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...
Sorry where are the American settlers? Why are the Americans not collecting taxes from the Iraqi population? Without those two factors you do not have a colony. America did the same thing with Germany and Japan that they are doing now in Iraq, and they still have a military presence in Germany and Japan. Do you consider those countries American colonies?
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.
Countries run by genocidal maniacs are not "sovereign", that's like saying the Third Reich was "sovereign", just because somebody runs a country doesn't mean they should.
If America is so concerned about gaining resources why aren't they drilling for the untold billions of barrels of oil in its own backyard? And where is all this oil? I don't see any oil, the Americans are completely footing the bill for the Iraqi reconstruction by themselves, and the Iraqi's have no intention of paying them back. Some war for oil.
Americans went to war with Japan because of lies? Really? I could have sworn that the Japanese bombed the shit out of Pearl Harbor. Must have been a Rovian plot in cahoots with the Zionist overlords.
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?
Iraq is better off now than it ever was, your talking points are at least 3 years old, get with the times.
I'm not saying they should pay for it, I'm saying that the Americans are not only NOT taking any resources but they are spending billions of dollars on a reconstruction that they will likely never get compensated for.
No I'm not a solider.
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.
Gas and food is going up EVERYWHERE, not just in America. Demand from oil from developing countries such as China and India is skyrocketing, and the supply can't keep up. Basically their isn't enough of the stuff to go around so the price of oil goes up. There's no conspiracy about it, America has no control over the price of oil.
The rise in prices of commodities and luxury items are all related to rising energy prices. Higher energy cost raises the cost of manufacturing and transportation which is then passed off to the consumer.
The weak dollar is a result of a huge trade imbalance and huge increases in spending. America is become more and more of a debtor nation which diminishes its purchasing power. It's just like if you get yourself in heavy debt and ruin your credit score, your purchasing power goes down, you get unfavorable interest rates, and your ability to get loans diminishes.
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.
Doing what in stages? What raising the prices? Do you honestly think the US government controls the price of goods and services? And your calling me ignorant?