OT: Saddam Hussein Arrested

[Baron Munchausen]

Originally posted by geoschmo:

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Originally posted by dogscoff:
As for the Halliburton thing...There are a zillion sites out there tracking the tentacles of Bush's money,

Don't misunderstand me. I know full well that after the fact Haliburton is making a killing off of the contracts for Iraqi construction. This is a bit disturbing to me as well, however, it's not unheard of for people in powerful postions to have powerful friends. But the fact that Haliburton is benefitting from the war does not by itself prove that the war was started to benefit Haliburton. That's the accusation being made by many in opposition to the war. But I have seen nothing that comes cloes to proving it.

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This is another case of 'meme-folding'. There is ample evidence that the war was about control of oil in general, but this is such a large issue that it can be tangled up with legitimate issues of international politics -- which is how the war was in fact justified. So in order to make their point, to get the sound bite on the air, the opposition simplifies the issue and points out how one particular company is benefitting hugely from the situation and how that one company is linked to the administration. As the over-simplified usage continues, people forget that it's a simplification and it starts to become the meaning and reality of the argument instead of a sign of the larger issues behind it.

[ December 15, 2003, 19:04: Message edited by: Baron Munchausen ]