Access to the oilfields "is our ultimate objective," he added.

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Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc

No, but if my only agenda was bashing Bush than I could see how that is the only thing that some people see.

Please continue . . . I would love to know what was well-planned other than bombing, killing the enemy, and protecting oil fields. The Bush administration deserves credit for not killing more civilians and removing a brutal dictator from power. Maybe a 1, or 10 yr timeline will illuminate the masterful planning/execution of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Desert Scorpion, Anaconda, and whatever the flavor of the week may be. But how come everything this administration criticizes gets an explicit timeline while anything they endorse gets an indefinite one? Oh I know . . . it's called rank hypocrisy.

Yes, it is rank hypocrisy, 12 years of sanctions and 30 years of despotic rule vs. what is it now, three months to rebuild a country.

 

[JellyBaby]

Please continue . . . I would love to know what was well-planned other than bombing, killing the enemy, and protecting oil fields. The Bush administration deserves credit for not killing more civilians and removing a brutal dictator from power.

Saddum's removal was a benefical side-effect. American foreign policy has a long history of ignoring the deplorable actions of ugly leaders.

If the real goal was liberation of Iraqis and not their oil I'm certain they would have had a better plan, one that would allow the world community far more participation. But as it stands it will take forever and a day for Iraq to recover.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

es, it is rank hypocrisy, 12 years of sanctions and 30 years of despotic rule vs. what is it now, three months to rebuild a country.

Do you really believe that's the most hypocritical aspect of our history with Saddam? Try US relations with Iraq from the 1950s through 1989. Many of the same people heaping (justly deserved) ridicule on his regime sold the man weapons and gave him intelligence in the 1980s.

Rank hypocrisy is not maximizing the opportunities for the whole world to help rebuild the country and then complaining about no one wanting to send troops. Only in the Bush administration is assistance in reconstruction entail a full clip of ammo.