It was all about the Oil

AlterNet's Joshua Holland has a devestatingly clear story about the fate of Iraq's oil wealth... and it's all Red, White & Blue.

Part I: Bush's Petro-Cartel Almost Has Iraq's Oil

After reading this, it will be hard to deny that the war was really all about oil. In fact, it is hard to argue that the central organizing principle -- even the very reason for the existance of -- the AmBush Administration was not to acquire U.S. domination over Iraqi oil fields.

Especially interesting is the part about the American administration dictating the Iraqi Constitution to the Iraqis, with a special emphasis on the part about oil.

In Part II, Holland describes how the Americans exerted control over the Iraqi oil infrastructure. All of this must be well-understood by the power-brokers within Iraq today.

Now after reading these articles, I ask you this question: Do you still wonder why so many Iraqis are fighting us -- and each other -- for control over their own country?

I'm not the least bit surprised.