Fair enough. Henry Kissinger said that? Interesting, but not all that important since he's not actively involved in the government ATM...
freako said:
oil is an abundant resource of the middle east.its just more oil for us. i never said we didnt have other resources for oil but the middle east is yet another.
Not really a good argument, as it's easier to get the oil from other sources closer to the US. Perhaps if we were in Europe, that argument would be better.
Back to the
WMD discussion...
In another thread, I gave a rather detailed analogy about a 30 X 30 foot lawn, and searching for a chicken bone with a teaspoon. I still stick to that analogy about finding WMD's. You can't expect to find WMD's in a country with thousands of square miles without a thourough search. What we have found, though not the weapons themselves, is rather damning. Most folks tend to think that, if we don't find a complete lab and functioning weapons, that we are wrong. I'll say this once more. We will find some, and, when we do, those same doubters will probably say that we put them there. It's a no-win situation either way you cut it, and is it fair? No, but that's politics, and in politics it's
never facts. It's all about appearances...