Comment on I think the Chinese leadership get itparentComments−zeteo16yFrankly, it's hard to know for sure. But it seems unlikely it was exclusively, or even primarily, for the reasons officially stated. See, for examplehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_Iraq_War#Oil_..."In April 2001, President George W. Bush's Cabinet agreed to use military intervention in Iraq because it was considered a destabilizing influence to the flow of oil to international markets from the Middle East."
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Frankly, it's hard to know for sure. But it seems unlikely it was exclusively, or even primarily, for the reasons officially stated. See, for example
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_Iraq_War#Oil_...
"In April 2001, President George W. Bush's Cabinet agreed to use military intervention in Iraq because it was considered a destabilizing influence to the flow of oil to international markets from the Middle East."