"...The Iraq war is largely about oil." Says Alan Greenspan the Former Federal Reserve chairman . Greenspan, who is a lifelong Republican, writes that he advised the White House to veto some bills to curb "out-of-control" spending while the Republicans controlled Congress.
Here we have another person from within the upper echelons that be stating the truth. The other Richard Clarke (who worked for the State Dept. under Reagan, Bush Sr., Clinton and Dubya and was promoted to chief counter-terrorism adviser on the U.S. National Security Council). Clarke was immediately demonized for his unpopular stance on the Iraq threat.
I highly suggest that you read what Greenspan says about republicans and the conservative elite who march to battle with empirical hubris over oil under the Trojan Horse of “Eminent WMD Threats / Democracy”… take your pick.
I highly suggest that you read what Greenspan says about republicans and the conservative elite who march to battle with empirical hubris over oil under the Trojan Horse of “Eminent WMD Threats / Democracy”… take your pick.
"I'm saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows -- the Iraq war is largely about oil," he wrote in reported excerpts of the book, which is set for release on Monday.
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, while explaining his "respect" for Greenspan, rejected the charge that a thirst for crude explained the decision to invade Iraq in March 2003. "I know the same allegation was made about the Gulf War in 1991, and I just don't believe it's true," he said on ABC television Sunday. "I think that it's really about stability in the Gulf. It's about rogue regimes trying to develop weapons of mass destruction," he said.
Some articles on Greenspan and his highly respected stance and criticism of the Bush administration.
- Greenspan labels oil as prime motive for Iraq war
- Greenspan memoir links Iraq war to US thirst for oil
- Greenspan's shock: oil behind Iraq invasion
- Greenspan Says Politics Are Getting In The Way Of Sound Policy
- Alan Greenspan: "Iraq was invaded for oil"
Who is Alan Greenspan?
Greenspan is an American economist and was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. Following his retirement as Fed chairman, he accepted an honorary (unpaid) position at HM Treasury in the United Kingdom. Read More on Wikipedia.
