[Peace-discuss] Greenspan on oil -- the rest of the story

[LAURIE SOLOMON]

I watched that same program; but I must have missed Greenspan saying
anything that resembled his feeling that Hussein's actions "indicated that
his agenda was to overthrow other regimes in the region and to take control
of all the oil in the middle east" [emphasis mine]. I do remember him saying
something along the lines of Hussein's actions appeared to indicate that his
actions would jeopardize the U.S.'s oil interests in the area.  There is a
difference between the two understandings of what was said. However, as I
said, I may have missed the portion you refer to.

 

I also do not agree with either of these viewpoints.  I do agree that it was
primarily about oil which was threatened by Hussein's no longer being the
compliant puppet of the U.S. like he used to be; but references to his
alleged agenda or believed to be agenda attributed to his actions to be mere
rationalizations for Greenspan's going along with the flow and projections
of what the U.S. policy-makers (like Greenspan) would have done if they were
in Hussein's shoes.

 

 

From: peace-discuss-bounces at lists.chambana.net
[mailto:peace-discuss-bounces at lists.chambana.net] On Behalf Of Jenifer
Cartwright
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 6:12 PM
To: Peace-discuss List
Subject: [Peace-discuss] Greenspan on oil -- the rest of the story

 

Don't shoot the messenger....

 

I heard Greenspan on (I think) C-SPAN/booknotes a day or so before he was on
DN! (where he gave very little explanation of his statement). When the
interviewer FINALLY asked him about his statement that the Iraq war was all
about oil (I'm paraphrasing), Greenspan said (paraphrasing again) that he
was convinced that certain actions of Saddam Hussein's indicated that his
agenda was to overthrow other regimes in the region and to take control of
all the oil in the middle east, which would destabilize the entire region
(including Israel) and bring untold suffering to millions. Greenspan said
that-- for this reason -- Saddam Hussein had to be stopped and that he was
glad the US had done so.

 

I (obviously) do NOT agree that Greenspan was right, I am only telling you
what he SAID. If you have arguments to counter this, please get back to Alan
Greenspan, not me!! 

 

Thanks,

Jenifer

  

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