America's Heartland

This article is worth a read. I am, like every person in this country, concerned about America's security. However, I never believed that an invasion of Iraq had anything to do with America's security. I think the invasion of Iraq is about money just like 99% of the "why's" in the universe. While most people in this country will not personally profit from U.S. military presence in Iraq, there are plenty of people who will. These people are primarily within large corporations that are favorably paired with the U.S. government. You have heard the names many times so I will not repeat them.

This article interested me because I was reminded of all the people out there who sincerely believe that there is some sort of "victory strategy" in Iraq. Certainly, the plan is not to place troops in front of angry locals with guns. However, that has become the concession in order to create some semblance of security for large corporations to operate, or at least to take government contracts.

You may wonder why these reasons are not discussed and debated on the news and opinion/editorial pages. The answer is again quite simple; no one would support sending troops to a place like Iraq in order to increase the revenue of a select group of large corporations. On the other hand, if the security of the nation is at stake, people demonstrate immense willingness to put their livelihoods on the line.