Bush cites oil in Iraq as reason for fighting

[ECH1969]

President Bush answered growing anti-war protests yesterday with a fresh reason for American forces to continue fighting in Iraq: protection of the country's vast oil fields that he said would otherwise fall under the control of terrorists.

Appearing at the Naval Air Station North Island to commemorate the anniversary of the Allies' victory over Japan in World War II, Bush compared his resolve now to that of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1940s. He said that America's mission in Iraq is to turn it into a democratic ally just as the U.S. did with Japan after its surrender in 1945.

"We will not rest until victory is America's and our freedom is secure" from al-Qaida and its forces in Iraq led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Bush said. "If Zarqawi and bin Laden gain control of Iraq, they would create a new training ground for future terrorist attacks. They'd seize oil fields to fund their ambitions. They could recruit more terrorists by claiming a historic victory over the United States and our coalition."

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[mcctatas]

1. And it only took him 3 years and nearly 2000 dead soldiers to finally

fess up to the truth. Evil fuckwad!

[Cleita]

10. Yes, he's trapped. Now he is being forced to tell the truth.

Time to impeach him for all the lies and war crimes.

[fob]

2. Per bush*s last quote there --- Yeah FUCKFACE, WE TOLD YOU SO!

And so did your dad, and cheney in 1991 and.....

[Fovea]

3. 'otherwise fall under the control of terrorists'

It's called Saudi Arabia, and it is in the hands of terrorists.
But I don't see us fighting for oil there, yet.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

4. O.K. this needs to be on this month's cover of Duh magazine

[cliss]

5. Aha.....you're getting warmer.

Now, replace the words "Russia and China" instead of terrorists, and you have solved the mystery.

"If China and Russia gain control of Iraq, they would have a lot more access to oil and we would feel threatened. They would seize the oil fields from us". "Which is exactly what we did in 2002".

Stan Goff wrote that "soon, the mask will come off. They will become much more candid about their reasons for going to war".

It looks like he was right.

Bush is trying to tell us something. He's saying, "Look, Americans, we're doing this for YOU. We took that oil so we would continue to rule the world, since that's the only reason we're on top. "Don't you get it?"

[Guaranteed]

7. It's what my grandfather said to me before the invasion.

Something about our quality of life. That was his justification.

Obviously, I wasn't very pleased with him about that.

[wtmusic]

8. He'll never hand over the "T" word though

that word has made him what he is today

[DemInDistress]

6. So Saddam' s vast oilfields could come under control

of the terrorists.Then what the hell was wrong when Saddam controlled
those vast oilfields.The real beef the Bush Crime Family had with Saddam was he sold/traded his oil for Euro's and that hurt the US.Dollar,the Crime Family wasn't going to allow Saddam to continue
boosting the value of the Euro...
At least he admitted its about the OIL...

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. chimps pulling out the big guns now. Give the people a reason

to fight in Iraq, not "freedom", not WMD. Something real, oil.

[wli]

11. The Republican Party is a terrorist organization...

... and the US government has fallen into its despotic clutches.

[Cleita]

12. I think they should be outlawed as a treasonous organization

just like Al Queda. My two cents.