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2007-09-17 Iraq

Greenspan: Ouster Of Saddam Crucial For Oil Security but not Bush war motive

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Posted by lotp 2007-09-17 19:01|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 I had some asshole come into my office today and give me a ration of shit about "See? Alan Greenspan ADMITS the war was all about oil!!!" He ain't gonna like it when I lay this article on him tomorrow. He ain't gonna like my marginal notes, either. Heh, heh.

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-09-17 19:45|| 2007-09-17 19:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Like this will change moonbat's minds.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-09-17 19:55|| 2007-09-17 19:55|| Front Page Top

#3 You mean the MSM lied about Greenspan's book?

Say it ain't so!

Hooda thunkit?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-09-17 20:20|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-09-17 20:20|| Front Page Top

#4 For 80-something, he's still pretty sharp. I can't say I disagree with any of the criticisms he made (that I know about); lack of fiscal discipline and disfunctional government and Iraq/oil were/are important to the global economy.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-09-17 20:27|| 2007-09-17 20:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Like this will change moonbat's minds.

Short answer ... Not a wit.

This from Chris Matthews:
"Should we put Exxon signs up over Arlington Cemetery and Mobil signs up there, like they have at baseball stadiums?"

Posted by doc 2007-09-17 21:16|| 2007-09-17 21:16|| Front Page Top

#6 But we'd like your marginal notes, Dave. Do feel free to share. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-09-17 21:27|| 2007-09-17 21:27|| Front Page Top

#7 I feel stupid for semi-criticizing A Greenspan yesterday at Rantburg based on the Drudgereport and AP version.

Its not the first time I've made that mistake either.

Posted by mhw 2007-09-17 22:28|| 2007-09-17 22:28|| Front Page Top

#8 Hard to imagine Alan Greenspan speaking more clearly on this issue than the administration, but I think he did it. The US continues to do as little as possible toward finding alternatives to importing massive quantities of oil and exporting billions of $ to our enemies. Oil security and the Jihad are tightly bound together. How much are we willing to spend to secure oil supplies for everyone in the world? This discussion needs to take place on a national level.
Meanwhile there is another hostile power which can easily block the Straits of Hormuz and interrupt or shut down its exports of oil to the world. It used to have a lot of oil. Now it wants nukes.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-09-17 23:18|| 2007-09-17 23:18|| Front Page Top

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