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Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 05:06 PM Mar 2016

I think this aspect of the Iraq war and Hillary is worth re-visiting

I know many have read this before but I think this really warrants looking at again.

Campaign 2016: Hillary Clinton Pitched Iraq As 'A Business Opportunity' For US Corporations

When then-U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton voted to authorize the war against Iraq in 2002, she justified her support of the invasion as a way to protect America’s national security. But less than a decade later, as secretary of state, Clinton promoted the war-torn country as a place where American corporations could make big money.

“It's time for the United States to start thinking of Iraq as a business opportunity," she said in a 2011 speech.

The quote was included in an email released by the State Department on Wednesday that specifically mentioned JPMorgan and Exxon Mobil. JPMorgan was selected by the U.S. government to run a key import-export bank in Iraq and in 2013 announced plans to expand its operations in the country. Exxon Mobil signed a deal to redevelop Iraqi oil fields. JPMorgan has collectively paid the Clintons and the Clinton Foundation at least $450,000 for speeches, and Exxon Mobil has donated over $1 million to the family’s foundation.

http://www.ibtimes.com/campaign-2016-hillary-clinton-pitched-iraq-business-opportunity-us-corporations-2121999

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I think this aspect of the Iraq war and Hillary is worth re-visiting (Original Post) Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2016 OP
K & R! TIME TO PANIC Mar 2016 #1
k&r tk2kewl Mar 2016 #2
knr nt slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #3
Every war is a business opportunity. Pay for play leveymg Mar 2016 #4
War is a Racket, plain and simple deepestblue Mar 2016 #5

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
4. Every war is a business opportunity. Pay for play
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 02:51 AM
Mar 2016

Pay with blood and taxpayer dollars, play by dispensing government contracts to guys who buy you beers and election campaigns.

deepestblue

(349 posts)
5. War is a Racket, plain and simple
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 03:50 AM
Mar 2016

"The trouble with America is that when the dollar only earns 6 percent over here, then it gets restless and goes overseas to get 100 percent. Then the flag follows the dollar and the soldiers follow the flag."
Smedley Butler



For Gods sake, we have got to elect this man into office. It has to happen.
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