Even if it were closer to the top, overthrowing Saddam Hussein to ensure oil supplies in 50 years ranks as the least plausible of strategies. Yet we know from a range of evidence that this is what was on Bush’s mind when his government shifted its focus from the search for Osama bin Laden to fighting a war in Iraq.
不论50年后有什么问题值得我们担心，这肯定是最次要的问题之一。即便这个问题很重要，为了保证50年内的石油供应而把萨达姆·侯赛因拉下台也是最无理取闹的战略。然而各种各样的证据告诉我们，当布什政府将重点从通缉本·拉登转为向伊拉克开战时，他心里所想的正是这个。