[aurelianito]

I'll bite. The second gulf war was officially called OIL (Operation Iraqi Liberation). See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoSBqs6y8uM and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq#Military_...

[rickyconnolly]

It was called Operation Iraqi Freedom. OIF

[aurelianito]

It was renamed as Operation Iraqi Freedom after the public relations nightmare it generated. Just look at the links I posted before.

[rickyconnolly]

That's a pretty silly oversight. Somewhat akin to the supervillain revealing the details of his plan to the captured secret agent.

[aurelianito]

Yes. It was really silly.

[gouranga]

OIL was pretty much on the ball though :)

[aneth]

Yes, the Iraq war had much to do with protecting the world oil supply. While the oil and gas industry is heavily subsidized, that war did not give the US a better deal on oil than anyone else. While it may have impacted oil prices, it did so globally.