don't want to sound hippyish but I'm just of the opinion that if everyone else kept to themselves there'd be no trouble

European commercial ventures dating to the late 17th (if not earlier) centuries culminated in the series of wars leading up to 1914 - much more about religious/imperialist conflict... imperial strongly linked to capitalist of course

2nd world war - economic reasons

vietnam - economic reasons

korea - econommic reasons

i see it as yet another commercial/economic war - whereby the US (peace-keepers or not) are going to be the main benefactors

all the contracts to rebuild Iraq will go to US companies/businessmen...

it's not JUST about oil - it's about commercialism and economic power as a whole