Again, Mag, we invaded Iraq in 1991 to prevent them from invading Kuwait.
Nothing about controlling the oil fields in Iraq.  If we were so het on
controlling oil from Iraq, why not finish the job and get Saddam?  No, it
was to keep him from trying to invade other oil-producing countries, others
who are our allies and we buy oil from.

Kat

----- Original Message -----
From: "Magenta Raine" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 12:39 AM
Subject: Re: Iraq


> Kat, I'm trying to locate a very good point by point letter my cousin in
Ohio
> and her husband have written. It certainly would be profitable to
*control*
> the oil in Iraq.  Why do you think this administration is so eager to
> "protect" the Iraqi oil fields?  To prevent Saddam from burning them so
that
> we can't control them. This is what I have to conclude logically for
myself
> after reading and listening to much rhetoric on either side of the war
> question.
>
> I do not believe it was our original quest to free the Iraqi people. The
> administration is only saying that now to make this a more "noble" war.
This
> is beside the point. Originally this war was supposedly about terrorists.
>
> As to the statement that the terrorists are going to strike any way we
roll
> the dice, I'd bet on that myself, so why bring it to a heed? Why make
things
> worse? Why further victimize the poor people of Iraq?
> We already bombed the shit out of Afghanistan, we didn't get bin Laden.
> Saddam has underground bunkers that were built to withstand any bombing,
we
> will not kill him with a bomb ... we'd have far more chance with a sniper
> shooting him when he's coming out of the bunkers.
>
> Love,
> Mag
>
>
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