A little more press conference
Tell me I didn't fall out laughing when I heard this one out of Bush.
Also, I think this is a significant admission,
A week ago discussing the "ideological struggle" with Katie Kouric, Bush indirectly stated something very similar.
Look. This "war" isn't about freedom. This conflict with Al Qaeda is only secondarily about terrorism. The US is fighting a broad based Islamic movement of identity and self determination in an effort to prop up friendly (oil rich) Arab governments. That is the root of the "ideological struggle."
That is why this administration chose to go to "war" rather than what would've been a universally supported police operation to round up those responsible for 9-11.
THE PRESIDENT: ....Pakistan is a sovereign nation. In order for us to send thousands of troops into a sovereign nation, we've got to be invited by the government of Pakistan.
Also, I think this is a significant admission,
THE PRESIDENT: I said the other night in a speech, this is like the ideological war of the 21st century, and I believe it. And I believe that if we leave that region, if we don't help democracy prevail, then our children and grandchildren will be faced with an unbelievable chaotic and dangerous situation in the Middle East. Imagine -- imagine an enemy that can't stand what we believe in getting a hold of oil resources and taking a bunch of oil off the market in order to have an economic punishment. In other words, they say, you go ahead and do this, and if you don't, we'll punish you economically.
A week ago discussing the "ideological struggle" with Katie Kouric, Bush indirectly stated something very similar.
Look. This "war" isn't about freedom. This conflict with Al Qaeda is only secondarily about terrorism. The US is fighting a broad based Islamic movement of identity and self determination in an effort to prop up friendly (oil rich) Arab governments. That is the root of the "ideological struggle."
That is why this administration chose to go to "war" rather than what would've been a universally supported police operation to round up those responsible for 9-11.
posted by mikevotes at
6:00 PM
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Bush's idea of democracy is keeping the oil money from all these nations in the hands of a very few, at the expense of the entire region.
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Lew Scannon, at 7:08 PM
You have all the right wingers smirking about the gas prices being high as being a sign that we did not go to war in Iraq for the oil. It's absurd, and naïve to say the least. The oil wars have begun, and there will be many more to come. The idea is not always to "own" it, it is more about controlling it.
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zen, at 8:41 PM
Lew whatever keeps it flowing. It's just a more massive version of US commodity economics around the world.
Zen, exactly. It was never about oil profits, more about protecting the achilles heel of the American economy and its dominance.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 8:54 PM
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