Putin Suggests U.S. Wants Iraq's Oil

[sabra]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119270666165563356.html

MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin, in his latest jab at Washington, suggested Thursday that the U.S. military campaign in Iraq was a "pointless" battle against the Iraqi people, aimed in part at seizing the country's oil reserves.

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The most internationally resonating remarks might have come when a mechanic from the Siberian city of Novosibirsk asked Mr. Putin about comments he said were made some years ago by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who suggested that Siberia had too many natural resources to belong to one country.

"I know that some politicians play with such ideas in their heads. This, in my view, is the sort of political erotica that might satisfy a person but hardly leads to a positive result," Mr. Putin responded. "The best example of that are the events in Iraq -- a small country that can hardly defend itself and which possesses huge oil reserves. And we see what's going on there. They've learned to shoot there, but they are not managing to bring order."

"One can wipe off a political map some tyrannical regime … but it's absolutely pointless to fight with a people," he said. "Russia, thank God, isn't Iraq. It has enough strength and power to defend itself and its interests, both on its territory and in other parts of the world."

Mr. Putin went on to say he believes one of the U.S. "goals is to establish control of the country's oil reserves," and that a concrete date must be set for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Unless such a date is set, he added in an echo of some U.S. war critics, "the Iraqi leadership, feeling (safe) under the reliable American umbrella, will not hurry to develop its own armed and law enforcement forces."

[LiberalEsto]

1. Well, DUH!

How long did it take him to figure that out?

[0007]

7. LOL!!

OIL czar = oil man (junior) just trying to recover what belongs to U.S.A.

KBG has finally got that right . . . much like our Intel on WMD


Attention .. Agent Mike ....Attention

[xultar]

2. Whasa matta pooty-poot? You no longer BFFs with BFEE? Buhwawawawa?

[EST]

3. It's pretty amazing to consider the fact that we are

more likely to hear the truth from the leader of Russia than from our own leeches, isn't it?

[bdamomma]

9. and the guy spoke the truth too.

[Seedersandleechers]

4. He could have just posted here on DU

We would have clued him in....

[porphyrian]

5. He should know. He wants the oil too. - n/t

[blogslut]

6. Yes, Vlad

The sky is also blue and puppies are cute.

[bdamomma]

8. come on Vladimir, don't you know that already.

[nightrider767]

10. Guys It's Not The Oil

Putins got it wrong brothers.

It's not Iraqi oil we're after.

Our goal is to take over the entire middle east.

[marmar]

12. But why do we want to take over the entire Mid East?

Because of the oil.

[nightrider767]

15. Yes,,,

That's one aspect. To control middle eastern oil and protect our interests, mainly Israel in that region. I think that's the core goal of the Neo-Conservative agenda. We'll never end terrorism, just like Israel has never been able to end terrorism. It's a distraction.

To say we're after Iraqi oil is a distraction from the larger picture.

The Master Plan.

[marmar]

11. Thanks for playing "Things That Are Obvious to Everyone" Vlad....

:think:

[DemoTex]

13. Sherlock!

Pootie-Poot: Master of understatement.

[no_hypocrisy]

14. Don't be coy, Vlad. Just say it.

Yes, but one small qualification. The U.S. doesn't want Iraq's oil.

Only a few power elite WITHIN THE U.S. want Iraq's oil. We peasants will have access once the price is equivalent to rent, mortgages, and health insurance premiums.

[Javaman]

16. ya think?

although I think putin is a half baked dictator much like our own*, he does like to point out the obvious sometimes just to ruffle feathers.

[VenusRising]

17. A little late to the dance, Pooty.

:eyes:

[frylock]

18. little slow on the uptake there, pooty-poot?