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Originally Posted by Christ
Semantics.
The use of the word "For" doesn't strictly imply that something is done solely in tune with a specific purpose...
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Yes, semantics. Semantics - the study of words and their meanings - is a very important subject, you know. Indeed, what could be more important, in any conversation, than to try to convey your intended meaning accurately?
Now no doubt the two of us could (in some more appropriate forum) have a reasoned discussion about the nuances of oil's involvement in various wars, but what the "This war's for oil!" brigade means (semantically!) by that statement is that it's all about evil capitalistic American corporate interests starting wars for the sole & exclusive purpose of stealing oil resources from the completely virtuous & innocent peasants of some distant land - and never mind about those fourteen centuries of history, because that's "so fifteen minutes ago" :-)