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In reply to the discussion: Smoking gun emails reveal Blair's 'deal in blood' with George Bush over Iraq war [View all]forest444
(5,902 posts)4. Of course Blair didn't want peace
His instructions were to, in fact, request a U.S.-led invasion to recover, for BP and Shell, the massive oil reserves Iraq nationalized in 1972.
Indeed, contrary to common belief most Iraqi oil output since then has been controlled not by U.S. firms; but by BP, Shell, and China National Petroleum (they did finance the war, after all). They do not technically own the oil; but extract it through concessions from the BP-controlled Iraq Petroleum Company.
The "Iraq Petroleum Company" was the very name of the Anglo-Dutch concern that controlled Iraqi oil from its establishment during the Lawrence of Arabia era, until its nationalization by the Baath Party in 1972.
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Smoking gun emails reveal Blair's 'deal in blood' with George Bush over Iraq war [View all]
JohnyCanuck
Oct 2015
OP
No. She just wasn't intelligent or well informed enough to realize that it was a conspiracy of lies
JDPriestly
Oct 2015
#22
No she did the same as most of the other Democrats - she was just politically expedient.
LiberalArkie
Oct 2015
#82
When she received that memo, she had PROOF it was all a lie. She kept quiet about it all this time.
arcane1
Oct 2015
#72
If you want to play that game then the constitution says only Congress has the authority to
harun
Oct 2015
#87
Why don't you go to the general discussion : Primaries group to discuss your problems with Hillary?
still_one
Oct 2015
#34
you're not discussing Tony Blair, you are trying to bring a discussion that belongs in the primary
still_one
Oct 2015
#36
I understand your conviction, but you stated that Hillary "is" the Democratic Nominee.
cui bono
Oct 2015
#69
Ah! This is very clear. You have answered a question I have had for a long time.
JDPriestly
Oct 2015
#26
And we got the bill for the imperialism of the British and Dutch monarchies. They're still at it.
Dont call me Shirley
Oct 2015
#76
On Monday we get to vote out our version of Tony Blair. Stevie let, me suck US cock, Harper
Monk06
Oct 2015
#14
We forgive ourselves for not being present. We forgive ourselves for believing we are separate.
Dont call me Shirley
Oct 2015
#79
"What will it take to replace their hatred with understanding and compassion?"
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2015
#66
Jeb Bush was 'in the bushcheneny loop'. bush lied to 'the people' &everyone outside 'the loop'
Sunlei
Oct 2015
#41
And yet Tony, GWBush, Cheney, Rumsfeld et al are going to get away with it.....
peacebird
Oct 2015
#51