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I'll bite. The second gulf war was officially called OIL (Operation Iraqi Liberation). See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoSBqs6y8uM and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq#Military_...



It was called Operation Iraqi Freedom. OIF


It was renamed as Operation Iraqi Freedom after the public relations nightmare it generated. Just look at the links I posted before.


That's a pretty silly oversight. Somewhat akin to the supervillain revealing the details of his plan to the captured secret agent.


Yes. It was really silly.


OIL was pretty much on the ball though :)


Yes, the Iraq war had much to do with protecting the world oil supply. While the oil and gas industry is heavily subsidized, that war did not give the US a better deal on oil than anyone else. While it may have impacted oil prices, it did so globally.




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