# Well, whaddya know?  Now it IS about the oil.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-whaddya-know-now-it-is-about-the-oil/319446>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 31, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-whaddya-know-now-it-is-about-the-oil/319446 "2005-08-31T16:44:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-whaddya-know-now-it-is-about-the-oil/319446/41 "2005-09-03T07:21:40Z")

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> [@FinnAgain](#):
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> Sorry by the way **Deth** , you caught me at a bad moment, I shouldn’t have been so snippy. You have my apologies.
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> But, I’ll point out, that one of the reasons for war was that his terrorist connections were a direct threat to our security. Or so it went.

Apology accepted. But I understand your ire.

I agree- SH/Iraq was **NOT** a 'clear and present danger\* to the security of the USA". To the Kurds- well, that I could buy. But not to us. Evil Bastard- YES! Danger to the USA- not so much.

- perhaps a “fuzzy and future danger”- maybe.

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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-whaddya-know-now-it-is-about-the-oil/319446/42 "2005-09-04T02:33:46Z")

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> [@Ethilrist](#):
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> You forgot “USA! USA! USA!”

Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Oy!

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