Interesting point raised on Lateline tonight about the anarchy issues in Iraq due to the American invasion, not just about the problems that the invasion has caused.

The guy (I believe Robert Fiske?) on the show said: Would America have invaded Iraq if their main product was asparagus or carrots, rather than oil?

Good question. Would Saddam Hussein have been so vital to remove (illegally) from leadership if oil hadn't been present in Iraq? Hmm.

Not that I think Saddam Hussein was a great leader, but people have to choose democracy and change for their own countries. It's like Vladimir Putin said, "Democracy cannot be exported... it must be a product of internal domestic development."

Oh well. I guess we should already be used to the way in which American invasions of countries bugger everything up. Not that their track record makes it any more paletable, however.