http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/46602/
The reason that Bush insists that "victory" is close at hand is because Iraqi ministers are likely to approve a new law opening the door to their oil reserves.
The reason that George W. Bush insists that "victory" is achievable in Iraq is not because he is deluded or isolated or ignorant or detached from reality or ill-advised.
No, it's that his definition of "victory" is different:
At any time within the next few days, the Iraqi Council of Ministers is expected to approve a new "hydrocarbon law" essentially drawn up by the Bush Administration and its U.K. lackey, the Independent on Sunday reports.
As the paper notes, the law will give Exxon, BP, Shell and other carbon cronies of the White House unprecedented sweetheart deals, allowing them to pump gargantuan profits from Iraq's nominally state-owned oilfields for decades to come.
This law has been in the works since the very beginning of the invasion -- indeed, since months before the invasion.
More links:
Joshua Holland of Alternet.org has chronicled in two remarkable reports on the backroom maneuvering over Iraq's oil:
Bush's Petro-Cartel Almost Has Iraq's Oil:
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/43045/
The U.S. Takeover of Iraqi Oil:
http://www.alternet.org/story/43077/
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K - Much more to read at the first link, I just posted some of the start of it there. The next two links are highlighted blue in the original article, if these links do not work.
I think this shows that Bush is not failing, he didn't make mistakes, and things ARE going as planned in Iraq. The disconnect is only in what we heard over the media - it only seems that things have gone badly, but the point in invading Iraq, and indeed possibly 9/11 too, was to get the 'easy Iraqi oil' for his oil industry cronies, for the Bush Family Fortune.
The longer Bush can stay in Iraq the better, no matter how the "war" is going...just as long as it keeps going... there is even evidence of US troops fomenting the civil war - by blowing up the Golden Mosque for eg. - just so there will be fighting, which gives Bush and argeument to stay.
And that part is going well - it looks like peace will never be achieved in Iraq.
And not much else matters to them - the death and the destruction, the political instablity of the mid-east, the growth of terrorism, are all just side effects. Even the huge cost to American taxpayers is good for Bush and his weapons maker asssociates and corporate associates. What we sometimes do not understand is that these Elite Wealthy people make money on both sides of an equation - it might cost a lot to stage the military actions needed to get the Iraqi oil, but they get a good profit from their weapons sales and no-bid corporate contracts.
I think this explains why Bush's war can appear to be going so badly yet he remains upbeat about it all - he really IS happy about it; they ARE getting what they came for!! And that might be why congress is so hesitant to refuse to fund the war to end it - they are also dependant on the Iraqi oil revenues for their supporters... Dems and Reps are the same outfit, thats how it works so well for them. Elites Rule America, democracy is a farce.
The reason that Bush insists that "victory" is close at hand is because Iraqi ministers are likely to approve a new law opening the door to their oil reserves.
The reason that George W. Bush insists that "victory" is achievable in Iraq is not because he is deluded or isolated or ignorant or detached from reality or ill-advised.
No, it's that his definition of "victory" is different:
At any time within the next few days, the Iraqi Council of Ministers is expected to approve a new "hydrocarbon law" essentially drawn up by the Bush Administration and its U.K. lackey, the Independent on Sunday reports.
As the paper notes, the law will give Exxon, BP, Shell and other carbon cronies of the White House unprecedented sweetheart deals, allowing them to pump gargantuan profits from Iraq's nominally state-owned oilfields for decades to come.
This law has been in the works since the very beginning of the invasion -- indeed, since months before the invasion.
More links:
Joshua Holland of Alternet.org has chronicled in two remarkable reports on the backroom maneuvering over Iraq's oil:
Bush's Petro-Cartel Almost Has Iraq's Oil:
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/43045/
The U.S. Takeover of Iraqi Oil:
http://www.alternet.org/story/43077/
----------
K - Much more to read at the first link, I just posted some of the start of it there. The next two links are highlighted blue in the original article, if these links do not work.
I think this shows that Bush is not failing, he didn't make mistakes, and things ARE going as planned in Iraq. The disconnect is only in what we heard over the media - it only seems that things have gone badly, but the point in invading Iraq, and indeed possibly 9/11 too, was to get the 'easy Iraqi oil' for his oil industry cronies, for the Bush Family Fortune.
The longer Bush can stay in Iraq the better, no matter how the "war" is going...just as long as it keeps going... there is even evidence of US troops fomenting the civil war - by blowing up the Golden Mosque for eg. - just so there will be fighting, which gives Bush and argeument to stay.
And that part is going well - it looks like peace will never be achieved in Iraq.
And not much else matters to them - the death and the destruction, the political instablity of the mid-east, the growth of terrorism, are all just side effects. Even the huge cost to American taxpayers is good for Bush and his weapons maker asssociates and corporate associates. What we sometimes do not understand is that these Elite Wealthy people make money on both sides of an equation - it might cost a lot to stage the military actions needed to get the Iraqi oil, but they get a good profit from their weapons sales and no-bid corporate contracts.
I think this explains why Bush's war can appear to be going so badly yet he remains upbeat about it all - he really IS happy about it; they ARE getting what they came for!! And that might be why congress is so hesitant to refuse to fund the war to end it - they are also dependant on the Iraqi oil revenues for their supporters... Dems and Reps are the same outfit, thats how it works so well for them. Elites Rule America, democracy is a farce.
