1.0link68568<![CDATA[Abizaid: "Of Course It's About Oil, We Can't Really Deny That"]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/10/15/abizaid-of-course-its-abo_n_68568.htmlDuring a round table discussion on "the Fight for Oil, Water and a Healthy Planet" at Stanford University on Saturday, Gen. John Abizaid (Ret.), the former CENTCOM Commander, said that "of course" the Iraq war is "about oil":
"Of course it's about oil, we can't really deny that," Abizaid said of the Iraq campaign early on in the talk.
"We've treated the Arab world as a collection of big gas stations," the retired general said. "Our message to them...