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I think Maxine Waters is right - it's all about the oil (Original Post) womanofthehills Feb 2017 OP
It has been since 1900... dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #1
Maxine, speaking truth to scumbags. SunSeeker Feb 2017 #2
IT IS ALL ABOUT THE OIL! Frogg Feb 2017 #3
19.5% percent share for $ 11.5 billion to mystery buyer: part out as payment for services rendered? Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #4
The PNAC agenda continues unabated. nt joet67 Feb 2017 #5
Maxine Waters was amazing in that interview. blue neen Feb 2017 #6
Me old Mom says that too. CousinIT Feb 2017 #7

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
1. It has been since 1900...
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 04:06 AM
Feb 2017

long standing history of oil, the pipeline/shipping routes, who has them, who wants them, how to protect them,
from all treaties were made, little wars fought.
Iraq was totally oil issue.

Iraq was pretty well blown to smithereens, 'cause destroying water,food and power will certainly slowdown an uprising.

Interestingly, first thing our military did when they got to Iraq was to protect the oil fields. First thing after the Shock and Awe.


When during Shrub's term they announced that Afghanistan has Ginormous amounts of rare metals, esp, the thing used to make computers and the like, most people who read history knew there no way we were gonna leave that place.
and whaddya know..all these years later, all these deaths later, we are still there.

Much easier to control a subjected people if you can keep them poor, so they have scramble for food and jobs and even water, instead of them being well fed and having enough time to plot against the current occupier.

Frogg

(365 posts)
3. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE OIL!
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 04:32 AM
Feb 2017

It has to stay at the forefront. It is the Rosneft deal with the Kremlin Klan. It will come out. Starting to seep into msm. Keep up the good fight!

blue neen

(12,335 posts)
6. Maxine Waters was amazing in that interview.
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 07:10 AM
Feb 2017

She spoke the truth in very easy to understand terms. All Americans should be interested in what she had to say.

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