Comment on the President's remarks on the war in Iraq and the belief of some Americans that it was fought to capture Iraq's oil.
The only thing I disagree with in Dermot's column is about Americans knowing it was not a war to steal Iraq's oil. As a matter of fact much of the left in this country believed this exact thing  fervently. It may not have been a majority but certainly was a dominant belief on that end of the political spectrum. In any event the President's comments are not only morally reprehensible- they are stupid and counterproductive on so many levels it is hard to know where to begin.