Originally Posted by Courtney203

What interests? Oil? Camon, can you really be that overwhelmingly retarded? If the war was for oil then we would care less about rebuilding the country and installing a democratically elected government. We would want a dictatorship that appeased american interests and not Iraqi interests. As of right now, they have written up an agreement to get us out of Iraq, and they have denied several american 0il contractors and oil companies work in Iraq. This does not seem like a very sucessful war for oil if you ask me. If the war was about oil, it would have been a much easier sell to the american people invade, say, Saudi Arabia. They have a lot more oil, and a lot more terrorists also. Why have we not invaded Mexico.. There is a possibly sell there for a war also. If Mexico can not control its boarder, Bush could have possibly sold us on an invasion there. There is lots of oil there to be had as well. Why not mention the other 10-15 countries where vast oil reserves are located that we could easily invade right now. It would make no sense at all to invade Iraq simply for oil.

Originally Posted by frodly

Why do countries fight wars? Is oil the only american interest? How about national security? Do you read the posts people right? Read my first post in this thread! Because at the moment, you are arguing with yourself.

Originally Posted by Courtney203

When most people say American interest, they are refering to consumerism and natural resources.

Originally Posted by frodly

This never was about oil. That is correct, and libs who say otherwise don't understand the situation properly. What it was about was geopolitical strategy. About gaining a foothold, and a base of power right in the center of a giant problem area. Bush and his friends thought that by putting a large amount of troops in Iraq, it would strengthen our position in the middle east, because we would be able to rapidly respond to any threat. The problem was that the rebuilding after the war was far more difficult than we thought it would be, and it actually strengthened Iran's position. And even if it didn't drastically weaken our position, it certainly didn't make it stronger to justify spending a few trillion dollars and losing thousands of lives.

Originally Posted by stekim

How are they different from the people on this board? After all, as far as I know no one on here has a job as an expert in "how America works".

Originally Posted by HeffDaddy78

Well, getting back to what the article was saying. I agree. Especially with HOllywood continually trying to demonize America. The Michael Moore's and Susan Sarandon's and the like. They are paid to do a job, and that job is act. I have no interest in what an un-educated actor has to say on the matters of the United States. The truth of the matter is, my 8th graders have more of an education than do all the celebrities that are spouting anti-American hatred to the people. DO YOUR JOB, ACT!!! Don't pretend to know what is going on and how the country works, you have no clue.

Originally Posted by TheHat

"Jesus Christ was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate a Governor."---phrase coined by Susan Sarandon and many other Hollywood Liberals.

Did we ever decipher that phrase and its meaning???

Liberals on these boards always ask where we conservatives get the idea that Obama is looked at as a Messiah. And I point each and everyone of them to that phrase above as just 1 example of it.