I’ve said it before, but Scott Ritter says it again in an interview with alternet.org: Q: What about oil companies, were they for the war or against it? A: No oil professional in their right mind would support what is happening in Iraq. This isn’t part of a grand ‘oil’ strategy; it is simply pure unadulterated incompetence. Q: So they are concerned about their bottom lines, and chaos doesn’t forward that goal. A: Right. Oil company executives are businessmen and they are in a business that requires long-term stability. They love dictators because they bring with them long-term stability. They … Continue reading Why the Iraq War is NOT About Oil