"mp" wrote in message
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It seems clear that the policy to invade Iraq was set first, and the
justification was adapted later to suit the circumstances.

Bush had plans to go into Afghanistan and Iraq well before 9/11.

There's your problem in a nutshell. You are accusing the admin of some
secret motivation in Iraq that you can't really explain without sounding
like a Michael Moore kook. So what was the real story, Nate? Can you
answer without using the terms "Bush's father," or the "Saudi
connection,"
or "Halliburton"?


Oil politics seems to be the biggest factor. Whoever controls the taps of
the Middle East and Caspian oil resources can pretty much control the
world
economy.


So then it logically follows that since Bush was planning on invading
Afghanistan and Iraq, all he needed was an excuse. Therefore Bush was
behind 9/11, right?

dwhite