2. There are the standard explanations Bush administration & it's supporters gave: WMD, democracy, etc. Obviously lies.
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3. But the explanation of anti-war movement ("war for oil") doesn't quite make sense.
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@HeerJeet Daddy, oil, & Haliburton?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Not really. The answer is because Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz and George W. Bush wanted to.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet PNAC wanted Iraqi oil development and to have military bases closer to Iran. They saw 1991 as a missed opportunity.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Short answer: PNACThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet "To forestall a GOP primary challenge in 2004" deserves more consideration than it gets.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet It seems Wolfowitz, Cheney, et al pushed an arbitrary flexing of muscle just to show the USA "meant business" in the mideast.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I think the person who articulated it best was Friedman who wanted war to tell the Arabs & Muslims "suck on this"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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