Hey Dixie did you ever respond to this classic owngage?

**LadyT** · 01-11-2007, 07:53 AM

http://www.justplainpolitics.com/showthread.php?t=2793

DIXIE on 1/10/07: "I have never argued that Iraq had nothing to do with oil"

Originally Posted by Cypress

-DIXIE, August 2005: "Well Rev, you and Desh are morons, that's all I can say. You've completely lost touch with reality and you seek to drag the rest of us down the shit hole with you. If we are out by the '06 mid-terms, I will be very surprised, as I don't see it happening that fast, and if it's rushed or done prematurely, Iraq will be in serious trouble. This is too important to fuck up..."

"This has NOTHING to do with oil! For Christ's sake, do you think we are paying record prices for gas in this country because we invaded Iraq to steal their oil? Is that how moronic you are, or can you possibly fathom a rational explanation?"

http://fullpolitics.com/viewthread.p...5412#pid124338

**LadyT** · 01-11-2007, 07:54 AM

**ownage, not owngage.....

**maineman** · 01-11-2007, 08:07 AM

if he does, he'll have some rapidly spinning rationale why what he said in both instances is perfectly consistent....just you watch!

**uscitizen** · 01-11-2007, 08:09 AM

Oh dixie is consistent all right, consistently wrong

**LadyT** · 01-11-2007, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by maineman

if he does, he'll have some rapidly spinning rationale why what he said in both instances is perfectly consistent....just you watch!

LOL, I know. I'm looking forward to it.

**LadyT** · 01-11-2007, 09:45 AM

aaaaaahhhhhhhh choooo.......

**Cypress** · 01-11-2007, 09:49 AM

-DIXIE, January 2007: ""I have never argued that Iraq had nothing to do with oil"

-DIXIE, August 2005: "This has NOTHING to do with oil!"

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It's a fair question Dixie. Why the flip flop?

Thanks.

**maineman** · 01-11-2007, 10:27 AM

It is not precisely a "flip flop". It is, in fact, a lie.

if the first statement had merely been "this has something to do with oil" then it would have been a flip flop...as it is... the later statement is a flat out lie which he, of course, will never admit to.

**Dixie - In Memoriam** · 01-11-2007, 10:37 AM

When historians study the Iraq war, much like all other wars, they will discover there were a number of "reasons" we went to war. The control of the oil supply and revenues, will be one of many factors involved. This does not mean that "Iraq was about oil." It simply means, oil was a part of the justifiable motivation, and in particular, who controlled the oil and revenues from the sale of it.

The quote Prissy ran off and found to "prove Dixie wrong" this time, was in the context of discussing the main and overall reason and justification for war in Iraq, which pinheads claimed was "oil", not because of concerns over the revenue or who controlled it, but because we are oil gluttons who wanted to take the oil away from Saddam. From that perspective and context, the Iraq war was not "about oil", however, from the context of what we should do at this time, oil is a major concern, and rightly so.

From a military strategy standpoint, oil was a huge concern, would Saddam attempt to set the wells on fire again? We had no way to know, and our invasion strategy was designed to be swift, specifically because of oil. So, to argue that Iraq had nothing to do with oil whatsoever, is foolish. I have never done that, regardless of the out-of-context quotes Prissy digs up. Does this mean Iraq was completely and totally about oil? Nope! It's not a black and white world, and wars are never fought over one issue.

In summary, those of you who think Iraq was all about the oil, you are wrong... to those who think Iraq had nothing to do with oil and we would've taken the same action regardless, you are wrong as well. The oil was always an important factor, and always will be an important factor, it's just not the reason and justification.

**maineman** · 01-11-2007, 10:43 AM

Did I predict that, or what???

**LadyT** · 01-11-2007, 10:45 AM

Dixie Today: So, to argue that Iraq had nothing to do with oil whatsoever, is foolish. I have never done that, regardless of the out-of-context quotes Prissy digs up

DIXIE, August 2005: "This has NOTHING to do with oil!"

**OrnotBitwise** · 01-11-2007, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by maineman

Did I predict that, or what???

No, that wasn't a prediction; that was just an opinion.

**maineman** · 01-11-2007, 11:19 AM

two points for that!

**LadyT** · 01-11-2007, 11:19 AM

I think MM was referring to this:

"Originally Posted by maineman
if he does, he'll have some rapidly spinning rationale why what he said in both instances is perfectly consistent....just you watch!"

**Cypress** · 01-11-2007, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Cypress

-DIXIE, January 2007: ""I have never argued that Iraq had nothing to do with oil"

-DIXIE, August 2005: "This has NOTHING to do with oil!"

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It's a fair question Dixie. Why the flip flop?

Thanks.

Here's another one Dixie:

-DIXIE, Aug. 10 2005: "We still buy our oil like always, and now we just pay twice as much for it. The war was NOT about oil, had nothing to do with oil... it was about TERRORISM dammit!"

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