Originally posted by The Dr. who fixed Lucy:
I'm not changing the debate, DC, merely noting that just because not all of the profit made from the war came from oil, does not mean that the war was not undertaken for reasons of profit rather than of morals.
Again, that was not what was originally said. The original statement was about oil.
Now if you want to get into the discussion of companies making profits from this war, that's a whole different animal.
I don't dispute that corporations around the WORLD saw $$ signs at the onset of the War. That's what they ususally see, bottom line $$. Corporations are in business to make money. They are opportunists. No question about it.
And yes, there is no doubt that American companies like Halliburton and Becthel have profited from the war. But the same could be said for U.K. companies like Aegis Defence Ltd., Olive Security, ArmorGroup and Adam Smith International, Or Jordaian companies like Morning Star Co., or Germany's Mosul Telecommunications, or South Africa's DynCorp International, Turkey's Ulasli Oil Company, Kuwait's own Al Tamimi group, Russia's InterEnergoServis.
So again, your arguement is without merit. The U.S. is not the only country with contractors in Iraq. I highly dount that Bush was able to convince all of these countries involved that they should help invade Iraq for fiancial gain. As a matter of fact Germany would not assist in the invasion of Iraq, yet several companies from their country have been given contracts in Iraq.
Don Cardi
