Reply #13: US Economy is oil dependent. We use fossil fuel for

[mn9driver]

just about everything. The Middle East is a tinderbox: the Saudi Monarchy is teetering on the edge of a knife and the government which will replace it won't be too friendly to us (say Wahabi Islam three times really fast). Iraq is a foothold, a potentially friendly pro-western government (good luck with that one, boys!) and a message: Don't be thinking about messing with our oil supply.

Like most wars, this was probably a Resource war(a proactive one), but that wouldn't play too well on Main Street, so they lied about why they were doing it. After all, they know what's really best for the country.... don't they?

Well?

Don't they?
(sarcasm intended here).