Attention all soldiers

[nik0tine]

Oh, not this "War for Oil" pulp again....

Maybe one of these "war for oil" proponents could explain why, if we went into Iraq to take their oil, we're not taking their oil? Or why we bothered, for that matter, since we had significantly more troops in oil-rich Kuwait than their entire standing army already? Or why we didn't just do like France did and look the other way while Sodom tortured his people in exchange for a couple sweet oil contracts? (Hey, there's some "Blood for oil", there....)

Very well then. I will explain it. This war wasn't about "Oil" in the sense that we would have cheaper gas. This war is about controlling an entire region. (That region being the Middle East.) The reason we took Iraq over Kuawait is because of it's strategic value. It is literally in the center of the Middle East. The U.S. could invade virtually ANY Middle Easter country from Iraq.

Now, the reason this has strategical importance to the United States is because Oil is going to be very important economically in the near future to other countries (I.e China) if they want to grow economically. With a billion plus people, they are going to need oil in order to have a functioning economy like ours. If we secure one of the most oil rich regions in the world, then we are effectively limiting China's ability to grow economically.

The whole talk of an 'exit strategy' is a joke. The United States has NO intentions of leaving Iraq. Ever. We are going to establish PERMANENT bases in the middle east. (Bases smiliar to the bases we have in Europe.) In fact, the Bush administration wants to move most of it's forces in Europe and re station them in the Middle East.

If you want to know the truth behind the Bush Administrations foreign policy, and the war on Iraq, check out "The project for the new american century." This isn't liberal propaganda BS. It is a conservative, Washingtone based, think tank. They wrote a plan called "Rebuilding America's Defenses" Which basically outlines what they think the United States should do in order to ensure that they remain "The sole world superpower" for the next one hundred years.

Also, before I finish, I would like to help prove my point by reminding that "Rebuilding America's Defenses" was written by a lot of famous people. Some names you should recognize are Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Paul Wolfowitz. Everything that this essay describes is EXACTLY what George Bush is doing. I will also provide you with a link to The Project for the New American Century's official website. It can be found here

With this being said, how can you support this war? This war IS about power. Period. That is an unarguable fact. So then, the question I ask you is this: Is it ok to kill for power? If you think that it is ok, than supporting this war makes sense. If however, you think otherwise, then supporting this war makes you a hypocrit.