[ranxer]

oao - If we were in it for oil, we would have lifted the embargo. Think, people, think.

rofl

the clincher to war on iraq was saddams move to trade oil for euros, the corporate american government had no interest in supporting europe or anything that didn't give them the edge so a lifting of the embargo was out of the question.

i'd like to assert that a strengthening of the euro was a direct threat to corporate american hegemony making a move by the pnac in the direction of imperialist takeover almost inevitable.. twas a direct challenge by a maniac to a manaic and the second took him up on it.