Inside sources are saying that information was distorted by the Bush administration, that the people were misled about the nuclear situation in Iraq. So why did Bush go into Iraq? Because of the fact that his rhetoric and his whole base of power is about uniting the people against a common enemy or threat? Yes that’s probably one of the reasons, because what other issue could he run on for re-election? The man is only passionate about making life easier for big corporations and destroying the environment while doing so. Well the fact that Saddam Hussein seized control over oil resources and kicked western oil giants out might also have had something to do with it.
Because it seems now that that four western oil companies, among them Exxon Mobil, will be given access to oil fields, without a bidding process, with the proclaimed purpose to help Iraq increase oil production. It is said that the resources will go out for bidding later on, but obviously, the companies that already have a foothold will be enormously advantaged. Iraq’s cabinet claims that the four companies were given the 2 year deals because of their engagement as consultants to the Iraqi government. But other companies from Russia and China had been doing the same sort of consultancy and were offered nothing.
Just before the news of the contracts came out, Bush started lobbying for tearing up natural reserves offshore to search for new oil sources. Sounds to me like a smoke curtain. Of course, Condoleezza Rice denies that the US government had anything to do with the contracts being signed. With Bush on his way out, he doesn’t even have to face allegations, mission accomplished. And as we all have learned from him, history will judge him, not comtemporary society, and history takes a long time to reach.
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