Wow! Well written. Ray McGovern has an ax to grind and he is an expert at it. His facts are impeccable, his reasoning is faultless, his style is marvelous and his aim is superb.

I appreciated the breadth of McGovern's analysis. He doesn't just stop at quoting Greenspan, as other stories I've read do, but quotes other former administration sources to create a wider view of the war in Iraq.

Excellent analysis. The real reason finally has a voice--the Arabs were right all along--oil. Every war has its reasons, and the reasons for this one are always changing: No WMDs; their terrible dictator wasn't so terrible when he was our valued ally; terrorists were nowhere in sight until we showed up and provided fertile ground; and bringing democracy to any country through war is doomed to failure. It looks as if Cheney-Bush are even going to lose their coveted prize--control of the oil.

Greenspan has repeatedly clarified what the book implies. Oil is ONE of the advantages NOT the primary reason, or indeed any reason for the Iraq war. The writers need to bone up on current events and Greenspan's follow up comments.

The sole reason for this opinion piece has been refuted, as Mr Greenspan has already said that it was he who was concerned about oil and most emphatically not President Bush or Vice President Cheney. The author includes the lame former Treasury Secertary O'Neill complaint about cabinet meetings, which literally are the worst place to make policy, since two-thirds of the persons present have minimal knowledge about any issue that comes up, since it is beyond their area of expertise. ... More »

Short on facts, long on speculation this story takes flight from Greenspan's comment that "everyone knows" the war in Iraq is for oil. The piece would be a fine editorial. As a news story I ask for more substance.

Yes, it's good journalism. Of course we all knew about the reason; too bad Greenspan didn't do anything about it when he had the chance.

The writer obviously has his own political agenda...I look forward to reading the book, but from what I understand exerpts have been taken out of context to meet certain politicos agendas...nothing surprising about that.