Iffwannabe wrote: Iraw is far from being the only oil supplier in the world.Just look at the numbers,go calculate how long it would take that oil to pay back the war.....many many years...if it wont run out before that.
Natural reasources arent the basis for economies,there are many reasources rich nations but if the population is..."low quality" the economy will be shit.On the other hand...how many small barren nations that rely on technolegy and are very rich you know?
Afghanistan was the entrance to the region and a base to put useful things.
iraq is a foothold.
Syria, iran, and N korea (no oil but good position for contorl and massive human resources) are next. it'll be 20 years. And you may bitch. but the world will be more stable- no more hitlers or stalins.