It is cold today… only 37 degrees this morning, and really foggy. Even the dog got his business done quick.
But I bet it’s colder by far in the West Wing of the White House today.
Allen Greenspan and Henry Kissinger have both made bold, open statements contradicting Bush’s stated policy in Iraq and the reason we invaded. They both said it was OIL, and nothing else. Not a colonial-era land grab intended to make US or Western oil companies rich… but a method of ensuring that clear and unrivaled access to the region's oil supplies do not fail in the near future. Greenspan even went so far as to say that Iraqi oil was “necessary” for the functioning of the US economy in the next 15 years… something that seems to give a lie to what the PotUS clearly said in just about every State of the Union address he has ever given.
These two aren’t your run-of-the-mill “Bush hating” liberals, either. You would have trouble giving me examples of two more conservative politicians that have had the length of career that these two have had… and where are you going to find an example of two more influential men in American politics in the last 50 years of more? Greenspan as much as ran the US economy for 19 years, and Kissinger has nearly 40 years of political and diplomatic experience under no less than 6 former (and current) US Presidents… Carter being the only President never to meet with him officially.
This isn’t going to sit well with the President… nope, not at all.
T
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What a difference a day makes!
Still cool and crisp outside, but now Greenspan is saying the invasion wasn’t over oil.
Okay, I an live with a little back-tracking from a guy like him… especially when he drops the critical and very cutting remarks about the trail of broken promises to conservatives everywhere that supported Bush. Small government, lowered spending, more money on defense (in general, rather than on an unpopular conflict in Iraq), increased military preparedness (a full blown joke, now), increased confidence in the US economy… all things he could have done with his time in office, his majority-control of the Congress, and (early on, at least) the support of the people… and didn’t.
Go ahead, Al… sell the book and back-track. You earned it. Besides, you’re a Libertarian and a fan of Ayn Rand, so I guess its not all your fault.
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