Greenspan, oil, and Osama bin Laden

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alan Greenspan, the anti-war U.S. left, virtually the entire Arab world, and Osama bin Laden have something in common: they think the war in Iraq is mainly about oil.

By Bernd Debusmann

http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSL266630320070926

"The U.S. is increasing its presence in Arab countries to capture their oil reserves."

AT LAST! A person that matters, Republican too! is starting to talk about what is so obvious to most people in the world.

"politically inconvenient" to talk about oil. My theory: it conflicts with America's image of itself