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5-2-08
Mission Still Accomplished
Kevin Morgan
The truth is that Bush's mission was accomplished. The problem is that we were under the impression he was referring to the war. Instead, he was talking about getting control of Iraq's oil. That mission was accomplished the day we became the military presence in Iraq. As long as we are there, the oil is going to be sold through Exxon and associates, all equipment infrastructure supplied through Haliburton, and all sales exchanged in US dollars.
At $3.50 a gallon, this might sound like good news except that paying $3.50 a gallon is another Bush accomplishment for the benefit of Big Oil. Bush pushed doing nothing about global warming eight years further down the road, maintained out-of-control no-goal consumption of oil and thwarted environmental regulations that in turn profited Big Oil. He and the Republican Congress created a $12 billion dollar welfare incentive program for Big Oil and the Republican minority and Bush are protecting it to this day.
To celebrate this day of oil's future accomplished, Exxon reported the largest corporate quarterly earning in history, rivaled only by and breaking their own staggering record. But before you start thinking that all is joy for Big Oil, you should note that Exxon released a statement to the press today that they were "disappointed in the profit figure". They thought it should be higher.
Although it is interesting to look back five years and reflect on the difference between hubris and reality, in 100 years history students will look back in awe of how we could have possibly been so stupid to believe that this war was about anything other than oil. Happy anniversary.
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