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Originally Posted by Big Papa Goat
I didn't really say anything about financial angles. :/
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Whoops! Maybe that was my subconscious thoughts coming to the surface. You did seem to have alluded to the fact that the U.S. efforts in occupying Iraq seem to have some ulterior motive other than altruism. I threw guilt and, possibly, responsibility as a motive but then why would you give Saddam chances from the Reagan era up until now to decide to remove him? Giving him enough rope, perhaps? That aside, if they did take action due to a sense of altruism as the they now claim (since they couldn't find the WMDs that they originally sold the action on in the first place), then why not help a host of other countries with similiar human rights violations going on? After sifting out altruism and guilt as motives, I'm hard pressed to find a more feasible ulterior motive other than than financial gain. I'm not saying I'm right at this point but I'm finding it harder and harder to find faith in a government whose lies seem to be uncovered or creatively altered on a weekly basis.