Greenspan Spills The Beans

TomPaine by Ray McGovern | Sep. 17, 2007 (Editorial)

For those still wondering why President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney sent our young men and women into Iraq, the secret is now "largely" out.

The uncommon candor comes from a highly respected Republican doyen, economist Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, whom the president has praised for his "wise policies and prudent judgment." Sadly for Bush and Cheney, Greenspan decided to put prudence aside in ... Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

Excellent analysis. The real reason finally has a voice--the Arabs were right all along--oil. Every war has its reasons, and the reasons for this one are always changing: No WMDs; their terrible dictator wasn't so terrible when he was our valued ally; terrorists were nowhere in sight until we showed up and provided fertile ground; and bringing democracy to any country through war is doomed to failure. It looks as if Cheney-Bush are even going to lose their coveted prize--control of the oil.

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