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We collect our winnings in Iraq Fabius Maximus

21 hours ago ago from Fabius Maximus

What did we win in Iraq?   At vast cost in blood and money we've turned a weak secular state into a potentially strong Islamic ally of Iran.   Women and religious minorities have paid a high price for our victory.  Despite 5 years of pressure on the Iraq government, they refused to pass the exploitation-by-foreign-corporation-friendly oil law.    Now we have the results of the Iraq oil auctions.  We didn't even get lush oil contracts for ...

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“Alan Greenspan claims Iraq war was really for oil” in the Times of London

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America's elder statesman of finance, Alan Greenspan, has shaken the White House by declaring that the prime motive for the war in Iraq was oil, reports this 2007 article . Old news, yes, but important to remember. “I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil,” Greenspan writes in his book, The Age of Turbulence .

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Iraq: Oil well media hype seeks to damage Iran ties - Tehran Times

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The Demand for Discounted Airfare and Airlines | Wild India Tour

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Wall Street Journal blasts Kerry trip to Iran

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Wall Street Journal blasts Kerry trip to Iran The Wall Street Journal has this one right. Kerry shouldn't go to Iran. The Kerry mission would also look like a panicky effort to persuade the Ayatollah Ali Khamanei to accept the increasingly plaintive U.S. offers of engagement. Mr. Obama has set the end of this month as his latest deadline for progress on nuclear talks before he says he'll seek tougher sanctions against Iran at the U.N. ...

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