>>The "need" for this war was directly stated in a letter to President Clinton in 1998 and with the election of President Bush the authors of that letter were put into the positions of power that could materialize the war. They had a minor roadblock on their way to it when President Bush agreed to go through the U.N., so they destroyed that too to get their objective.
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>Do you have a URL for this letter?

http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraqclintonletter.htm
I think you'll also find this one to be interesting: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/iraq/etc/wolf.html

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>You do think oil has a lot to do with this war, right? Do you also believe that religious prejudices may play a role - as some satyrical publications (www.whitehouse.org) seem to imply?

Yes, I'm sure in my feelings that oil has a LOT to do with this war.
I don't know about religious prejudice. What I do feel is that the religious right, a strong voice in the current U.S. administrations, DOES have some religious 'objectives' and that this war suits them so people (religious leaders) who should normally oppose war are not only silent but in fact pleased with events as they are unfolding.