01-21-2005, 01:01 AM
rocdog,Jan 20 2005, 04:27 PM Wrote:The idea to hold elections now, before any semblance of stability has been restored in Iraq, like the rest of the Iraqi adventure, has more to do with US domestic politics and the desire to secure a reliable source of oil than with doing Iraqis any favours.
I don't think those "human shield" folks would be willing to play stooges in such an effort.
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"...to secure a reliable source of oil.." Don't you mean "another reliable source?" A large portion of our oil comes from Venezuela and other sources.
The rhetoric these human shields were spouting when this initally started was the "war is bad, don't hurt the innocent people of Iraq." The anti US sentiment was an addendum to the message. Many of those people who jump on this bandwagon are nowhere to be found once the lead actually starts to fly.
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