Motive for war.It is incredible that THE NEW AMERICAN, a magazine of the conspiratorially minded John Birch Society John Birch Society, ultraconservative, anti-Communist organization in the United States. It was founded in Dec., 1958, by manufacturer Robert Welch and named after John Birch, an American intelligence officer killed by Communists in China (Aug., 1945). , continues to evade mentioning control of oil as being the prime reason for the Iraq War Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. Iraq War or Second Persian Gulf War Brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S. ("An Unnecessary War," November 28). Contrary to that title, this war is necessary--to sustain the future hedonistic he·don·ism n. 1. Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses. 2. Philosophy The ethical doctrine holding that only what is pleasant or has pleasant consequences is intrinsically good. lifestyle of most Americans, dependent on the wasteful consumption of cheap oil. With 14 U.S. military bases and a very elaborate U.S. embassy being built in Iraq, it is clear that the U.S. government intends to protect the plutocratic plu·toc·ra·cy n. pl. plu·toc·ra·cies 1. Government by the wealthy. 2. A wealthy class that controls a government. 3. A government or state in which the wealthy rule. exploitation of Iraqi oil for years to come. Why THE NEW AMERICAN overlooks this obvious motive for the war is troubling. ROBERT J. KENDRA Putnam, Connecticut |
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