Rorix
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Why would America go to war for oil? They can buy it for far cheaper than the cost of a military operation, both in money and in political support. In fact, America was doing so under the 'Oil For Food' program. This would be infinitely cheaper than even the lowest estimates of the cost of military action. America could have done like France or Russia, and signed a trade agreement with Iraq (the Baathists) and profited off the new market and the supply of oil. But America did not do this. America doesn't even profit off Iraq's oil now - all the money goes toward the reconstruction of Iraq.
In fact, America can make gas right in America - they can make it just fine. Some have even suggested that America discourages drilling their own oil, in order to keep the domestic price artifically high.
Now that we've established that there was no point in trying to lower the price of oil through the war (with prices currently being at record highs anyway), what about the argument that the US wanted to influence future supply? If the US really wanted to gain control of future supply, they would have put much more pressure on OPEC in the last, oh I don't know, 20 years?
Why would America go to war for oil? They can buy it for far cheaper than the cost of a military operation, both in money and in political support. In fact, America was doing so under the 'Oil For Food' program. This would be infinitely cheaper than even the lowest estimates of the cost of military action. America could have done like France or Russia, and signed a trade agreement with Iraq (the Baathists) and profited off the new market and the supply of oil. But America did not do this. America doesn't even profit off Iraq's oil now - all the money goes toward the reconstruction of Iraq.
In fact, America can make gas right in America - they can make it just fine. Some have even suggested that America discourages drilling their own oil, in order to keep the domestic price artifically high.
Now that we've established that there was no point in trying to lower the price of oil through the war (with prices currently being at record highs anyway), what about the argument that the US wanted to influence future supply? If the US really wanted to gain control of future supply, they would have put much more pressure on OPEC in the last, oh I don't know, 20 years?
