What are the real reasons behind the administrations rush towards war?
U.S. threats to go to war against Iraq are largely driven by oil and empire – expanding U.S. military and economic power. As these goals primarily benefit oil companies and the already rich and powerful, the Bush administration relies on fear to mobilize public support for war among ordinary Americans by linking Iraq falsely with the very real threat of terrorism and through rhetoric like “axis of evil.” Bush also plays on Americans’ genuine concern about human rights to gain support. Many top officials of the Bush administration come directly out of the oil industry. President Bush himself, as well as Vice-President Dick Cheney, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans and others all have strong ties to oil companies – Chevron once named a tanker after Rice as a gesture of thanks. But the U.S. isn’t threatening an invasion simply to ensure its continued access to Iraqi oil. Rather, it is a much broader U.S. play for control of the oil industry and
