So the question is, why does the "Bush Cartel" wants war so badly despite all consequences? Who benefits? Who loses?. The Persian golf has always been of vital interest to the US to maintain its economy and lifestyle, and the US considers multilateralism and all international agreements as a threat to its transformation into a new type of military state, similarly to old colonial powers, all in the name of grand ideals: democracy, civilisation, freedom. (Ignacio Ramonet - en français)