Rove: U.S. can't leave one of the world's largest oil reserves in terrorist hands

[ProSense]

Rove: Military Must Be Flexible in Iraq

By TODD RICHMOND
The Associated Press
Saturday, October 28, 2006; 12:29 AM

WAUKESHA, Wis. -- Presidential advisor Karl Rove blasted Democrats on Friday for even suggesting the U.S. withdraw from Iraq, saying the U.S. can't leave one of the world's largest oil reserves in terrorist hands.

However, Rove also said the military must be flexible in its tactics. He did not elaborate.

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Joe Wineke, chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, said the public realizes Bush and Rove took America to war under false pretenses.

"Frankly, I think Karl Rove has had too much of his own Kool-Aid. He's starting to believe his own message," Wineke said. "It's their war. It's their mess."

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[originalpckelly]

1. Oil, huh, good God, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!

War, oil, kind of hard to tell the difference these days.

"You left wing nuts are insane for suggesting this war is about oil."

[SharonAnn]

18. Actually, it's THEIR oil, not ours.

[madokie]

2. you know it, I know it, the whole world knows it. War for oil plain and simple

[Theduckno2]

11. Could Cheney, Rove and Bush convince themselves that Iran is a terrorist state?

One small step away from their premise of not letting terrorists control such large supplies of oil.

I can hear it now:
"Our bigger God could have put all of our oil under Texas but he chose to put some under the Middle East, so that we could bring freedom to those poor people."

:sarcasm:

[orpupilofnature57]

3. Simpleton Fear ,Kkkarl on the end of a stick.

[Demeter]

4. And Are the Terrorists Holding The Oil Fields?

Only if Halliburton is classified as such, and the US government.

[neoblues]

5. All-Aboard the Neo-CON "Oil-Go-Round"...

Where all "red blooded" Americans are welcome to a "Free** Ride"...

** $3 dollars per gallon and climbing (caveat: except for brief periods immediately prior to general elections if Republicons happen to be trailing in the polls)...

[leftyladyfrommo]

6. He probably should have thought about that 3 years ago.

It's kind of late now.

[Toots]

7. So the Iraqi Government that was Democratically elected is now terrorist

They have been fawning over this new Iraqi government ever since it was "elected" and now Cheney says they are terrorist. :shrug:

[saltpoint]

8. Saddam is evil! The Iraqis crave freedom! WsMD are aimed at St. Louis!

And oh yeah -- we want that damned oil.

[orpupilofnature57]

13. Thats what Shrubs unsatisfied about ,Good Old Boy Blood!

[saltpoint]

35. The Europeans insisted from the start that this was about oil

and of course, Dubya vehemently denied it.

Sounds like the Europeans knew what they were talking about.

[Amonester]

9. Just who in the world ever voted for that fascist pig?

Really.

When was this devil's name on a ballot? :shrug:

[CanonRay]

10. Gee, what a surprise, it's all about OIL!

[liberal N proud]

12. Who put it is the terrorist hands?

These ugly bastards started this war under one lie and they are going to try to keep it going while igniting another war next door.

[midnight]

14. So it is Greed that has us in Iraq, and not speading

democracy.

[malaise]

15. So the US oil thieves

invaded a sovereign country to steal oil. Thanks for the confession Rove.

[StellaBlue]

16. Yeah, that's why the UN should take over in Iraq and take it away from the USA

Rove = terrorists

[fasttense]

17. They can't have the Iraqi "Terrorists" pumping Iraq oil to its full

potential and bringing the price of oil down to what it is worth - the price of dirt. No one has ever come close to pumping Iraq oil fields to their full potential. If they did, oil would be dirt cheap. They can't leave until they have locked down Iraq oil fields and turned them over to the International Oil Corporations to ensure they are never ever pumped fully.

[LynnTheDem]

19. OIL.

I wondered when they'd have to resort to "floating" the truth.

OIL is what bush refers to when he says "national security interests". Most the world knew that. Even half of America knew that. BEFORE hundreds of thousands of men, women, babies were casualties of bush's illegal "supreme crime" invasion of a nation that hadn't been doing one damn thing to anyone.

And of course the MFing stupid rightwingnuts will defend America's right under that MFer bush to attack other nations for their resources.

[natrat]

20. at least he might be being honest here nt

[whistle]

21. Rove just admitted that the Irq War has been all about oil....

...now if the Democrats have balls they will put an ad together now with KKKarl Rove mouthing those words and hit every TV and radio market in the country.

[spanone]

22. History will prove we lost thousands of soldiers for the oil industry.

Karl only confirms it.

[tabasco]

23. Anybody who doesn't realize the Iraq war is about oil needs to open their eyes.

Oil companies are profiteering from this war by manipulation of the oil supply.

Record profits once again.

Robber barons in control of our country with 33% approval.

My gods, the power of propaganda!

[catmandu57]

24. That's the new talking point

The chimp in chief* said the same thing earlier this week. If we leave the terrist is gwanna get all the earl. Well, it's their fucking oil, idiots.

[smoogatz]

29. Yep. But I don't think it's going to play all that well

to the folks who think we're fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here. It's hard to sell the notion that American patriots should support the war because it's, uh, really about the oil.

[cautiouslywaiting]

31. There are a lot

of ignorant people in this country. I don't know how it ever got this bad.

[smoogatz]

33. It's because we've been trying to do public education on the cheap.

We've raised two generations of Americans who have no critical thinking skills. Also, Fox News makes people stupid; it's a documented fact.

[cautiouslywaiting]

34. Lol you're right.

I don't know how anyone can watch that anyway. If I even see it when I flip through the channels, it makes me nauseous.

[The Count]

25. What's OUR oil doing under your sands?

And they said that "No war for oil" was nutz....:shrug:

[bobbolink]

36. Beat me to it!

Why do I feel so sick?

:puke:

[bunny planet]

26. Then I suggest you go over there and use your own tubby little body to

protect the oil fields Karl. You're not sending any more of our children to die for your misbegotten disastrous oil grab of a war.

[Mr_Spock]

27. HA!!! So it is all about oil!! And Cheney did admit to torture!!

Hehe - the truth finally come out when they are desperate - do they think telling the truth about how they are lying war criminals is going to help them??

:rofl:

[smoogatz]

28. O'Reilly said exactly the same thing on Letterman last night.

And Dave said, "So, you just admitted it--the whole thing's about oil." It was quite a moment. I think the Repiglicans had better think twice before adopting strategic control of Iraq's oil as a pro-war talking point; war for oil won't sit well with many Americans. On the other hand, I feel vindicated--I've been saying it was about oil since it became apparent (to me) that they lied about WMD.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

32. This may be the October surprise: The WH is dropping their

strategy of conjuring mass hallucinations about WMDs and "democracy" in Iraq, and fostering a partial return to reality.

But this shift in strategy is dangerous. Millions may ask, WHEN did Iraq get to be all about blood for oil? During the secret meetings with Big Oil Cheny held in 2001, for his "WH Energy Task Force"? After oil, Task Force members did receive discussion documents that included Iraq oil maps -- see http://www.judicialwatch.org/printer_iraqi-oilfield-pr.shtml .

[GoogleTheTruth]

30. all the money and life...

wow... and to think all that money could of probably could of been spent reduced our oil dependancy by pumping out more hybrid cars, industrializing bio/hydrogen fuel... damn.

[blogslut]

37. Oops, there it is

After all this time and all those deaths, the true motive is revealed.

[Critters2]

38. I thought it wasn't about oil, Karl. nt

[stepnw1f]

39. It's The IRAQI's Oil You

megalomaniacal piece of shit traitor. Get over it! It ain't yours nor your masters'. Get it? Good... now go put on a uniform and grab a gun and try to take the oil yourself, you criminal coward!

[dansolo]

40. I'm sure the Iraqi government appreciates this

I don't think that they are going to be too pleased to hear that the US considers them to be terrorists.

[eppur_se_muova]

41. Don't worry, the single largest oil reserve is in the hands of ... oh, Hell, never mind. nt