Posted on 11/26/2007 12:29:27 PM PST by fanfan
(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.”
...oh yeah, if Iraq and the Middle East didn’t happen to be right above enormous oil reserves, these people wouldn’t have any excuse like this to make. Their treason would be exposed even quicker.
I swear, the “we invaded Iraq for oil” bullcrap is one of my biggest pet peeves.
So tell me...is Chretien French for cretin?
Now I will list all the times Jean Chretien has been right about something followed by all the times he has told the truth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
There, fixed it. If it was all about oil, how come we're not getting any significant amount from Iraq?
‘Chretien’ is Canadian for ‘Scum Bucket’.
;-)
Also interesting that the US military brings at least some of its own fuel from home.
Not only that but we spent a fortune liberating that country!
Nous sommes des communistes, des socialistes, de Pierre Trudeau. J' aime Chavez , vive le Arjentina Libre! Vive le Quebec libre, Vive le Canada Libre!
I wish this idiot would just stuff a sock in his mouth and go the way of the moon bats into the Great White North nude , there to be slowly killed by blackflies and mosquitos.
I LOATH French Canadian Liberal Commies like Chretien. They make my skin crawl. They almost destroyed Canada.
“They almost destroyed Canada.”
*Yes, they almost did....thank goodness for Prime Minister Harper. He came along just when we needed him most.
some qoutes from Jean Cretien when he was prime minister—
*”I don’t know. A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It’s a proof. A proof is a proof, and when you have a good proof, it’s because it’s proven.”
*”Perhaps there were a few million dollars that might have been stolen in the process. But how many millions of dollars have we saved because we have re-established the stability of Canada by keeping it a united country?”
*”Well, that is free trade!”
In response to a question about cross-border drug trade, in a news conference in front of Bill Clinton, having misheard a question about “drugs”.
*”It’s like the story of the Hippo and the Zerba. That Hippo, he paint the stripe on him to look like the Zerba. But at the end of that day he still a Hippo.”
In response to the Canadian Alliance, and Progressive Conservatives creating one party.
*”I don’t know what is marijuana. Perhaps I will try it when it will no longer be criminal. I will have my money for my fine and a joint in the other hand,”
*”For me, pepper, I put it on my plate.”
about pepper spray against APEC protestors
*”To have a referendum to decide on the fate of the minority, it’s a problem. It’s why we have constitutions – to protect the rights of the minority. It’s why we have the Charter of Rights. So if it is always the majority vote by referendum, who will defend the minorities?”
*”I don’t know. What happened? If you don’t know, The cameras were there. Some people came in my way, it might have been... I had to go, so if you are in my way, I am walking. So I don’t know what happened. Something happened to somebody who should not have been there.”
When asked for his explanation as to why he grabbed the demonstrator’s neck.
*When you’re a mayor and you have a problem you blame the provincial government. If you are provincial government and you have a problem you blame the federal government. We don’t blame the Queen any more, so once in a while we might blame the Americans.
Thanks for my morning laugh, folks.
Me I saut on dat road, I zee Chretien,
I tear hoff ma coat, and tro hit on bot side a da road!
Me, I zay, " Chretien you fokker, I fok you up a bientot!
Dat p'tit fokker, he run away like ze dogue with fire hon 'is hass!
Das me, Pepe le feu! Chretien, he Pisette de foo!
Das what hi zay, me!
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