Former UN weapons inspector fears secret US plan to stay in Iraq

Former UN weapons inspector fears secret US plan to stay in Iraq
By Agence France Presse (AFP)

Thursday, November 08, 2007

SYDNEY: Former chief United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix said Wednesday he feared the United States had a secret plan to keep troops in Iraq for an extended period.

Blix, who led a fruitless search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and argued against the 2003 US-led invasion, said it was possible that Washington wanted to stay in Iraq to ensure the safety of oil supplies.

"One fear I would have is that the US has a hidden thought to remain in Iraq," Blix told national radio.

"One reason why they wanted in was that they felt they must leave Saudi Arabia. After the Gulf War in 1991, they left their troops in Saudi Arabia to protect pipelines," he explained.

"And when they felt they could no longer stay in Saudi Arabia, Iraq was the next best place because it was more secularized than Saudi Arabia and had the second biggest oil reserves in the region."

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If the Bush Administration decides not to leave the WH in Jan 09 then yep, that would be a very reasonable conclusion.

bushco is killing any and all Iraqi who protest that too, its shameful no its criminal

Bushco has made no bones about it- 50 years or whenever the oil runs out, whichever comes last. Rove has pledged to find a Dem to "continue the fight."