(Former Prime Minister Jean) Chretien tells TV host he believes U.S. invasion of Iraq was for oil

The Calgary Sun ^ | Mon, November 26, 2007 | THE CANADIAN PRESS

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(Former (Liberal) Prime Minister Jean) Chretien tells TV host he believes U.S. invasion of Iraq was for oil

MONTREAL — Jean Chretien believes the United States invaded Iraq for oil.

The former prime minister told the popular Radio-Canada television show Tout le monde en parle why he thinks U.S. President George W. Bush declared war on the Middle Eastern country in 2003.

“There are some people who suspect it was oil, for the control of oil. . . ,” Chretien said in French during the interview, which aired Sunday evening.

The show’s host, Guy A. Lepage, then told Chretien he thinks everyone believes the invasion was for oil.

“Well, me too,” Chretien said.

In 2003, Chretien said he would not send Canadian troops to Iraq without UN approval.

“Saddam (Hussein) was a very bad dictator, but he was not a religious dictator,” he said Sunday.

“He fought against religious leaders in Iran, and that was an excuse (for the Americans) to go to Iraq. It doesn’t make sense.”

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“Saddam (Hussein) was a very bad dictator, but he was not a religious dictator,”

Oh, then that's alright then...

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Then we didn’t win the war because we didn’t get their oil.

Funny how the 1991 Gulf War was over oil too. Namely Saddam invaded Kuwait to take their oil.

Why didn’t the “no blood for oil” crowd denounce Saddam spilling blood for oil?

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There are “good” dictators???

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Saddam (Hussein) was a very bad dictator, but he was not a religious dictator,” he said Sunday.

Jean Chretien was Prime Minister when 9/11 happened.

He would not allow the word "God" to be used at the memorial service that was held at Parliament Hill three days later.

A memorial service forced by the outpouring of regular people. He relented to the pressure, and decided on the Thursday, to have the service on the Friday.

"The little guy from Shawinigan", as he likes to call himself, is a real piece of work.

[SolidWood]

Some would argue that the Shah, Pinochet and maybe Franco were good dictators. Men of order who prevented worse for a long time.

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“Saddam (Hussein) was a very bad dictator, but he was not a religious dictator,” he said Sunday.

“He fought against religious leaders in Iran, and that was an excuse (for the Americans) to go to Iraq. It doesn’t make sense.”

Chretien must be smoking some of that real expensive crack. The high-quality stuff.

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Hows his son doing?

The one that keeps assaulting people?

I have no idea.

[VeniVidiVici]

Cretin’s an idiot. It it was about oil it would have been easier to invade Canada and take theirs.

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To say nothing of the transportation costs.

;-)

[avacado]

Saddam never once honored the surrender agreement. END OF STORY.

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Why does Iraq sell the oil on the world market for market prices? If we invaded to take oil, why aren’t we taking it? This makes no sense whatsoever.

Jean Chretien is a liberal.

You asked for sense? LOL.

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It makes sense in that we would rather not have the oil or resources in the hands of terrorists.

[50sDad]

Dear God, I wish just once we actually were the venal, cruel despots the Left wants us to be. We would have been pumping the damn Iraqi fields bone dry since Day One as repayment for the trillions we spent and the lives lost. But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Instead I get to watch our brave warriors get attacked by pipsqueaks like this.

If this WERE for oil, moron, we'd be paying $20 a gallon for it. If it all were for oil, we just would have kept Kuwait when we had a bazillion tanks in it fifteen years ago.

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Too stupid for words.

Oil is a fungible commodity. So long as Iraq's oil is getting to market, which it was under Saddam (after lining a few corrupt pockets), it doesn't matter who actually bought it. The net effect on the market and on supply is the same whether we buy it or the French do.

Another lefty economic illiterate.

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And we give this frozen semi-frog relevance why?

One of the strongest powers we have against liberalism, is ridicule.

It's even better when they write their own jokes, no?

[GreenLanternCorps]

Remember who he is...

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It’s liberal crack.

The same stuff the celebrities use.

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“In 2003, Chretien said he would not send Canadian troops to Iraq without UN approval”

*what has just been revealed, is that Jean Cretien did not say Canada would not participate in the invasion of Iraq—he didn’t get a chance to say no—the U.S never asked Canada for our assistancee/participation in the Iraq war to begin with.
*if I can find the link, I will post the story .

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It makes sense in that we would rather not have the oil or resources in the hands of terrorists.

You have a point.

Shall we discuss Saudi Arabia? Nah, wrong thread. :)

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Sure it was, Jean. It was just for the oil. How stupid does a guy have to be to be Prime Minister Of Canada?

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus