...the "real" reason...<br><br>Saddam's art collection.<br><br><br><br><br>

i'd like to know that myself, but I think it's because of the oil. Saudi and the other Gulf countries are already under US "control".<br><br>

Payback for the assignation attempt of Bush Sr by Saddam<br><br>Finish the Job that the 91 gulf war didnt<br><br>Ideology war with a then easily defeat-able enemy<br><br>Divert attention away from not being able to find the man responsible for the 9-11 attack, Osama bin laden.<br><br>

There are a lot more taxes than income and capital gains. Add up all the gas tax, sales tax, excise tax, property tax, dining tax etc. and before you know it you're talking about real money. <br><br> Vote Yay Vote Nay [i]Now watch this drive

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p><br>i'd like to know that myself, but I think it's because of the oil.<p><hr></blockquote><p>One problem with that is, we could get the oil cheaper when Iraq was ruled by Saddam and had sanctions. And, if it's truly about the oil then we attacked the wrong country, we should have invaded China who will be challenging us for more and more of the stuff very rapidly. The saudi's and other oil producing countries are under our "control" only in the sense that they make the most money off of the States. As soon as China becomes more profitable, they'll whore themselves out to China instead of the U.S.<br><br>**Edit- I do agree with nutty's assesment of payback for trying to assassinate his dad.<br><br>Also, the recent links from Russia probably played a part if indeed the information is credible, and I don't think Putin would be lying about it.<br><br>

it's high economics, so i don't want to go into that since neither of us has enough understanding on this issue. all i can say is that there are MANY who disagree with you on that in the Middle East. <br><br>

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p> i think it's funny that all of these "millionaires" you are railing against are for a gov't that taxes them more and not you, but you guys who aren't "millionaires" fight tooth and nail to protect them at your own expense (increased property taxes, increased user fees, increased state taxes, increased everything else). i wonder if they are using some weird jedi mind trick on you? <p><hr></blockquote><p>A Jedi mind trick! But there really is no other explanation is there. The Bushco apologists who will never have to worry about those gouging taxes incurred on stock dividends. Ranting about the 70% of taxes paid by the top three percent of the ultra rich. I can fathom Rush Limbaugh. He's rich and he makes a good living tending the sheep.<br><br>But the rest must be a Jedi mind trick. This Moore movie must be messing with the mind trick big time because the sheep are sure restless.<br><br><br><br>

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>"i'd like to know that myself, but I think it's because of the oil."<br><br>One problem with that is, we could get the oil cheaper when Iraq was ruled by Saddam and had sanctions.<p><hr></blockquote><p>you assume that being about "oil" means cheaper oil for you and me...perhaps it's about oil in the sense that the oil industry profits and companies (e.g., haliburton) get huge contracts to control the oil whether the end users feel much of an effect at all? that's the way i've always assumed that the phrase, "about oil" meant. people are capitalizing big time on the iraqi oil industry.<br><br>----<br>smile!

About oil .. <br><br>If it was about stealing oil, wouldn't be easier to just steal oil from Venezuela? It's closer. Also, if it was about stealing oil, why didn't we do it in 1991 while Saddam's army was in ruin? Wouldn't it have been easier?<br><br>****************<br><br>

there is no point guessing. we need a proper investigation by professionals.<br><br>