Russian attack on country of Georgia

[Undertoad]

Originally Posted by Pico and ME

My assertions are based on the research I did at the time. I discovered that there were several oil companies that needed a much calmer Afghanistan so that they could build a couple of planned pipelines.

I posted the debunking of that one right here in February 2003. The source article is still available.

I cant say any of that is proof, but it sure did keep me from believing the propaganda we were given.

You used something you assumed to be true, to determine other things were false. Don't do that.

[xoxoxoBruce]

I'm pretty sure I understand how and why we got started in Afghanistan, but can't figure out why they did such a piss poor job of it, then moved to Iraq before finishing the job.

[lookout123]

I won't argue with that point Bruce, just the idiocy of the people that still feel 9/11 was part of a big oil conspiracy.

[Pico and ME]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I posted the debunking of that one right here in February 2003. The source article is still available.


You used something you assumed to be true, to determine other things were false. Don't do that.

But I will use that information to question what I am being told. Although I understood the desire for decisive action after the attacks on 9/11, I was still wary of our decision to attack another country so quickly, especially since it was claimed that the attacks were perpetrated by an individual group. So I started to look around for more information and I found many interesting bits that led me to see interesting 'connections'. I admit I am no scholar, and especially when it comes to geopolitical issues, but it is hard for me to discount information that jives with my belief that most of the military action undertaken by the US has economic/resource implications. I will also admit that I did use this information as fodder in the blame game against Bush. However, since, I have come to realize the issue is much more complicated than that.

Speaking of complicated, I just found this article.