McCain admits Iraq War was over oil

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  • Orestes
    Orestes Posts: 217
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    Duh to me and you maybe but for a republican to say that so openly, in front of a large crowd....now that is rare.

    And isn't that the kind of Republican the U.S. needs? Unless you want to stick with your old school cronies...

    Its crazy to think that the control of the world's largest oil reserves was not a priority during the planning of the war.

    (p.s. Watch out Brazil!)
  • macgyver06
    macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    is this really news to people in America?

    say for instance up until John Mccain said this you believed it wasnt about oil... what did you believe it was about?


    just curious
  • spiral out
    spiral out Posts: 1,052
    macgyver06 wrote:
    is this really news to people in America?

    say for instance up until John Mccain said this you believed it wasnt about oil... what did you believe it was about?


    just curious

    It's not news i guess, but they keep saying little things in round about ways that confirm that what we thought was right all along.
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  • Smellyman2
    Smellyman2 Posts: 689
    they hate our freedoms, they have WMD's, they are harboring Al Qaeda and the smoking gun will be a mushroom cloud in the US. Nobody ever mentioned oil, it was assumed by many, but couldn't be sold as a reason for war.

    Red state America was ready to kick some terrorist ass.


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  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    lazymoon13 wrote:
    I don't think I ever heard that oil wasn't a (one of many) factor in this war. why do u sound so surprised?

    I don't think I ever heard one of the pro-war politicians ever admit the occupation of Iraq had anything to do about securing our oil interests.
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    I thought it was about how Barack Obama is a Muslim (who hates America) and attends a Christian church by Rev Wright (who hates America)?
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  • Cosmo
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    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    Duh to me and you maybe but for a republican to say that so openly, in front of a large crowd....now that is rare.
    ...
    Remember those moronic comments:
    "If the war in Iraq was about oil.. why are gas prices going up?"
    ...
    They are going up BECAUSE of the War in Iraq... you fucking idiot!!!
    ...
    I mean... it's just so fucking obvious... isn't it? What DON'T these fucking idiots understand? Well, other than simple fucking logic, that is.
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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    Remember those moronic comments:
    "If the war in Iraq was about oil.. why are gas prices going up?"
    ...
    They are going up BECAUSE of the War in Iraq... you fucking idiot!!!
    ...
    I mean... it's just so fucking obvious... isn't it? What DON'T these fucking idiots understand? Well, other than simple fucking logic, that is.

    I remember those comments posted here, even. And the WMD debate went on long after we didnt find any. Then it was how Saddam was an evil man who funded terrorists.


    I was curious as to the opinion of those types upon hearing this come out of John McCain's mouth.

    But it really doesn't matter anyways. They have sold yet a new rationalization to the the public. And this one is all 'humanitarian' so who can say no? We have to stay there indefinitely because we broke the country. We have to stay there and continually break the country even more, build more hostility, in a place where we aren't even wanted and arm both sides of a civil conflict that we have a vested interest in prolonging.
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  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    think the war in Iraq has nothing to do with oil prices. Exxon recorded the highest profit by a company ever. Twice in 2 years.

    Seems the oil prices are going up simply because the oil companies are raising them.
  • Thecure
    Thecure Posts: 814
    so are people impressed with McCain for saying this as no other rep. has said anything like this or our you mad?
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  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    Thecure wrote:
    so are people impressed with McCain for saying this as no other rep. has said anything like this or our you mad?
    with one breath he admits the war is based on a lie and the other says he'll support occupation for 100 years.
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Thecure wrote:
    so are people impressed with McCain for saying this as no other rep. has said anything like this or our you mad?


    I'm not impressed but am suprised he said it especially in such a public way.
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

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  • Thecure
    Thecure Posts: 814
    Commy wrote:
    with one breath he admits the war is based on a lie and the other says he'll support occupation for 100 years.

    look at these websites. some i know peopel are going to complain about.

    http://www.rightwingnews.com/quotes/demsonwmds.php

    http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/02/17/transcripts/clinton.iraq/
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