darth_ender said:

Hey, it's me. said:

They caused the unnecessary deaths of thousands due to their greed for oil. That's all Iraq was about ender, don't get confused. The oil fields were the first port of call when the invasion began, and were being sold off even before the whole country was taken (which didnt take long)

Let's say that the US liberated France during WWII, but several Vichy supporters/Nazi sympathizers engaged in a protracted guerilla war, largely by dressing as civilians and attacking civilians. Would FDR or Truman or Churchill have suddenly become war criminals because of the all the "unnecessary deaths"? Or would the actual terrorists be guilty of anything?

I wish folks would not cite Michael Moore in their research. Do some of your own research and come to a more balanced conclusion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_Iraq_War#Oil

The US hardly benefited from Iraq's oil. Russia and China sure did. I find this insulting, because I think it would have been charitable of Iraq to actually try to repay the US for their liberation from Hussein, but nope.

Make no mistake, I think the Iraq invasion was a huge error in judgment. I'm no longer a backer of it. But I think those who try to vilify Bush are simpletons and ignoramuses who rely on far too little information and prefer to jump to hasty and unsupported conclusions to justify their hatred of him.

I'm not citing Michael Moore. I remember watching the news when the invasion began and distinctly remember the first thing that was done was securing the oil fields before they were set on fire by the Iraqis. The price of oil came down and 2 fingers were stuck up to OPEC.