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Originally Posted by Antithesis  Iraq did not choose us, and the war was definitely not random. We forced ourselves upon it. They posed no threat, yet we invaded. Oil was a part of the equation, but not the sole reason. Iraq is in a strategic area and has enough oil that its use (or non-use) will affect global prices. It's more likely to be used as leverage than profit. The bases being built on Iraqi soil are not built for a brief occupation as was mentioned. They are built to be permanent bases. | Ya know, you have alot of insight for a younger person. Here here. Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. ~Richard Armour
There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. ~Alexis de Tocqueville |