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Bush's prattle about "way forward" and "finishing the job" is hot air
emitted to hide his real purpose; and has not
dealt up front with the underlying purpose of the iraq war .
The REAL object of the invasion -- and Bush's unstated
definition of "victory"--is the establishment united states hegemony
over the petroleum resources of iraq and the establishment and
maintenance of a permanent military presence which would/will preserve
that hegemony for the foreseeable future. Until this goal is realized
there will be no substantial withdrawal of troops so long as the
petroleum is there. How else explain the construction of permanent
bases and that monstrous palace for the American Embassy?
This is why "stay the course", "finish the job", "victory" and similar
ambiguities are used to obscure the real goals of the occupation. The
iraqis cannot be allowed genuine "sovereignty" or indeed any
"unstable" government which might or could diminish U.S. Control of the
oil. Meanwhile, the u.S. Public is regaled with visions of
"democracy", "standing down when they stand up", all for the purpose of
concealing the real purpose of the occupation. No amount of military
force presently available to the U.S. is going to have any useful
effect.
This will not become clear until Waxman hauls Cheny and the Oil Barons
before his committee under oath and shows that they met before the Iraq
invasion for the purpose of dividing up the spoils -- the oil leases --
for the Iraq oil reserves.
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