Iraq is not an American colony any more than South Korea is. Nobody wants to stay there any longer than they have to.
Plus this oil nonsense reasoning for the American presence in Iraq is getting tiring. The Iraqis are not paying the US government at all for the huge expense the Americans took on for liberating that country. That and in case you haven't noticed gas is really expensive now. If Iraq is (was) about oil, then they sure are doing a piss poor job of delivering that oil.
With america having built 50 american military bases in Iraq as well as the largest embassy in the world does it sound like america is not trying to have Iraq as a COLONY??? Does it sound like america is trying to leave? With recent request to have permanent control over the Iraqi air space, shipping ports and commercial airline does it not sound like america is making Iraq a Colony??? Sounds like it to me...
Second america DID NOT LIBERATE IRAQ or any nation for that matter...This was OUT AND OUT ASSAULT AND DESTRUCTION OF A SOVEREIGN UN NATION FOR THE SAKE OF ITS RESOURCES!!!!!! It is no different than the way Hawaii became a "state" of america, it is no different than the LIES told about why america went to war with Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Burma and now supporting war with Somalia and is trying to engage war with Iran. All of these things happened on the heel of american LIES and all for the sake of GREED and the desire to CONTROL THE WORLDS OIL AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
So far a PAYING AMERICA for destroying its nation...Why would Iraq pay america to destroy and demoralize its nation as it has? Are you stupid? Well I know the answer to that...or are you another BRAINWASHED AMERICAN SOLDIER?
So far as gas prices go...clearly you are not aware of the nation you call america...gas has not gone up...the value of the US dollar has gone DOWN!!!! and becasue of this the cost of everythig is RISING. Gas, Food, Clothing, Cars..EVERYTHING in america is rising to match the falling dollar value. The government of america is doing it in stages as opposed to raising everything all at once this way the shock is not too bad. The prices will continue to rise as the dollar finally tanks and you will then get off of your HIGH HORSE OF IGNORANCE and come to know what america is really all about.