This paper is all for giving peace a chance. And philosophically--with the exception of our editor, Dan "Marshall Plan" Savage--we're against the war. But we're also annoyed with many of the slogans lefties are trotting out these days. While the "No Iraq War" is straightforward and on point, there are a myriad of anti-war slogans out there that just don't make much sense. Here are two of our favorites:

"No War for Oil"

What does overthrowing Saddam Hussein have to do with oil? You're telling us Bush wants to oust Saddam so we either have (A) more oil in the world, or (B) more control over Iraq's oil? We don't think so.

Sure, Iraq has the second-largest supply of oil in the world. But Saudi Arabia is the largest supplier, and the U.S. is on good terms with that nation--we get 18 percent of our imported oil from them. We also get oil from Canada, Russia, and other countries. If corporate greed is Bush's motivator, why not just lift the sanctions and get Iraq's oil on the market, rather than risking a destabilizing war.

And for those who think Bush just wants U.S. oil companies controlling Iraq's oil supplies, then why haven't France, Russia, or China--nations who all have international oil companies and interests in Iraq's oil--jumped on board with the plan to oust Saddam? Are those other U.N. countries dumb? No. They just understand that the war is about a whole lot more than oil.

"Iraq Is Bush's 'Cover-Up' for Corporate Terrorists"

Corporate terrorists? Who exactly are these corporate terrorists? Ken Lay, Gary Winnick, and John Rigas may be corporate con men, but they sure as hell aren't terrorists. A terrorist is someone who blows up or otherwise slaughters innocent people, usually with the misguided idea that he or she is making some glorious political point. Period. So grow up.

Besides, if beating war drums over Iraq is Bush's attempt to deflect criticism from the failings of corporate America, then he's doing a hell of a bad job. What kind of a cover-up results in the country's biggest newspapers running front-page news stories of the latest arrest, indictment, or investigation of corporate wrongdoing practically every day? Did the author of this insightful little slogan hear about the bust of Andrew Fastow, Enron's boy genius, which was all over the papers recently? No, probably not--too busy cooking up more catchy chants.

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