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‘We went to Iraq for profit’ says US war vet turned politician

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Published 22 October, 2008, 08:52

Iraq war veteran and the youngest U.S. Congressional candidate, Michael Prysner, has spoken out against the American-led invasion of Iraq.

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“The war in Iraq was an illegal war,” he said. "They invaded a country that was in no way a threat to the U.S. The reason we went there was for profit.

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