What absolute rubbish.
Spingboard for what? let me guess... But if its what you seem to be suggesting, the idea that Isreal wants start invading across the middle east is ludicrous. who would want those failed states?
How? China's rise (as well as rest of the far east) BENEFITS the USA economically and will continue to do so. But wheres this evidence of "destabilisiation"? Why would america want enemies in this region?
LOL. I think the "head clothers" have done a pretty good job of that themselves. and continue to do so. Just a cursory look at fundamentilist islamists shows that they are along way from most peoples ideas of civilised. Natuarlly enough this is far from being all muslims, but Bush has never at any time, domestically or internationally, alluded to such a generalisation.
Starts a war to justify the budget? are you mad? Is labour going to encourage smoking to justify increases in NHS spending
The war was a mistake in nterms of its execution and planning. getting rid of Saddam was always justifiable. Oil came into in so far as one would feel uneasy with the oil markets dominated by Saudi (with it vile Waahibi sects waiting in the wings) Venezuela (with its pea brained Mugabe supporting president) and Russia. Like most wars it ws not entirely selfless off course, but if, and its looking like a big if, Iraq had developed into a reasonable democracy with a free economy and decent human rights, then it could have been a beacon for what is (Isreal and some small states apart) a desperately pathetcially failing part of the world
On balance, unlike Afganistan where it was eseential to destroy a disgusting regime, the war was wrong
