[quote=pri_dk] provided a pretty good return on investment back then (ethical issues aside…) I don’t think we are seeing the same kind of returns these days.[/quote]
Returns to whom. A small group of people always make immense returns.
Also, It’s no secret that they thought Iraq’s oil would pay for the war. They were mapping it out long before the invasion in Cheney’s “Energy Task Force” meetings. They also had congressional hearings about a pipeline through Afghanistan in the late 90s. Another project put on hold due to a myriad circumstances on the ground.