride the energy-rich region as a factor in weighing the decision to invade and occupy the country.