Ok, so when the anti-war protesters held up their signs saying "No blood for oil," (remember, way back when?) I pretty much dismissed them as grossly oversimplifying things. I figured that while oil probably factored in somehow, it was only a small part of a whole batch of misguided reasons Dubya & Co. wanted to go play army in the cradle of civilization.
Guess I was wrong. According to The Guardian, none other than Deputy Sec. of Defense Paul Wolfowitz said, "Let's look at it simply. The most important difference between North Korea and Iraq is that economically, we just had no choice in Iraq. The country swims on a sea of oil."
My cynicism in the current administration has been restored.
Posted by Jason at June 4, 2003 01:12 PM