Originally posted by lord dolf vader so after we take over the oil rich state we are gonna go after all the murdeous dictatioships in the world. ya know the ones without 6 trillion in oil reserves.
How much oil did we get for changing the regime of Noreiga?
Noreiga perfect example. we made the monster or the cia did. then when he didnt suit us we invaded a soverign nation and removed the head of state to try him on charges from another nation?
The answer you did not give is that we got no (zero) oil when we toppled Manuel Noreiga. No oil for interventions in Grenada, Haiti, and numerous other nations. (No I do not believe that the USA is all clean and pure in international issues)
So the case can be made that the US intervenes on issues other than oil. So the possibility exists that WMD, UN Resolution violations, human rights violations, and 12 years of non cooperation with the Gulf War 1 armistice by the government of Saddam Hussein may have been contributing factors.
The possibility also exists that pressure on the governments of France, Germany, and Russia brought to bear by their economic ties with the SH regime can also have been factors in those governments decisions to oppose intervention. The possibility exists that France, Germany, and Russia's decisions where not made with pure altruistic, humanistic intent, but rather were colored with national and economic interest.
Seems both sides of the issue have some merit, but non intervention still allows Saddam Hussien to rule the people of Iraq using the time honored techniques of Maximilian Robspierre.