Bush invaded Afghanistan, Rumsfeld was DoD chief... once Kabul was in coalition control the Taliban fled to Kandahar, most notably their leader Mullah Omar. Rumsfeld decided not to pursue (Bush had other plans)... now we pay the price. Bush was then planning to invade Iraq for oil.
Bush advisor Wolfowitz said the Iraqi's would pay for the war... Bush advisor Rumsfeld said the war would last a few months...
Let's not forget the real reason Bush/Cheney invaded Iraq at the cost of $1 Trillion tax dollars and over 4,400 American lives.
Fox News -- Greenspan: Oil the PRIME Motive for Iraq War
America's elder statesman of finance, Alan Greenspan, has shaken the White House by declaring that the prime motive for the war in Iraq was oil.
Bush invaded Afghanistan, Rumsfeld was DoD chief... once Kabul was in coalition control the Taliban fled to Kandahar, most notably their leader Mullah Omar. Rumsfeld decided not to pursue (Bush had other plans)... now we pay the price. Bush was then planning to invade Iraq for oil.
Bush advisor Wolfowitz said the Iraqi's would pay for the war... Bush advisor Rumsfeld said the war would last a few months...
Let's not forget the real reason Bush/Cheney invaded Iraq at the cost of $1 Trillion tax dollars and over 4,400 American lives.
Fox News -- Greenspan: Oil the PRIME Motive for Iraq War
America's elder statesman of finance, Alan Greenspan, has shaken the White House by declaring that the prime motive for the war in Iraq was oil.