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Originally posted by JQ:
Bush doesn't give a shit about bringing democracy to the region. There hasn't been a single president who cared about bringing democracy to the region. If the oil wasn't there, we wouldn't be there. WMD and UN violations aren't justifications, they're execuses.
Again, Iraq is not even a source we need. We get plenty of oil from other sources. If oil production stopped entirely in Iraq, it might slightly affect the world price of oil, but it is far from the only oil-game in town.

While politics is a cynical business, I'd like to believe that the Bush administration is finally looking toward development of the Middle East, as opposed to containment under dictators friendly to U.S. interests, as has occurred for decades.

I have the feeling that if someone other than Bush had invaded and developed Iraq, the action would be given more credit for the bold move it is.