George Bush nearly pelted with shoes

[CGM]

No point flogging a dead horse, Kirkland.

Tell me one single British/US foreign policy move in the Middle East in the last century which wasn't in furtherance of our control over their oil. Or name one single Arab regime other than Syria that we don't currently prop up to some extent.

By prop up, you mean support? Alliance? Well guess what, lots of countries support other countries. But I want to stay focused on the point of my involvement in this part of the thread.

By "in furtherance of" I assume you mean "intended to"? "reason for"?

The issue is whether or not Iraq war is about control of oil. Initially you were the one who said it was. I disagreed. The old knee jerk oil thing I think I called it. You tried to provide evidence that it was the reason, I wasn't the least bit convinced by your "evidence". I even think you took a couple of tries.

But OK. What exactly does the words "control their oil" mean to you in this context?