AUSTRALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS IT WAS OIL THAT PROMPTED AUSTRALIA TO SEND TROOPS TO IRAQ

Now we have the Defense Minister of Australia admitting that the reason why the Australian government sent troops to Iraq was to protect and preserve Australia's claim on Middle East oil supplies. At last someone has confessed the truth for this ugly war.


Reports the BBC:


"Australian Defence Minister Brendan Nelson has admitted that securing oil supplies is a key factor behind the presence of Australian troops in Iraq. He said maintaining "resource security" in the Middle East was a priority."

The confession rings true because shortly after the Defense Minister made his statement, John Howard, the Prime Minister, came out and claimed oil was just one of the many reasons, trying to conceal that it was the main and maybe only reason. Howard claimed other reasons, such as "WMD aspirations." Oh yeah! So now it is not the presence of WMD but only Saddam's "WMD aspirations."


According to the BBC:


"But PM John Howard has played down the comments, saying it was "stretching it a bit" to conclude that Australia's Iraq involvement was motivated by oil.


"The remarks are causing heated debate as the US-led Iraq coalition has avoided linking the war and oil."