In a span of less that 15 minutes, it went from all about Bush's wallet and oil to 90% terrorism and 10% oil. Think before you type.
Treeman: Thanks for attempting to have a discussion of serious issues regarding post-war Iraq, too bad it (like so many other threads on Iraq) exploded into a "Blood for Oil!!!" shouting match. What do think the odds are that the autonimous Kurdish region will become an official state? I know the Turks would scream bloody murder, is that the only hinderance?
Yeah, but since the Skull & Bones guys and the Freemasons control the oil companies AND the government... Actually the future government of Iraq (and OPEC) will "control" the oil.
You know what I want. I want every person that thinks these country's are great and that we should just leave them be to go over there and live. Maybe then you could appreciate what you have here!!!!!!!!!!. Maybe all of you should join those idiots that going over there as human shields so that when we start bombing them you will be gone I will not have to hear from your irritable a$$es again
Sorry this war ain't about oil. We get enough oil from other parts of the world. Its mostly European and Asian nations who get oil from Iraq, not us. Plus, it seems like the nations who don't want to go to war are only hold off because of business considerations, especially Russia.
The Kurds might get their own state within Iraq, but I doubt Turkey would be willing to give up its land where the Kurds are highly concentrated. Iraq is hardly a nation in the first place. Highly fragmented in the north and south.
OH...m'kay...do me a favor, before you post, just let everyone know whether or not you mean what you are about to type or if you are just typing to hear the keyboard rattle. Ok 007?
Why does he need oil for himself? That makes absolutely no sense. He doesn't buy and sell his own oil. Last time I checked Bush did not have his own massive reserves of oil.
Buck: What do I think? Personally, I think it is quite unlikely that Iraq splinters for one main reason: the current rebellions in the north are more anti-Saddam than pro-Kurdistan in nature. Most Kurds simply want to live without being under constant threat of death/torture by Saddam's forces, and care little about Kurdish nationalism (although there are some elements who do care about that). But, on the whole, I suspect that once the Saddam threat is removed, the whole Kurd question will become less pronounced, not more. IMHO. Any splintering would be more likely in the Shiite south (attempting to link with Iran - which we will deal with after Iraq...), IMO.
