O-peration I-raqi L-iberation

If there's any of you who still believe Bush's invasion of Iraq was about "freedom," the Christian Science Monitor illustrates precisely what is being "freed."

"...Iraq has taken the first step to open its reserves to the world."

"...is inviting foreign oil companies to develop potential fields. "

"...fulfill what some see as a key goal of the Bush administration - ensuring another reliable oil-rich partner in the Middle East beyond Saudi Arabia."

OOPS! Wasn't this all about freeing "the Iraqi people"? Nope. It was about freeing American oil corporations to profit from Iraqi oil. (They were held back by those pesky sanctions.)

"The government wants to "make things easy" for foreign investment... Iraq has taken steps toward a market economy where the private sector and foreign investors will play a big role in the economy.""

You can guess who the "foreign investors" will be: bloated energy corporations with hand-in-pocket ties to "coalition" governments, particularly the U.S. and Britain.

ALL PAID FOR by you and me.

The cost of the war is going up another $100 billion. Weren't we promised that the war would be paid for by Iraqi oil profits? Not a chance. Those profits are now American corporation profits--who likely won't pay a penny in federal taxes.

War is just another way of taking money from the working class and giving it to the wealthy class. And in this case, we get the privilege of dying for our efforts.