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Who is Responsible for the U.S.A. Economic Meltdown? Email Print

First off, the Iraq War, the longest in U.S. history, rages on with death, destruction and debt.  The $10 billion a month for the Iraq War contributes mightily to the U.S. economic collapse.

Why did the U.S. build the world's largest embassy in Iraq, costing some claim $700 billion?  Could it be to gain a foothold in the Middle East?  For years, it was told to the American public that the reason we were in Iraq was to bring democracy to Iraq, which would spread to the entire Middle East.

Could it be the real reason we are in Iraq is largely about oil?  Isn't it strange nobody in the Bush administration challenged the statement made by Alan Greenspan in "Turbulent Times" that the Iraq War "is largely about oil."

Could that explain why the Pentagon policy during the Bush administration was refraining to show the coffins of the 4,321 dead U.S. service personnel coming home?

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