Is there any evidence for the Iraq War being about oil?

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mrstickball said:

Mummelmann said:

No no, it was all the WMD's of course. No, wait, it was to liberate the Iraqi people. No, wait, both those are bullshit, there are other regimes in the world far more terrible than Saddam ever was in nations that would be far, far easier to conquer so I somehow doubt that "Operation Iraqi Freedom" as it was suddenly dubbed, commenced out of the kindness of the hearts of the gentlemen in suits.

There is also stark contrast in the way Europeans and Americans view this war.

I think there's a pretty simple reason why Americans view the war differently. It has to do with watching people jump to their deaths live on TV.

How would the average frenchman feel if the Eiffel Tower was bombed, and they watched people jump from it and hit the concrete?

Well, some of us would still question attacking nations in response. What do you think the Iraqis think of people in their country being killed by US and UK bombing raids? Are they going to be happy?

The government used the attacks to deceive the people, just like they did in the UK. It was a war they had wanted since at least the Clinton Years and probably before. The Iraq war was never about those poor buggers jumping out the window, it was about Bush and his cohorts agenda.

Don't suppose you have read Bin Laden's writings on the matter. Quite interesting.