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"OIL!" seems to be the favored cry by most Europeans. How is it we did not confiscate the oil fields there if this was our intent? Also, oil production from Iraq DECREASED dramatically immediately after the invasion. So through the use of common sense this was clearly not an oil issue. As Hiram stated, France was hugely opposed to the war due to economic reasons. They would look the other way when all of Saddam's atrocities were brought to light as long as the checks continued rolling in. What would you expect from a country who has its largest airport named after a known Nazi supporter who oversaw quarantining and shipping off countless Jews to their deaths? I do not think it was our place to go to war in Iraq (Afghanistan is a different story) but ignoring the human rights abuses of Saddam is very childish and naive.