You missed my point ...
All we wanted was to capture their oil, so multinational corporations could gouge us for it, rather than the rightful owners. We overthrow their governments. We kill their children. We steal their assets. And then we are shocked when they fight back. Seriously? They don't give a rat's ass about our culture or our freedom (well, whatever is left of freedom, anyway). They want their stuff back, and they want to be left alone.
Now make something up and respond.
Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy
I don't need to. You just did. That's your propoganda and spin on things.
Why should I respond to your bullshit? This is what you posted:
"but before we overthrew the elected government of Iran, and started butting in all over the Middle East, they didn't give a rat's ass about us, our lifestyle, our freedom or our hamburgers."
My neighbors down the street could say the same about me ....
... and start "sapper attacks" on my structures and associated visible property, because "wifey" is whining that we got more than they do!
You probably cannot find any reliable sources that identify a military and/or quasi-military operation orchestrated by the U.S. (without local invitation and cooperation) that resulted in the implantation of a U.S. oil company to explore and drill for "assets," which was subsequently "STOLEN" by the U.S. and/or a U.S. oil company. See OPEC.
Example: During the Carter administration he shit canned a proposed agreement between Pemex and Texaco ... a "partnership" with Pemex having the reserves and Texaco having the technology to develop/extract the reserves.
The Soviets used our technology, as well as around the world.
As far as petroleum income and assets, OPEC and the likes wouldn't have 2 nickles to rub together if it were not for U.S. technology and know-how.
Using your "thought process" and justification, if I sign a contract with Exxon to explore for and develop found reserves under my property, then when the tanker trucks start rolling off, I stop them and accuse them of stealing my "assets" and I can be pissed because Exxon sent me a check and introduced me to the "Exxon" lifestyle, freedom, and fancy "hamburgers."
The "oil barons" in those countries control those governments (unless the governments "nationalized" the "assets") and the "holders" and "benefactors" of those "assets" reap the harvest from those "assets" and spend it on their own lifestyles (sending their children to Europe and the U.S. to "enjoy" that awful lifestyle you complain about) and DO NOT SHARE THE WEALTH with the deprived people in those countries ....hoard it for themselves .. and blame the U.S. and those terrible "oil companies" for their poverty.
Just like you do. Look at Israel and "Palestine." You think its over "real estate"? Two people get a piece of land each out of the same tract with the same resources and the same quality. One turns his/hers into a "cash cow" with a palace and the other lives in shack. What does the "guy" in the shack do? Bitch about the way the other one ... _______________ fill in the blanks. When the bitching doesn't work the vandalism and stealing starts.
"Haves" vs. "Have Nots"!
Do you remember Hitler and the Jews? He had to have a "demon"!
It is sad, but our current administration is doing the same thing ...
... even in Ferguson, Missouri. Al Sharpton is his mouth piece.