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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by Jim Mac Donald - Oct. 1, 2008

Greenspan has repeatedly clarified what the book implies. Oil is ONE of the advantages NOT the primary reason, or indeed any reason for the Iraq war. The writers need to bone up on current events and Greenspan's follow up comments.