Bush accidentally told the truth about the Iraq War the other day:

[yurbud]

Bush claims his critics are saying three things that are false:

the war is based on lies

the war is for oil

the war benefits Israel

A good reporter would follow up on each of these since the first one is proven true, a pile of under-reported evidence exists for the second, and until Bush said it WASN'T to benefit Israel,I wasn't sure if it was a factor. Now I know it is.

The right in Israel obviously wanted to see Saddam deposed, but I think they are regretting how sloppily Bush did it.


Ironically, Bush briefly went through a phase of acknowledging the oil motive, but someone probably realized they didn't want the public to go very far down that road.

January 11, 2006

President Participates in Discussion on the Global War on Terror
Kentucky International Convention Center
Louisville, Kentucky



What I don't like is when somebody said, he lied. Or, they're in there for oil. Or they're doing it because of Israel. That's the kind of debate that basically says the mission and the sacrifice were based on false premise. It's one thing to have a philosophical difference -- and I can understand people being abhorrent about war. War is terrible. But one way people can help as we're coming down the pike in the 2006 elections, is remember the effect that rhetoric can have on our troops in harm's way, and the effect that rhetoric can have in emboldening or weakening an enemy.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060111-7.html

[lies and propaganda]

1. i found this amusing as well

i thought the list of what the 'supposed' reasons were was never going to end. And they were all true!

Hiding in plain sight, its almost hysterical.

[yurbud]

2. the right treats the oil motive like a conspiracy theory

while the Bushies quietly suck the oil out of the ground unmetered...