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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: JohnM who wrote (47540)9/28/2002 10:47:09 AM
From: Just_Observing  Read Replies (3) of 281500
 
Re: "just how much does oil policy play in Bush's Iraq initiative?"

If this article is to be believed, Bush's main goal is control of world oil markets.

What the White House really wants
September 28 2002

The unifying element in an often-contradictory US foreign policy is the dream of toppling OPEC and controlling the world oil market. And Iraq is the key, writes Paul McGeough from Riyadh.

Another quote:

For now, the urge to give history a label even as it is happening has forced many to embrace Bush's name for this global upheaval - the war on terror. History, however, may well record it as the first oil war of the 21st century.

smh.com.au
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