[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Edmi Wohusee Anyone who thinks we went into the middle east for oil is beyond idiotic.[/quote] No. Iraq was still about oil. Israel could get Iraqi oil rather than expensive Russian imports. I guess the rest of the USA was supposed to benefit from a swift war that would lead to the Iraqi oil infrastructure being rebuilt so they could start pumping out black gold. Obviously it was a dumb plan that failed to benefit the Americans.