[geoschmo]

Originally posted by rextorres:
Wolfowitz: "Iraq war was about oil"

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/...970334,00.html

Well, not to get into another case of he said/she said, but there are sources that indicate the Guardian did a little "creative editing" on that quote.

Regarding North Korea:

"The country is teetering on the edge of economic collapse," Wolfowitz said. "That I believe is a major point of leverage."

"The primary difference between North Korea and Iraq is that we had virtually no economic options in Iraq because the country floats on a sea of oil," he said.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?n...d=465812&rfi=6

Puts the comment in a totally different, and less diabolical light for sure.

That being said, Wolfowitz is a punk. I wouldn't shed a tear if the Administration fragged him even over a misquote.

Geoschmo

EDIT: Looks like Tesco beat me to the complete context quote. Although he doesn't appear to be getting the same interpretation out of it that I do. Cest la vie.

[ June 04, 2003, 20:42: Message edited by: geoschmo ]