Sword, I think you misunderstood what Claudia was trying to get at:
It would be, IMHO, foolish to think that the US isn't going to Iraq for the oil.
Yes, they want to get control of the oil (and to get solid control over OPEC) by having a democratic government that is propped up by US dollars of support... to be indirectly in control of the largest reserves around.
No, they are not going to "plunder", but what is the difference between Iraq and North Korea (besides the obvious fact that NK is actually nuclear armed, and Saddam doesn't appear to be) - hint, it's under ground, and it ain't dirt.
What do you think about THIS?
Alex
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