Think Progress:
In a recent BusinessWeek interview, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) admitted that she believes the Iraq war was fought because of oil:
We are a nation at war and in many [ways] the reasons for war are fights over energy sources, which is nonsensical when you consider that domestically we have the supplies ready to go.
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A WORD OF CAUTION AND A CALL TO ACTION
The Obama/Biden ticket has allowed the Right to define them. THEY WILL LOSE THIS ELECTION IF THE CONTINUE THIS PRACTICE. They must move to define McCain's pick as reckless, define Palin's views as extreme, define and prove her "Executive" experience as weak, and define Barack Obama's foreign policy as the catalyst for the CURRENT CHANGES to the Bush Cowboy doctrine. IF THEY DO NOT, THEY WILL LOSE THIS ELECTION. His RACE is a hurdle, therefore he must be a 1000x better political athlete or HE WILL LOSE THIS ELECTION.
You're right. I've been saying the same thing since this ridculous pick was made. It is highly annoying being on the sidelines having to watch the DNC and the Dem candidate make the same mistakes as in 2004. The truth about this woman should be running in ads all over the place.
Stop panicking. The MSM is digging in her story now. Wait for the hurricane to pass.
I like her already
a repub that admits the war is for oil
does not even faze most americans
most americans too busy wearing those flag pins and support the troops ribbons on their cars and trucks
fascism is here along with imperialism both outcomes of capitalism
destroy a country for their oil
the american way
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clip on link america's future
peace
She stated the obvious.
Meanwhile Obama got through the primaries knowing the last place cops look is up.
She is NOT the FIRST prominent figure to state the Iraq / oil connection
[1] Alan Greenspan claims Iraq war was really for oil
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“I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil,” he says.
[2] PAUL WOLFOWITZ (neo-con US Deputy Defense Secretary in effect admitting that the Iraq War was fought over Big Oil factors. He gave this response to a question as to why the U.S. made war on Iraq and not North Korea, a country that is developing nuclear weapons of mass destruction. Quoted from a talk to an Asian security summit in Singapore 5/ 31/03)
"LET'S LOOK AT IT SIMPLY. THE MOST IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NORTH KOREA AND IRAQ IS THAT ECONOMICALLY, WE JUST HAD NO CHOICE
IN [INVADING AND CONQUERING] IRAQ. THE COUNTRY SWIMS ON A SEA OF OIL."
[3] On American Imperialisn, Kissinger (adviser to Bush/Cheney) brutally honest statement [Cited in Halliday and Sponneck 2001-11-29 ]:
"OIL IS MUCH TOO IMPORTANT A COMMODITY TO BE LEFT IN THE HANDS OF THE ARABS."
Palin: Iraq Is A War For Oil.
Also...
The sky is blue.
Arnold Swartzenegger is muscular.
Tell us something we don't know, Sally.
she is not trying to claim .... she said if first dummy !!! She merely stated what she believe and what so many in Washington still try to cover up ... Get it ????????????????
She's right, I'll give her that and that alone.
I cant wait for the moment Obama and McCain are at their first debate and Obama counters with "...even your own VP choice thinks Iraq was fought for oil."
Thanks McCain for not vetting Palin at all, you made this a lot easier then it might've been.
Not gonna happen.
McCain will ask Obama why he's now for drilling and sustaining troops in Iraq.
Obama will ask McCain why he's now for drilling and supporting Americans on the Gulf Coast.
i really dont understand your name in refrence to your very uninformed statement
Well they did say she is an oil expert.. even though the town she is mayor of is known for its gravel pits.
But her husband some times works for BP when he is not fishing.
Regards
It seems like it keeps getting worser and worser when it comes to this lady,she is a gift to the dnc the more they dig the worse its going to get.This lady is a time bomb waiting to explode,get ready it wont be long before she sinks mccains presidental hopes.
And all the people praising her as McCain's VP pick are going to have to live with their support of her when she goes down in flames. Oh well, I guess they need to be for her before than can be against her.
Soooo, she's allowing her son to go to Iraq
for oil?
Must run thicker then blood
Unbelievable
I like your point.
Maybe she's a fan of the movie "300"...."
"Iraq Is A War For Oil" -- At last, the truth from a neocon.
Cheney, on the horn to Rove
"Did YOU pick this bimbo?????"
"No, she was bush's idea"
And so ends another day in NeoCON land, where incompetence is only in competition with willful ignorance.
God Bless America
Interesting read. Check out the comments below the story, especially the one that says:
"Palin Praised Obama's Energy Plan"
The press release was removed, but as the poster notes: Google saves everything.
The post includes a link to the cached release.
"Palin: Iraq Is A War For Oil"
Who doesn't believe that? I thought everyone knew that.
Even McCain said it was for oil and then his staff had to correct and say he meant the first war.. Dessert Storm... see they are on the same page.. when they tell the truth!
Regards
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First Posted: 08-31-08 11:27 PM | Updated: 10- 1-08 05:12 AM