Should the U.S. be planning to control Iraqi oil?

"... right, as the world goes, is in question only between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." --Thucydides from "The Peloponnesian War"

Such is the way of empire.

If we are going to spend billions of $'s there and multitudes of good American blood - then we deserve something!

Unfortunately, the riches will be turned over to the oil barons of the world and the US citizen will still have to foot the bill!

After 5 odd years( This thread's age)
the participants of this forum
are not able to grace the Green zone of Bagdad
as victorious visitors.
( I beg some of the upholders of unfulfilled AMERICAN DREAM to stop this kiddish banality)

the us should do whatever isnt gonna get it nuked. other than that kill any and all competition.

Barbarism pure?
Banality ?
Unadulterated American views?