While perusing the web this morning, I came across an article that puts forth the premise that the present administration’s goal in Iraq has been met. That Bush and Chenney wanted less of Iraq’s oil not more.
And what did the USA want Iraq to do with Iraq’s oil? The answer will surprise many of you: and it is uglier, more twisted, devilish and devious than anything imagined by the most conspiracy-addicted blogger. The answer can be found in a 323-page plan for Iraq’s oil secretly drafted by the State Department. Our team got a hold of a copy; how, doesn’t matter. The key thing is what’s inside this thick Bush diktat: a directive to Iraqis to maintain a state oil company that will “enhance its relationship with OPEC.”
Enhance its relationship with OPEC??? How strange: the government of the United States ordering Iraq to support the very OPEC oil cartel which is strangling our nation with outrageously high prices for crude.
Specifically, the system ordered up by the Bush cabal would keep a lid on Iraq’s oil production — limiting Iraq’s oil pumping to the tight quota set by Saudi Arabia and the OPEC cartel.
There you have it. Yes, Bush went in for the oil — not to get more of Iraq’s oil, but to prevent Iraq producing too much of it.BUSH DIDN’T BUNGLE IRAQ, YOU FOOLS
THE MISSION WAS INDEED ACCCOMPLISHED
The Guardian
Monday, March 20, 2006
by Greg Palast
It is not that this is a great revelation or a new idea but the mention of a 323 page plan supposedly drafted by the State Department drew my attention. It annoys me when authors put forth their opinions and use unsubstantiated statements and mysterious reports that cannot be confirmed to support these opinions.
Palast is totally reaching with this “invade Iraq to raise the price of crude and enhance relations with OPEC” angle. His lack proper references and supporting documents stand out as a good example of why not to believe everything you read. It will be interesting to see if this unsupported opinion hits the blogoshere and is used as support for another bloggers article.
If I came across this article on a personal blog I probably would not bother with mentioning it’s obvious failings but this is an author that is described as
“The most important investigative reporter of our time” [Tribune Magazine] in Britain, where his first reports appeared on BBC television and in the Guardian newspapers.”
in the about section of his web site along with numerous quotes from other major publications.
Know thy source. An opinion is just that an opinion but when secret and mysterious sources are used to support an opinion I tend to believe that the opinion can not stand alone on it’s own merits.