Janeane Garofalo
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"why didn't we take over the oil fields after the first Gulf War?"
bB
First, the UN stated that we were only to remove Saddam from Kuwait.
Second, Bush Sr didn't think he'd have to take the oil wells by force because he thought the people of Iraq would overthrow Saddam due to the hardships brought on by US sanctions. (he was wrong)
Third, in 1991 we didn't live in constant fear of terrorism and a need to retaliate for 911.
So now that Bush has his excuse (911).. he feels he has the right to attack whoever, whenever, wherever.
and now HE is wrong too.
(when trying to defend ANY of Bush's ideas or reasons to go to war you will lose the moral and logical argument. This is why so many bush supporters and war mongers bring up things like this, not really having thought it through.)
Think for yourself.