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Originally Posted by rickholio
...The US did not invade to hold down oil prices. What invasion reasons evolved around oil were done to have CONTROL over the sources, not their prices. Control will AFFECT prices... you're trying to wag the dog if you claim prices are the ultimate goal....
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I'm not saying the US invaded to hold down oil prices, I'm merely presenting that to echo the hypothesis posed on this board by others. Personally I think the US invaded Iraq to get rid of Saddam and his threat to neighboring oil-producing countries. I don't think the US invaded merely to hold down oil prices, I think we invaded as a first step toward preempting any threat to the entire global economy.
Now, the above statement seems to be addled. Control will affect prices... that's what you said. And yet prices aren't the ultimate goal? I'm trying to see how this isn't splitting hairs. Maybe if you explained it more fully?