I have little reply to this other than how funny the last line is. Ha Ha!

I wish I had a butthelmet.

-suspeckted

I think the answer is obvious. Bush has implanted his own mind into the bodies of Iraqi leaders, so in actuality, he still has total control. His evil genius ways know no bounds!

Speaking of which, Bush is such an unintelligent doofus!

Seriously though, kudos to America for proving the conspiracy theorists wrong again and doing something good for the Iraqis!

lmao. Then explain why Halliburton trucks are shipping gasoline into Iraq for its sake to Iraqis for 5 cents per gallon.

IT'S A TRICK I TELL YOU, IT'S A TRICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been saying all along that oil had nothing to do with this. I have a few friends that now owe me a beer or twelve. I made a bet with them that the Iraqis would have control over their oil resources before the end of summer. SUCKERS!

It won't change any minds.

The people who complained that it was "all about oil" will argue that since the US controls the Iraqi government, and the Iraqi government controls the oil, then really, the US controls the oil.

(Let me emphasize that I do not agree with this people.)

since the US controls the Iraqi government, and the Iraqi government controls the oil, then really, the US controls the oil.

That's supposed to be a secret. shhhhhhhhh

shouldn't joke Mason.

No?????

I don't think there is a person alive that believes there is 100% control . The entire rig appartratus fell apart after Saddie weathered 11 years of sanctions. There are two ways to look at oil production. Proven reserves where we can see X many supertankers line up daily and take out a consistant amount of oil. The other way is to estimate how much oil is still remaining in the ground. Iraq has alot of oil, but very little pumping ability anymore.

Moreover, I am confident enough to stick my neck out and say there is as much oil sitting in the ground as what is left in ALL of Saudi if not more. But say for the sake of arguement the rigs never get fixed and production never takes off. One still needs the real estate to build a pipeline long enough to get the oil out of the Caspean Sea and into a middle east docking port. Draw a line, and you will see that it is necessary run a pipeline through Iraq to get it out to sea.

Now it is one thing to rely on some Saudi promises on increased production but do you really think the increase will see the light of day with the attacks on the pipeline? The situation is not in the control of the americans. They can neither monitor nor enforce safety measures because they are not there! This is the reasoning for occupation. To have a military presence on large untapped fields.

If Saudi starts drying up for whatever reason, it will become critical to find another supply. Iran sell to China not to the US. South america sales have been on the decline. Canada's athabaska sand basin requires additional refining and is unprofitable under 30 bucks a barrel. That leaves the caspian sea where both China and India are competing for the same oil. Domestically we are consuming right now from 3 sources: texas crude/gulf of mexico/and the Canada's sand basin. That's it.

Being in Iraq is a necessity for a continued american economy - without cheap transports things fail miserably.

Then explain why Halliburton trucks are shipping gasoline into Iraq for its sake to Iraqis for 5 cents per gallon.

Because there are hardly any if any refineries in Iraq.

George Bush was so evil, he got KBR contracts with the army before he was even born.

Oh, haven't you heard the newest reports? Bush is an complete idiot and fiscally irresponsible.....he hasn't figured out how to pay for this *outlandish* war. I kid you not, "Maybe he should have looked to the oil..." They seem to have a very short term memory when they are wrong.

Then explain why Halliburton trucks are shipping gasoline into Iraq for its sake to Iraqis for 5 cents per gallon.

Refineries. Remove tinfoil hats and discuss. Enjoy.

Remove tinfoil hats

NEVER!!!!!!

Greywar,

To say that we fought this war to "Steal Oil" is obviously a gross oversimplification, just as saying we did it to "protect america" is an overstatement. That does not mean that it had nothing to do with oil. All of our middle east foreign policies are at least partially designed to maintain our access to both the supply of oil and the equipment and services markets served by our oil companies.

That is to say, we didn't invade Iraq to take it's oil, we invaded Iraq to regain favorable market position to purchase Iraqi oil, and to ensure access to the sizable market for our oil industry service companies.

If you look at the major oil producing countries in the region, and split them up into those countries we have allied ourselves with, and those we have traditionally taken a more beligerent stance towards, you'd come up with these two groups:

Countries We Like:
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
UAE
Oman
Egypt

Countries we don't like:
Iraq (pre-invasion)
Iran
Syria
Lybia

What do the first group of countries have that the second group does not? They are certainly no more democratic, Egypt is in theory, but is really an autocracy. They are no more "free", the range of personal freedoms enjoyed in Syrai and Iran are certainly greater than those in Saudi Arabia. They are not any less supportive of terrorism, for that matter. So, why do we like the first group, and not the second group?

The one common denominator, is the openess of each countries' oil industry to investment (control) from US companies, and the favorable export arrangements that our "friends" give us when selling us crude.

So, while it is incorrect to say that we invaded Iraq to steal their oil, there is no doubt that one of the major reasons we did invade was to force open their oil industry to American companies and consumers.

favorable market position to purchase Iraqi oil,

We were in the perfect market position to but oil from Iraq pre-ar. In fact we held all the keys to allowing Iraq to sell oil *at all*. There was no need to "force" their oil market open as you say because *we* were the ones keeping them from selling any! While I apreciate your comment the logic simply holds no water.