It's Still the Oil

Bush, in his Iraqi policy speech to the nation last night, described his intention to keep troops in Iraq for the long term. General Patreaus, in a CNN interview, described a national security objective in Iraq as securing long-term military bases. Bush claimed that "Iraqi leaders have asked for an enduring relationship with America…" Show me the names of the Iraqi leaders who made this request, and I'll show you fresh targets for assassination attempts. In the McClatchy Newspapers report that I read, Bush went on to say, "And we are ready to begin building that relationship, in a way that protects our interests in the region." The only national security interest we have in that "region" is the oil reserves. So, don't give me that crap about building democracy. It's still the oil.