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Originally Posted by rickholio
Simple. You're presenting (perhaps as devil's advocate) that 'oil prices' are the ultimate goal of invasion. I posit that oil CONTROL is the overriding factor, and that prices adjust accordingly.
Control over supply: Cause
Prices of oil: Effect
Claiming that keeping the price of oil down was the ultimate aim is, as I commented before, a 'wag the dog' hypothesis, which doesn't stand up to any serious scrutiny.
Additionally, I haven't seen anyone claim that Iraq was invaded to keep oil prices low. Perhaps I haven't been paying attention, or just skim over such simple mindedness as a result of years tuning my bullshit detector on the 'net.
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Hmm... Sorry, I still don't see how this is any different from what I said. You seem to be saying that the man got in his car in the morning in order to
start the car, and getting to work follows accordingly. I'm saying the man got into his car to go to work. I think we're just arguing semantics. Unless you'd like to expand on your apparent implication about control...
