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Originally posted by pussyluver
To say it's about oil is not all together dumb. The US needs to have cheap oil. Our economy, way of life and position as a world power goes to hell as the price goes up. Making sure the US has amble supply is part of the administrations job. That?s if you like it or not. So if the whole reason for Iraq was oil, I?m not so sure that wouldn?t of played as a good reason.
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US ready to seize Gulf oil in 1973
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The United States considered using force to seize oilfields in the Middle East during an oil embargo by Arab states in 1973, according to British government hahahahahahahahas just made public.
The papers, released under the 30-year-rule, show that the British government took the threat so seriously that it drew up a detailed assessment of what the Americans might do.
It was thought that US airborne troops would seize the oil installations in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and might even ask the British to do the same in Abu Dhabi.
The episode shows how the security of oil supplies is always at the forefront of governments' planning.
Warning from US
The British assessment was made after a warning from the then US Defence Secretary James Schlesinger to the British Ambassador in Washington Lord Cromer.
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Not a new thing... In fact, Iraq had the tacit OK from the US to invade Kuwait, since he was the only regime favorable to the US... But as it often happens with the US, they turned on him ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/3333995.stm
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I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT !
But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....
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