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Originally posted by Eben
America is taking Iraq's oil right now, and selling it to oil companies to pay Iraq'a liberation tab.
Spence help me out here
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Well, I think one problem is that
isn't what's happening. We were told by the Bush Administration that Iraqi oil would be used to pay for the war so the American taxpayer wouldn't have to shoulder the burden. It isn't happening and it's not going to happen. Add it to the pile of Administration distortions about the war. I'll have to get on my tippy toes though, the pile is getting pretty large.
The real crime is that huge no-bid contracts are going to Halliburton who is in return screwing us with overcharges and outright fraud. The 20 Billion of taxpayer money we donated for reconstruction hasn't been spent and countless other billions are missing. Contracts are being awarded not on merrit but to friends.
I don't believe Bush invaded Iraq just for business reasons, but it's clear that the invasion is being used as a huge opportunity for the Administration to funnel money into the pockets of those they wish to enrich.
-spence