Volconvo Debate Forums - View Single Post - Iraq becomes prime training ground for export of Jihadists

GraceAustin · Jul 1, 2007, 10:22 am

[quote=rmnunez;404477]911 was just another excuse for attacking Saddam, and the fact he sat atop a third of the world's oil reserves and that the US is/was and anticipated remaining a major importer, would be a major consideration.>>>>>>

I'm aware that the oil resource was at the heart of our attacking Iraq, especially when China was negotiating with Saddam for oil rights. It had nothing to do with reasons we were TOLD for the attack.

<<The US has previously attacked other countries without provocation or justification. It emerged as an imperial power to rival Britain by an unprovoked attack on Spain in Cuba and has maintained a practice of unprovoked attack ever since.>>>

We've done covert activities in other country's, helping to overthrow governments. We have attacked overtly at the request of allies, or in the case of WW11 when we were attacked, or had war declared on us. But Iraq is the first time we've EVER engaged in all out war over OUR interests alone, by attacking first. That's why bush used 9/11 as an excuse.

<<But the US doesn't attack just anyone without provocation, it picks its targets with care and in pursuit of foreign policy objectives.>>>

Oh, but we did.

Jul 1, 2007, 10:22 am	#16 (permalink) (top)
GraceAustin Sedimentary Rock Posts: 21	[quote=rmnunez;404477]911 was just another excuse for attacking Saddam, and the fact he sat atop a third of the world's oil reserves and that the US is/was and anticipated remaining a major importer, would be a major consideration.>>>>>> I'm aware that the oil resource was at the heart of our attacking Iraq, especially when China was negotiating with Saddam for oil rights. It had nothing to do with reasons we were TOLD for the attack. <<The US has previously attacked other countries without provocation or justification. It emerged as an imperial power to rival Britain by an unprovoked attack on Spain in Cuba and has maintained a practice of unprovoked attack ever since.>>> We've done covert activities in other country's, helping to overthrow governments. We have attacked overtly at the request of allies, or in the case of WW11 when we were attacked, or had war declared on us. But Iraq is the first time we've EVER engaged in all out war over OUR interests alone, by attacking first. That's why bush used 9/11 as an excuse. <<But the US doesn't attack just anyone without provocation, it picks its targets with care and in pursuit of foreign policy objectives.>>> Oh, but we did.