Reply #70: It was a blunder [View All]

[Nederland]

...no doubt about that. It could have been done right, if Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld had listened to their own generals about how many troops were needed. And it certainly could have been done without smearing the image of the US by torturing people. To answer your question, however, I believe that Bush wanted to see a democractic Iraq that was inclined favorably (politically and economically) toward the US. Did oil measure into this calculation? Of course, but it was not the sole or even primary reason for going in.