I know you and your friends still have nagging questions about how we became embroiled in this contest of atrocities that our occupation of Iraq has become. The conflicting positions taken by various factions inside and outside the US have generated confusion and malaise.
Here is your chance to get all your questions answered by two people that have been very close to the situation for years.
Come to our Town Hall with Scott Ritter and Ray McGovern
Saturday, July 22 at 1:00 pm
The Unitarian Society of Germantown
6511 Lincoln Drive (West Mt. Airy)
Philadelphia, PA
19119
Saturday, July 22 at 7:00 pm
BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
2040 Street Road
Warrington, PA (just east of Rt 611)
The reason we are paying so much now is that A. The market is made volatile because of war in the Middle East and B. The World supply of oil hitting the market is reduced because the spigot on Iraqi Oil is now controlled and Iraq is producing less oil now than before the war
yerkeskid 4 years ago
What can I say, you really smashed the hammer on the nail here. Whu aren't MORE people as honest and brave as you?? Cheers buddie.
Syphonaptera 4 years ago
This war isn't about OIL. Last year, Iraq only accounted for 6% of Halliburton's earnings. Also, Cheney hurt them financially by voting against the LOGCAP contract. Not to mention that they are being underbid by middle eastern countries.
hanzender 4 years ago
He bought shares in Halliburton because he's a businessman. If he bought it in 98-99, would he have been beating the drum to war as much as Cheney? It doesn't matter which country buys the oil, It's who is profiting off of it. Halliburton is oil services and they are doing really well because of the war. The US supports Isreal because it is the only democracy in that region and we also kiss the butts of Saudi Arabia. This isn't the first time we played both sides,look at Iran/Iraq in the 80s.
yerkeskid 4 years ago
Then why are we paying so much now? We aren't even on the top 5 list of recipients for Iraqi oil. The people who still think this was about oil are slowly waking up to this fact. George Soros (move on liberal) is in Haliburton. Cheney was out long before Iraq. We don't get Iranian oil either.
Think about this. Most Muslims hate Isreal. WHY do we still support Isreal if it's all about oil?
hanzender 4 years ago
Sanctions were about to be lifted and Saddam was planning to sell his oil in Euros, and the US and Britian couldn't have that. Plus, He was going to flood the oil market, driving the price down, OPEC couldn't have that and of course the Exxon/Mobils, Halliburtons etc. Plus US and British oil companies had big plans for IRaqi oil. They divided up the oil fields in maps before we invaded.
yerkeskid 4 years ago
Well he probably did come to that conclusion at some point. I have come to many conclusions that I have reassessed in light of new information. I'm sure he's done the same.
MikeT2005 5 years ago
Really? then what was the CNN interview about where he was "only saying" that if Saddam doesn't comply with the inspections then we should take another action. He said that diplomacy and sanctions weren't working, there was only one other thing to do. He was asked,"Do you mean war"? He said again," There is only one thing left to do. You said it not me. It's up to the president, not me."
hanzender 5 years ago
I probably know more about the UN, UN sanctions, UN General Assemly Orders, UN actions, UN contributions to science, and UN intervention over the past 50 years than you do.
I also know alot about the US, and I know which I trust more.
MikeT2005 5 years ago
Refused to give them 100% access because they feared that information on conventional weapons systems information would be passed onto the US.
And US policy has nothing to do with oil? Nothing to do with giving US companies a big slice of the profits developing Iraq's oil fields?
Why have a peaceful resolution to a conflict when a war will make the US money?
MikeT2005 5 years ago