I'd also add that while oil security was a factor, there was an evangelical fervor that went beyond that. The drive to tie 9/11 to Iraq for eg
It's a good eg of human agency in history. I'm not claiming that another president wouldn't/couldn't have done the same. But being the child of Bush snr had an impact.
Yeah good point, I hadn't even mentioned the insane war on terror angle to Iraq. Almost as if aggressive foreign policy rarely works out well for anyboy other than the Haliburtons of the world.
I'd also add that while oil security was a factor, there was an evangelical fervor that went beyond that. The drive to tie 9/11 to Iraq for eg
It's a good eg of human agency in history. I'm not claiming that another president wouldn't/couldn't have done the same. But being the child of Bush snr had an impact.