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Politics : Attack Iraq?

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To: Doren who wrote (5029)3/23/2003 7:04:56 PM
From: lorne  Read Replies (1) of 8683
 
Doren. You said....." 3) I do not buy the claim this war is about getting rid of Saddam because he is a bad guy. I think it's about replacing him with a more pliant government so we will have more stable access to oil. We love brutal dictators as long as they are our brutal dictators.".....
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" The largest of Iraq's oilfields slated for post-sanctions development is Majnoon, with reserves of 12-20 billion barrels of 28o-35o API oil, and located 30 miles north of Basra on the Iranian border. French company TotalFinaElf reportedly has signed a deal with Iraq on development rights for Majnoon. "
eia.doe.gov

" When you hear these Saddam Hussein apologists saying this is a war for oil - no, it's not a war for American oil, it's a war for French and German oil," he said.
cnsnews.com
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