LRB Jim Holt: It’s the Oil

I've said it before: It's about the oil. Once an oil man, always an oil man.

Sheesh, of course we're still in Iraq. It's like the old bank robber story:

"Why do you rob banks," the bank robber is asked.
Says bankrobber, "That's where the money is."

LRB Jim Holt: It’s the Oil